“It is literally neurobiologically impossible to think deeply about things that you don’t care about"
Dr Immordino-Yang
Dr Immordino-Yang
I have always loved books. Always. My first memories of books are Little Golden Books. There is one that I can still picture where a sweet, little baby is looking out of the window and it's raining outside. The illustrations are still fresh in my mind like it was yesterday. The book is called "Baby Looks" written by Esther Wilkin and illustrated by her sister Eloise Wilkin. To this day, I recognise any books illustrated in Eloise Wilkin's gentle style. I used to always get books as birthday and Christmas gifts, particularly from my Oma and Opa (grandparents) and Oma would always write a little note in the front with the date the book was given to me. This tradition has stuck with me, as I always write little messages in books that I give to others. One book that had a lasting impression, was a copy of Grimm's Fairy Tales because some of the illustrations of witches were quite terrifying but also strangely compelling to me at the time! As I got a little bit older, I really enjoyed Enid Blyton books. I started with titles such as Bedtime Stories (published in 1970) and then devoured her series such as The Famous Five and The Secret Seven. These books took me on the adventures with them and I can remember feeling disappointed when I finished the story as I wanted them to go on forever. The next series I read were The Trixie Belden Mysteries, such as "The Mystery at Bob White Cave" (Kenny, 1966) There were (and are) 39 books in this series, so this kept me engrossed for many hours. Looking back now, I can see that I established a preference for the "mystery" genre of books quite early. When "The Babysitter's Club" books became very popular, I really couldn't see what the fuss was all about! I'm also very grateful that I had access to so many amazing books when I was growing up because it has enriched my life in many ways. References in order of appearance: Wilkin, Esther, Baby Looks, Little Golden Books, 1977 Grimms' Fairy Tales, Illustrated Junior Library Edition, 1980 Blyton, Enid. Bedtime Stories, Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, 1970 Blyton, Enid. Famous Five. Blyton, Enid. Secret Seven Kenny, Kathryn. Trixie Belden Mysteries: The Mystery at Bob White Cave, Whitman Publishing Company, 1966 Martin, Ann, M, The Baby-Sitters Club, (Various Titles), Scholastic.
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Bek Shinn
10/10/2019 08:14:54 pm
This post brought back memories for me, especially of the Golden Books. I don't remember this one but my favourite was definitely "The Poky Little Puppy". I was fortunate enough to have The Golden Book records (which I still have to this day) which had the books and small records to hear the books being read. This technology was another popular culture of the 70s and 80s - on both record and cassette (I remember having a book "Alf Drops In" on cassette to read along with).
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Books are definitely a person's best friend and a friend who stays with you forever. I have a habit of putting a quote on my IWB screen every week, and the quote for this week was by George R.R. Martin who said, 'A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.”
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16/10/2019 01:48:59 pm
Your post inspires me to think about youth culture when I was a child. I was born about 1990s in China. At that time, cartoons from America and Japan were very popular among youth there. For instance, I watched Tom and Jerry every day with strong interest. I like that small mouse Jerry, because he can fight powerful cat smartly.
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