When We Were Very Young
My kids and I were reminiscing about the books we remembered reading (or having read to us) when we were young. My daughter came up with The Lonely Doll, When the Sun Rose, We Like Kindergarten, Jessica (Kevin Henkes)and The Story of Holly and Ivy. Those were her "young 'un" favorites; these were from her pre-teen/teen years: Alice in Rapture, Sort of (the Alice series -- Phyllis Reynolds Naylor), Just As Long As We're Together (Judy Blume), Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (Judy Blume), Stacey's Book (Baby-sitter's Club -- Ann M. Martin), California Diaries series (Ann M. Martin), Daughters of Eve (Lois Duncan) andGirl Goddess #9 (Francesca Lia Block). My son liked all of Marilyn Sadler's Alistair books, but his favorite was Alistair Underwater. He also remembers the Boxcar Children books, Grover (from Sesame Street) in The Monster at the End of the Book, and a book he thinks was called "How to Make Money." I didn't recall that one,
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Deb
Nell, I'm so happy to hear from you after all this time! Back when we met at the BN.com online university, the photos of your garden never failed to get ooohs and aaaahs!
Debbie - my allergies are mostly animal-related, so the fact that I only have one cat left out of my menagerie probably explains why they aren't so bad anymore.
My son always had bad allergy attacks when the honeylocusts bloomed down here, but, now that he's in Chicago, he doesn't seem to be suffering from pollen-type allergies so much. I sympathize with you, but I'm glad you at least have the hummingbirds! Aren't they wonderful?