tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post2846125427349119699..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: What Do Your Favorite Childhood Books Say About You?Lisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-61028278429319699802014-10-14T10:47:44.145-04:002014-10-14T10:47:44.145-04:00That's funny, Suzie, of course there's a p...That's funny, Suzie, of course there's a parallel! :) Isn't it amazing how many of us were impacted by Nancy Drew? That could be a whole post in itself.Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-11825700598703653922014-10-14T00:19:03.939-04:002014-10-14T00:19:03.939-04:00Um. There was this book I loved as a very young ch...Um. There was this book I loved as a very young child called 'Suzie Smart'. I wonder if there's a parallel to that? Lol. The Wizard of Oz was actually my favorite. I was so fascinated by it. But I also loved Cinderella. Then I also moved on to Nancy Drew, The Dana Girls, Trixie Belden, and Agatha Christie. Truly, I read everything I could get my hands on. Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-70298991874518332232014-10-13T15:05:18.236-04:002014-10-13T15:05:18.236-04:00Now THAT is interesting, Anita! Fits with your mil...Now THAT is interesting, Anita! Fits with your military experience, too! Tootle (see comment to DebH above) has a similar theme. Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-45202887406453849062014-10-13T15:03:48.102-04:002014-10-13T15:03:48.102-04:00Definitely a classic, Loree! The Velveteen Rabbit ...Definitely a classic, Loree! The Velveteen Rabbit is another one of those weepers. Still can't get through it (or the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe) without sobbing. :)Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-1854460901764374382014-10-13T14:35:58.425-04:002014-10-13T14:35:58.425-04:00Hands down, The Pokey Little Puppy. It confirmed t...Hands down, The Pokey Little Puppy. It confirmed that breaking the rules only brings punishment and misery. As I look back at the reason I liked it, I can see parallels to my own childhood. Back then, if we were 'bad' we were sent to bed without supper. And yes, losing your mittens was catastrophic and meant you were irresponsible with your health and your things and had to do without Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-8983704076981140442014-10-13T14:25:46.224-04:002014-10-13T14:25:46.224-04:00Hey DebH *waving. Thanks for mentioning Nancy Drew...Hey DebH *waving. Thanks for mentioning Nancy Drew as it brought back a memory. :)Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-66131977795973267912014-10-13T14:10:29.928-04:002014-10-13T14:10:29.928-04:00Charlotte's Web was the first book that made m...Charlotte's Web was the first book that made me cry. It was a wonderful book that put me right there in the barnyard. The real story is about laying down your life for someone you love...I adore that kind of a story.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Loree Huebnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845600356878587780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-20674096512484240822014-10-13T12:11:45.940-04:002014-10-13T12:11:45.940-04:00You may be the only other person I know who has re...You may be the only other person I know who has read Sacajawea! <br />I need to ask my family members, too... particularly the ones who DON'T read very much. That might be even more revealing!Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-66689041111581273712014-10-13T12:06:22.243-04:002014-10-13T12:06:22.243-04:00It's fun to see which books my grandchildren a...It's fun to see which books my grandchildren are drawn to, and which ones I loved that just don't interest them. :)<br />If your son is in a train phase, have you read Tootle (Little Golden Book)?Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-41553271504016302692014-10-13T12:00:47.600-04:002014-10-13T12:00:47.600-04:00Interesting! Ballet Shoes was another of my favori...Interesting! Ballet Shoes was another of my favorites. :)Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-53960012392169692382014-10-13T10:37:20.564-04:002014-10-13T10:37:20.564-04:00I had to stop and remember what I read, but the fi...I had to stop and remember what I read, but the first ones that come to mind are Little House on the Prairie series, Chronicles of Narnia, Sacajawea. Always determined to read "bigger" books and read the whole series. The parallel is interesting with my life, as they were stories of adventure, family (good and bad), independence, and all the struggle and accomplishment that goes along angelmurfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16066589117329271856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-90756758936725502482014-10-13T09:59:18.622-04:002014-10-13T09:59:18.622-04:00this is fascinating. my favorites were the Dr. Sue...this is fascinating. my favorites were the Dr. Suess books, Harold and the Purple Crayon, Encyclopedia Brown, The Great Brain, and of course, Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books (liked Hardy Boys better). My teen years were all about C.S. Lewis, Isaac Asimov and Orson Scott Card.<br />I'm a graphic artist and always lean a bit to sci-fi/fantasy and steam-punk books. And I still love to read the DebHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685506948995225770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-3722459917362157972014-10-13T09:15:03.498-04:002014-10-13T09:15:03.498-04:00I heard Allen Arnold mention the same thing in a w...I heard Allen Arnold mention the same thing in a workshop, and realized the books that really got me reading novels for the first time were about a dancer.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.com