tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post2496908258511038942..comments2024-03-17T12:30:03.009-05:00Comments on Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: Desperately Seeking Books!Carmela Martinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-89345104224146796402011-12-19T20:13:34.738-06:002011-12-19T20:13:34.738-06:00I grew up in a small town in Mississippi that also...I grew up in a small town in Mississippi that also had a terrific library. But I had a grandmother who taught 4th grade and thought books made the best presents. I loved Nancy Drew; she presented Alice in Wonderland. Both made me happy.<br /><br />These are great posts and good for you bloggers for donating to such a very worthy cause.Augusta Scattergoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00046256908305921351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-4186983382906049002011-12-15T15:45:24.879-06:002011-12-15T15:45:24.879-06:00Oh how I loved Scholastic Book Club! I still have ...Oh how I loved Scholastic Book Club! I still have my copies of Blue Willow, the Wayside School books, and The Witch of Blackbird Pond. I was so lucky because my mom, a teacher, always had the best picture books and could bring them home for the summer. Thank you for bringing back such great memories and for being so generous. Good luck!Sarah Mullen Gilberthttp://www.twitter.com/SMullenGilbertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-47053400471285934472011-12-14T21:27:30.254-06:002011-12-14T21:27:30.254-06:00What a beautiful tribute to the power of books in ...What a beautiful tribute to the power of books in a child's life. I had to chuckle. My husband and I own several bookcases full of books, and every time we move, the movers complain about how many books we have. I wouldn't give them up, though. One of my treasured memories is reading Chekov, Shakespeare and Flaubert from my parents' collection as a young girl trying to find something to read. Though I've sworn off purchasing books for myself (yay libraries!), I now indulge my passion by buying oodles of children's books for my two boys. They need to learn how to read, of course!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-13224056495258332572011-12-13T20:25:51.497-06:002011-12-13T20:25:51.497-06:00First Book is a great organization, and you guys a...First Book is a great organization, and you guys are doing a wonderful thing. Cheers to you for bringing books--the gifts that keep on giving!--to children who are in desperate need. Great job!Patti L Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217959103308811038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-25386629793390891152011-12-13T14:56:44.535-06:002011-12-13T14:56:44.535-06:00...and the more books kids have in their homes, th......and the more books kids have in their homes, the likelier they are to be better readers. Thank you for doing this campaign! I'm happy to comment.Jessica Leaderhttp://www.jessicaleader.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-33417822338227621092011-12-13T11:14:49.155-06:002011-12-13T11:14:49.155-06:00What a great thing you guys are doing. Thanks.What a great thing you guys are doing. Thanks.Mary Jo Guglielmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044407102808262871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-82897333977901138262011-12-13T08:00:29.434-06:002011-12-13T08:00:29.434-06:00Happy Holidays Teaching Authors! I love this way o...Happy Holidays Teaching Authors! I love this way of supporting First Book. :-)Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03563448164251033557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-42884073606758338092011-12-12T21:05:23.938-06:002011-12-12T21:05:23.938-06:00As the oldest child in a family of six children, I...As the oldest child in a family of six children, I loved the library for its quietness and the smell of the books. We were lucky to have a Carnegie Library in our small town in SD. My parents had Childcraft also and I still have my favorite volumes today. My grandmother encouraged my love of reading and my junior high librarian started me on a lifetime of working in libraries. My mom always said I was lucky to have found a profession I loved--librarian. My early favorites were also Blue Willow and Depend on Katie John. I now have too many favorites to list here...thanks for helping children get books in their hands.Lynette Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975525148989122322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-17644577163632171122011-12-12T17:44:22.405-06:002011-12-12T17:44:22.405-06:00great ideagreat ideaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-89145300253591487292011-12-12T15:38:38.168-06:002011-12-12T15:38:38.168-06:00My mother, an orphan, survived her childhood by re...My mother, an orphan, survived her childhood by reading. When I came along there was rarely a trip to the grocery store without a new golden book tucked into the cart. (My favorite was Dr. Dan the Bandage Man…it came complete with Band-Aid bandages!) Lucky for me, as I got older, she subscribed to Doubleday’s children’s book-of-the-month club, Junior Deluxe Editions. I read Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Treasure Island, Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Hans Brinker and the Sliver Skates and more. Our huge library downtown sent bookmobiles out to the neighborhood, which kept us all going when school wasn’t in session. When I was young, I never imagined kids without books. Thanks Teaching Authors for taking on this project!Louann Mattes Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00988350464518979939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-54756033836893657792011-12-12T14:26:12.557-06:002011-12-12T14:26:12.557-06:00This post sure does take me back! I was born in th...This post sure does take me back! I was born in the early 70s and lived in a small town in Northern Michigan. My kids can't believe it when I tell them what a precious commodity a book was back then. I know that's why I read and re-read the same books over and over again.<br /><br />Living in the days of mega-stores, online stores and books-in-grocery stores, it's hard to imagine this. I'm glad books are no longer scarce overall, but thanks to your post, we remember that they still are for some people. First Book does great work. I've been a supporter of theirs for a long time. Thanks for shining the light on them at this time of year!Julie Hedlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477115458570906449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-46546409122609174392011-12-12T14:03:57.054-06:002011-12-12T14:03:57.054-06:00Our school didn't have a library in my early d...Our school didn't have a library in my early days and our town was so small that the librarian was a volunteer and the books were all donations. But they had enough books to get me started. I'll never forget that little white building and the animal stories by Thornton W. Burgess.Potter County Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613083561449826070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-73249939742138165702011-12-12T13:13:09.814-06:002011-12-12T13:13:09.814-06:00I grew up in a small town, but we were very fortun...I grew up in a small town, but we were very fortunate to have a small, dusty library, just across the street and down the block from my grandmother and grandfather's house. I visited there often. Later, a new library was built, and eventually I was employed there as a high school student. My love for libraries and books has continued to grow over the years, and now I am a school library coordinator for my state. Let's continue to put books into kids' hands!MGJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020251606419163582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-84347750462989344442011-12-12T13:08:53.371-06:002011-12-12T13:08:53.371-06:00I loved your memories of books and think it's ...I loved your memories of books and think it's so interesting how those of us who are crazed readers and lovers of books became that way. I was lucky enough to have family who read to me and who bought me books plus took me to libraries. I have written about my favorite memory, the bookmobile, which came to our little town every three weeks. I read so much that I talked them into letting me have 'extra' & the wonderful librarian that drove the mobile and knew books helped me find so many that I enjoyed. One early group loved were the Betsy-Tacy series, & that is also when I discovered there were series. Oh joy! I recently found an old copy and re-read it. They are still delightful, but dated of course. Thanks for asking for a memory!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-48849945880209059672011-12-12T12:57:14.446-06:002011-12-12T12:57:14.446-06:00Loved Scholastic Book Club! I used my allowance to...Loved Scholastic Book Club! I used my allowance to buy books. <br /><br />Lived in the country and did not have access to a public library. <br /><br />Read from A to Z the set of encyclopedias my stepmother bought at the grocery store. Also read her non-age-appropriate books.<br /><br />During school, I read all the books in the classroom libraries, which were usually just one shelf. <br /><br />Every kid should have access to lots of books! <br /><br />Can you tell I'm a librarian? LOLSherry Yorknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-60791390239793811952011-12-12T12:50:45.738-06:002011-12-12T12:50:45.738-06:00I've worked with First Book before -they'r...I've worked with First Book before -they're great!nolajazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990904666502902811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-48513329325011445122011-12-12T12:11:03.945-06:002011-12-12T12:11:03.945-06:00Mary Ann, Thanks for sharing how your love of book...Mary Ann, Thanks for sharing how your love of books grew--and where! I grew up in a very small town that did not have a library, but somehow my friends and I had books and traded them among ourselves--Bobbsey Twins, Happy Hollisters, Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Trixie Belden--the lives of those kids were so much more exciting than mine! Here's to books for every child!Jane Heitman Healyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584630141388764779noreply@blogger.com