Comments on: Books My Grandma Taught Me http://devonpendleton.com/2009/12/15/books-my-grandma-taught-me/ Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:35:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Justin Kloc http://devonpendleton.com/2009/12/15/books-my-grandma-taught-me/#comment-24 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:16:48 +0000 http://devonpendleton.com/?p=155#comment-24 Each of those books is absolutely classic, but my favorite has to be Little Black Sambo. It is amazing to think that a story that I read countless times in my childhood had been largely forgotten before this moment! I have a vivid memory of the illustrations in that book, especially the yellow blur of the tigers as they run themselves into a pool of butter, and remember being innocently fascinated, yet skeptical of the physiology behind the whole mess…Great stuff!

]]> By: Charlotte http://devonpendleton.com/2009/12/15/books-my-grandma-taught-me/#comment-22 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:11:51 +0000 http://devonpendleton.com/?p=155#comment-22 Devon!
I remember that conversation, we were up front on the kindergarten bus… I think after that I tried not to say presents, but it was still always on the tip of my tongue. My new answer is family, but I still like the presents too :) Great book review, I remember reading Tasha Tudors book with you.

Love the blog!

-Charlotte

]]> By: Wendinne http://devonpendleton.com/2009/12/15/books-my-grandma-taught-me/#comment-21 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:00:11 +0000 http://devonpendleton.com/?p=155#comment-21 Hey Devon, Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Grandma still sent books to even her great grandchildren so the tradition continued. My boys would wonder at the heavy parcel every Christmas and as a weary young mom at the holidays that book box felt like a wondrous emergency kit. It helped them connect with Grandma (G.G.) and her cool factor increased tremendously after she sent them a book called She’s Wearing a Dead Bird On Her Head! They thought that was very funny and quirky. My personal favorite: Ferdinand the Bull.

]]> By: devonpendleton http://devonpendleton.com/2009/12/15/books-my-grandma-taught-me/#comment-20 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:54:10 +0000 http://devonpendleton.com/?p=155#comment-20 Thanks for sharing, Aunt Lynn! Books make such special gifts. I gave the Happy Hockey family to my fiance Ken’s two young sisters and they love it- I think it’s responsible for them “giving me a chance!”

]]> By: Lynn http://devonpendleton.com/2009/12/15/books-my-grandma-taught-me/#comment-19 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:29:00 +0000 http://devonpendleton.com/?p=155#comment-19 Hi Devon,

My favorite Christmas gift was the box of books my grandmother gave to our family – she being the inspiration for your grandmother’s giving. Christmas night, when all the other gifts had been opened and some already forgotten, was the time I waited for all day. We jockeyed for position as the lucky sibling got to open the box and reveal it’s contents. This ritual was repeated in many families as Mildred was prodigious in her collecting throughout the year to provide similar boxes of wonder for her relatives and friends. As I grew older, it was a privilege to be asked to vet children’s books during the year to provide input as to which ones should make the cut.

It is this tradition that inspired me to give your family the aforementioned Happy Hockey Family, knowing our shared warped sense of humor. What a wonderful way to connect with those you love!

Thanks for the memories. Merry Christmas and may your stocking hold a book or two.

]]> By: devonpendleton http://devonpendleton.com/2009/12/15/books-my-grandma-taught-me/#comment-18 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:56:00 +0000 http://devonpendleton.com/?p=155#comment-18 Next installment! Contemporary children’s lit- Cousin Stinky merits his own post

]]> By: Laird Pendleton http://devonpendleton.com/2009/12/15/books-my-grandma-taught-me/#comment-17 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:44:11 +0000 http://devonpendleton.com/?p=155#comment-17 Grandma is very pleased right now, but how did the Happy Hockey Family miss the cut?

]]> By: Diana Pickett http://devonpendleton.com/2009/12/15/books-my-grandma-taught-me/#comment-16 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:47:15 +0000 http://devonpendleton.com/?p=155#comment-16 Hi Devon, I loved your ‘book reviews’….I loved Little Black Sambo too….still use the metaphors…..T’was the Night Before XMAS is an all time favorite….The Little Prince made me cry so I took my 3 children to the library and checked it out for them too….then they each got their own copy as presents….the movie was wonderful and we all cried….I love my Kindle but there is nothing better than to sit in a room with shelves and shelves of books and just inhale the fragrant smells, turn the pages and enter another world…illustrations are always a bonus….We lived in La Jolla right below ‘Dr. Seuss’….my children would climb up the hill to his house and his wife, my now long-time friend of 33 years, would welcome them inside for a visit with Ted ‘ Dr. Seuss’…he would make a doodle for them and sign one of their books then they would scramble down the hill and into the house and tell us about their adventures….Dr. Seuss has passed away but Audrey still lives at ‘Seuss House’and my children continue to visit……Merry Christmas to you and Ken….Diana

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