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A propos de ma bibliothèque

The first picture book I added to my collection (we did not have the money to afford many books when I was a child) was given to me by my sister as a high school graduation gift. "Where the Wild Things Are" was meant as a joke due to the number of times I read it to a young boy I babysat for. However, it sparked an interest in the art of Maurice Sendak and I began to collect his work. From there, you can guess what happened. Now, I have many picture books. Some reflect the tastes of the children. Clever tales and humor for the oldest, mysteries and nonfiction for the boy, and lavishly illustrated fairy tales for the youngest. I meet with a group of local university professors, writers, and illustrators once a month to discuss children's lit. I try to keep up with the "winners"(Newbery Caldecott, Printz, and Nat'l Book Award) and stay current with juvenile fiction and young adult titles. Many books in my collection are homeschool in nature. Despite not being a Christian, we use the Sonlight curriculum and tweak it to fit our needs. As I get more comfortable with teaching at home, I am branching out.

A propos de moi

A woman recently told me that her husband said of her: "My wife's idea of decorating is to add another bookshelf." Me, too! I love books: to read them, touch them, smell them, and to own lots of them! Every room in the house should have books so that a book is never far away. A book is a door to another world, a security blanket, an escape, and often in possession of an epiphany. Books are like people: full of life, exquisite beauty in all its forms, and all the feeling of the world. Lately, I have taken to reading a lot of nonfiction but my first passion is children's literature. I have three children, ages 11, 9, and 6. They afford me many opportunities to expand my collection. I had planned on being a librarian (and maybe I will still be someday) but a very special soul interrupted those plans and new ones were made. Her first laugh was so boisterous and beautiful, I can only imagine what glorious fairy it gave birth to. I am into my third year of homeschooing this different drummer while the other two are currently in public school. (Athletic Math Boy and Thinks She is a Princess) I love to cook, garden, and take my Scrabble very seriously. I live in the beautiful mountains of Southwest Virginia where I came to college and "met my match" in one of the local boys (farmer boy meets absent minded professor). We once moved away for a year and found it very much not to our liking. A Midwest girl by birth, a military girl by upbringing, but home in these mountains that feel like they are hugging me, talking to me, and ever mysterious.

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Blacksburg, VA

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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making par Catherynne M. Valente

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