Spearow
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Books, so I guess this goes here...? If not, then sorry. D:
I was thinking of this because I've found myself obsessing recently over this book of poetry I used to read a lot when I was a kid. I found out my parents gave it to charity, and I just want to read it again so badly. Look at the pictures, mostly. It's not that it would transport me back to a certain point in my childhood, although that might be a side effect, it's that it would bring me back to the world inside that specific book. I know it sounds cheesy, but it's a powerful urge.
plus also there was a poem in there that I was thinking might have gone over my head when I was five or six, and I want to see if it really has the subtext I've realized it might have now. :E
And this got me thinking about children's literature in general. I'm mostly referring to books for pretty young kids, picture books and beginning readers' books - stuff you would read in elementary school. I thought of all the authors and illustrators that create such touching material - Jack Prelutsky, Leo Lionni, Dr. Seuss, Eric Carle, Maurice Sendak, Shel Silverstein, James Stevenson, Bill Peet, and I should probably stop right now before I get carried away. Who are your favorite children's authors? have you gone back and looked over books that were read to you, or that you read when you were young? How did they make you feel?
...actually, the more I think about it and look it up on Amazon without success, the more unhappy I am about losing this poetry book. I can't think of how to explain to my parents what it meant to me. They thought it was sort of crappy and weird, and maybe it was, but I loved it anyway, and it doesn't matter if things actually aren't all that "good" when you're a kid, because they become a part of you regardless.
Long post is long, sorry, but I often find myself feeling unexpectedly emotional about this topic.
I was thinking of this because I've found myself obsessing recently over this book of poetry I used to read a lot when I was a kid. I found out my parents gave it to charity, and I just want to read it again so badly. Look at the pictures, mostly. It's not that it would transport me back to a certain point in my childhood, although that might be a side effect, it's that it would bring me back to the world inside that specific book. I know it sounds cheesy, but it's a powerful urge.
plus also there was a poem in there that I was thinking might have gone over my head when I was five or six, and I want to see if it really has the subtext I've realized it might have now. :E
And this got me thinking about children's literature in general. I'm mostly referring to books for pretty young kids, picture books and beginning readers' books - stuff you would read in elementary school. I thought of all the authors and illustrators that create such touching material - Jack Prelutsky, Leo Lionni, Dr. Seuss, Eric Carle, Maurice Sendak, Shel Silverstein, James Stevenson, Bill Peet, and I should probably stop right now before I get carried away. Who are your favorite children's authors? have you gone back and looked over books that were read to you, or that you read when you were young? How did they make you feel?
...actually, the more I think about it and look it up on Amazon without success, the more unhappy I am about losing this poetry book. I can't think of how to explain to my parents what it meant to me. They thought it was sort of crappy and weird, and maybe it was, but I loved it anyway, and it doesn't matter if things actually aren't all that "good" when you're a kid, because they become a part of you regardless.
Long post is long, sorry, but I often find myself feeling unexpectedly emotional about this topic.
