A Long Path to an Old Book

You just have to love technology.

I have a couple of books from my childhood that for some reason or another have stuck in my little beanie brain. I have spent countless hours pouring over the children's section shelves at numerous library's with my children hoping to stumble across them. ( I actually found the old hardbound red copy of "The Boxcar Children" a few months ago and my children loved it and have been collecting the series every since.) Anyway, back to the point: The difficult part was that I could not remember the exact title or the authors name. Low and behold our public library system has an interactive search engine that allows you to put in key words, phrases, story lines etc and you can continue to narrow your searches from there. Well I have finally located three books that I can remember reading as a child (and enjoying) that I have been searching for (off and on) for more than fifteen years. FIFTEEN YEARS! Crazy isn't it. I am delighted that I can now share with my own children these beloved stories. All three of them are ready to be picked up from the library tomorrow. I AM SO EXCITED!!!!

All of a Kind Family - Sydney Taylor
The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet - Eleanor Cameron
Stowaway to the Mushroom Planet - Eleanor Cameron


Please; if you have a favorite or beloved childhood book send me the title and author. I am always searching for that next great children's book or even just a quirky one.