tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865763819603324836.post1098978565710179449..comments2023-09-04T23:43:19.504+10:00Comments on Cherished Hearts At Home: Picture Book DiscoveriesGaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06505329167788856051noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865763819603324836.post-2963612798958831772010-03-31T02:32:16.017+11:002010-03-31T02:32:16.017+11:00that Ted and Nena book looks delightful. I'm ...that Ted and Nena book looks delightful. I'm going to look into these books you posted about. thank you for sharig. this Lovliness fair is truly wonderful. I've gotten so many great ideas for books (and that have-to-have book cart at wildflowers and marbles).Gardeniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425036479074701700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865763819603324836.post-80676299282970481982010-03-30T23:03:58.386+11:002010-03-30T23:03:58.386+11:00Thank you for the lovely, poignant post Gae. You h...Thank you for the lovely, poignant post Gae. You have touched upon things that have always struck my heart in a book (sense of family, timeless customs and traditions, etc...) so I too, must be a picture-book lover! One of my most FAVORITE stories (for both content and illustration) is "Big Sarah's Little Boots" by Paulette Bourgeois/Illustrated by: Brenda Clark. Although more modern...it brings to LIFE the simple love of a brother and sister (the Daddy is never mentioned in the story; hence, the "more modern") The detailed illustrations of bandaids on a knee or a wrinkle in an area rug...a ray of sunlight shining into the room, etc...delight me senses as I read this story time and again with my children. "Sarah" has a quandary one day when her favorite yellow boots (that go "splish!" in a puddle) no longer fit her feet! She tries planting them to make them grow, pulling them with rope and trikes, but alas...her "boots have shrunk".<br />Sarah's mother helps her learn that her feet have grown and in the end she passes on her treasured gollashes to her baby brother in exchange for a new "big girl" pair...which no longer "splish" but can go "WOOSH" right OVER the puddles instead!<br />Our books have taken such a beating over the years...many are missing covers! I am SO IMPRESSED at the top-notch condition in which your family has preserved your books! How do you manage that?!Judy Dudichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075072259006322851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865763819603324836.post-40705025732948176652010-03-30T19:17:28.011+11:002010-03-30T19:17:28.011+11:00Would you believe that although I know most of the...Would you believe that although I know most of these authors we don't own any books? Except Kim Lewis, we have a couple of her books and the little ones do like her simplicity.<br />Now if you were to move closer I could borrow;)<br /><br />Oh the memories, they are soo precious I agree.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448595911801738792noreply@blogger.com