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Highlights childrens monthly magazine. My favorites were the trees, wildflowers, birds, rocks/minerals & butterfly/moth guides. The first page began In a hole in the ground lived a hobbit. I was fascinated by the daily life of these pioneers. . She planted purple Lupine seeds across the hills with the help of her friends and family. Although nowadays I have less time to read as much as I would like, I have gained the ability to seek peace and wellbeing in my imagination no matter where I am. The love of growing things passed from generation to generation is amazing and beautiful! I lost my Mom when I was 5 and had horrible step mothers so books were my way to escape into another world. . I did not find out until I was an adult, that there were more books in the Narnia series and I still read them all now! These books open windows on worlds filled with adventure, ones that show resilience of the human spirit and perseverance in difficult situations, the very qualities Ive aspired to fill my life with. I still love books that contain beautiful photos or illustrations of things found in nature! Love what this book represents. We were lucky enough to have beautiful illustrated books including wind in the willows, Grimms fairy tales, and a compilation of fairy tales and downhome fables like three little pigs, red riding hood, three little kittens, etc., with full color graphics, John Martins big book which had beautiful line drawings of fairies, sprites, and mythological characters all in black, white and red ink along with puzzles, games, poems and riddles that kept us occupied for hours. I love that Zoe and her mom work together. All beautiful .. As a child we had a set of encyclopedias (Ive just dated myself), I loved paging them to find obscure facts. I feel like that has definitely followed me into adulthood as my interests vary widely and I like to learn new things. Im sure that explains my penchant for dreaming up new adventures in travel and creativity. One of the first books I kept was People by Peter Spier. My favorite book as a tween was The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Two of my favorite are THE BEE TREE and JUNKYARD WONDERS. Fantasy books were always my favourites as a child and honestly I still love the genre. Rumpelstiltskin being one. It led me into another world and I learned so much more was out there than my little town. It has kept me searching for that little special thing everywhere. I was mesmerized by my own imagination while i read this lil book over and over. Stand tall, stand strong, and always be near a bouquet of flowers! LOL! Always love that memory! I decided to use this food theme for a quick rhyming game. P.S. My favorite book as a child was Boxcar Children. As a kid, I loved the book Chrysanthemum which was about a little mouse named after the flower and her struggle with learning to love her own name. Today, I feel like I still have that dream of her cottage in the garden shaping me. This book looks lovely and one I definitely need., horses (i were in love with this animal so beautiful, sensitive and intelligent) books, with a lot of pictures because i draw them and i looked a british series on a farm with horses folly foot.otherwise my sister red me thousand timessss la chvre de M. Seguin the goat wants her freedom.voil:). My favorite book when I was little was The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear. How these stories helped form who I am todaya person cognisant of the struggles in life, a bit mischievous at times, and always ready for an adventure. A story where a small, shy girl became a part of the adventure with a lesson and a happy ending. The books were about a little girl finding joy being outside, appreciating the beauty of nature, despite the circumstances in her own life. La collection de livres qui ont marqu mon enfance est Martine. This page is about the various possible words that rhymes or sounds like alexis . The Secret Gardenwas my favourite bookenchanting and healing gardens. It was so sweet and empowering and made me want to name everything I had after flowers! Flowers have a magical way of changing our focus to try and see the positive things in life. Zoes book looks like inspiration I need! I like to think that in some parallel universe I work on a flower farm with them and hearing about Field of Roses lets me play with that concept a bit more in my imagination. Maren from Twistringen. With absolute certainty I can say my favourite book of all time as a child and as an adult is Frances Hodgson Burnetts The Secret Garden. Nancy Drew, Boxcar Children, Choose Your Own Adventures type books. An incredible story of perseverance. We also had a lot of educational (textbook like) books for children I can remember learning about why the sky is blue and different weather patterns. I am an adventurer and those books carried me away. Both of my parents were avid readers so of course all six of their children have followed in their example. I adore all of the color palettes and the beautiful collections of flowers you showcase throughout the book. I always loved East of Eden by John Steinbeck. The Hardy Boys series by Franklin Dixon Third or Fourth grade teacher read some every day, and thrilled the class ending just before the chapters would complete giving the clues to the mystery..still remember hearing them in class, and then reading at home. Thank you for your support! and happy to see organic flower farms. I bought 2 important books , one to read and one to write in. We still get them out and play with them! I always loved books about pioneers, whether biographies or fiction. Especially the Golden Egg. I can visualize to this day seeing those pictures for the first time. I used to read young adult fantasy books all the time! Like Miss Rumphius, I, too, hope to make the world more beautiful, be it with roadsides abundant with lupine or sharing flowers in another way with the world. So maybe not having books as a child made me love having them as an adult. Plus, they had horses in the story which is an animal I love so very much. Now I am always seek to find different cultural and historic experiences. Encouraging them to look for the things they want to find. Have you made any discoveries this season that youre excited about? My favorite book of all time was one my favorite teacher read (who I was fortunate enough to have as a 4th grade & 6th grade teacher!) I loved adventure books with children finding a way to work with the natural world to surviveThe Boxcar Children, The Chronicles of Narnia, My Side of the MountainI felt very empowered by these books and often spent hours outside trying to live off the land like my heroes. I loved the BabysitterClub and anything by Judy Blume. I used to wake up on Saturday mornings and stay in bed reading for hours. A bookmobile would be my source of books. These kinds of books have helped shape me by showing me how to be strong and determined despite many other social messages telling me otherwise and also how important it is to me to be connected to the earth in intuitive and creative ways. hola ,soy de chile el pais mas austral del planeta y tambien el mas alejado de todo por ende cuando nia no tenia muchas obciones de libros y menos de informacion ya que las bibliotecas eran escasas y casi nulas en las escuelitas de campo y el unico libro que tenia era alicia en el pais de las maravillas y estaba en aleman pues era de mi abuela emigrante que me lo regalo ,entonces yo al ver las ilustraciones cree mi propio cuento y recien cuando grande pude comprar el libro en castellano y leer lo que realmente decia ,bueno mi realidad de vida es de una nia austral al fin del mundo que constaba con una gran imaguinacion para darle vida alo que no entendia ,saludos cordiales desde mi ciudad de naciemiento frutillar region de los lagos chile. It was the only chapter book I personally owned so was so very special to me, I still have it today Angela. My Father had a couple of semi-custom books made for me as a cold. I read a lot as a child. And I loved it! When I was a child my favorite book was Charlottes Web. I loved that Australian flora and fauna were celebrated in books. Choose your own adventure books were always so fun. They were a fast and easy way to earn stickers for the program. But my fondest memories is running to the mailbox every day after school to find the brand new Brecks of Boston flower catalog to arrive! The animal stories developed a sympathy in me and a desire to understand life from anothers point of view. When my children were young we loved reading love you forever it still brings tears to my eyes. Put them both on the printable and say all three words. Growing up my favorite books to read were the V.C. I loved reading rhyming books with my kids, and we loved the I Spy series for sure and Eric Carles colorful picture books! Mum was most definitely involved, shes the sounding board for all my ideas. She recently passed, and I am so grateful for all that I learned from her, I too have many many flowers in my gardens today and have passed this on to my children. A cold, cloudy day as the suns rays slowly emerge, with the hope of warmth and rebirth, I am reminded of one of my favorite stories as a child, The Secret Garden. I would climb into a magical, fantastic book and stay there for hours at a time, completely wrapped up in the story that I knew I would never live. My favorite books as a child were The Little Lost Kitten and The Mystery in the Pirate Oak. As I learn to grow all the flowers, I truly enjoy reading and learning more. expecting. She often cut a bouquet of the zinnias for the kitchen, and Ive always loved them. What rhymes with FOOD..? I think these books shaped me as an adult to expected the unexpected and be curious about it. Ive always been an avid reader. They opened up the world! As a reluctant young reader, I remember the first series that I enjoyed reading on my own was Molly from the American Girl collection. It helped to encourage my walk with the Lord from a young age and as an adult reminds me of the child like joy and adventure of doing life with Him. As a child I had a book about families traveling by covered wagon on the Oregon Trail. I loved the Madeline book series! But I do hope to visit the small villages and find those little gardens that show the love of their gardener. Its amazing how our perceptions change as we grow! I loved Choose Your Own Adventure, Sweet Valley High, and doing I Spy! Now my favorite books are those about roses and flowers and gardening. I was really interested in the chicken soup for the soul books as a child. I was obsessed with The Bunnies Ball as a little kid. My school library had a lot of old books (it was an older school) so the language was a bit different, more formal, and Ive found that it has largely impacted the way I speak. I loved The Boxcar Children, The Secret Garden, then Trixie Belden and Nancy Drew mysteries. I loved all of the Little House on the Prairie books and now I have a little homestead and *trying* to raise and grow all of our food! Lots of daily work and wonderful adventures! Such a lovely conversation! Zos book intrigues me with the beautiful photos and the fun title. Kitchen play is a free choice favorite, and we love talking about favorite foods and what we make at home with our families. Today I am an avid nature lover, artist, and flower farmer! This book is still one of my favorites. My favorite book from my childhood was called The Little Kitten. As a child I used to love looking at Highlights for Children and finding the hidden objects. Flowers take most of those same paths into our lives. These beloved Beatrix Potter stories brought me along as an adult. Today I still look for the mysteries of each day to be solved on the next page of living! It taught me that you shouldnt use up the things/people you love and enjoy. tiddly suit. I remember loving Roald Dahl, Nancy Drew, and the silly poetry of Shel Silverstein! The painting depicts a child smelling flowers- foxgloves and a variety of others. (Urban area so no sheep or goats here.). I read whatever I could get my hands on, it was an escape to different lives and worlds. Hands down some of my favorite books as a child were the Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingles Wilder. I have always loved and shared with my granddaughter all the books by Jill Barklem, The Brambly Hedge Series. I found that there were specific books that I would check out over and over and one of them was a little story about a fire fly named Torchy. I would take some thick, heavy books with me when we went on vacation and pick flowers from that area and press along our journeys. Barb Hartle My students LOVED this rhyming game. The silly funny poems always brightened my day. A favorite book series of mine when younger was Little House on the Prairie. Growing up I was reading all the time. There were silly little characters that I thought were so fun to find, and I didnt feel so different sitting with my brothers when I had books that I could read on my own. I came home with Misty of Chincoteague and was instantly in love. This past fall (spring in the Southern Hemisphere) Zo released her first book. These are still my favorite. I loved arts and crafts books. It has also inspired my craft of making various things (miniature houses and vases) out of natural materials foraged from the land and my gardens. I loved looking at the I Spy book series as a kid, which are filled with miniatures of all kinds, and I still love miniatures too! Ive enjoyed the same all my life! I was about the same age as Harry when the books were being written and published so I really grew up along side him in his magical world. I loved all books as a child and would reread them over and over. (Your books are my favorite ADULT ones! They were books about kids reading books, going on adventures, and solving problems! But I get my rejuvenation through the sheer beauty of flowers. Even biographies! Im sure many of them had some mention of flowers that has shaped my view of gardening.. My favorite childhood stories always had animals and nature in them. Recently, my sister asked me for my input with designing her front landscape for her familys home. ~ William Blake. He gave me my dream of riding the trails. Also , loved I spy books with my daughter which makes this offering fun. I read this book when I was about 11 and it just stayed there, inside me and I have never given up no matter the circumstance.