First, I must explain that they sell all the books by the pound: $1 for paperbacks, 50¢ for hardcovers. How can you not like that!?!
For me, this shopping trip was dedicated to kid books.
I got this whole stack for a grand total of $1.75.
In case you are wondering if our library only has books published before 1970, the answer is no. They had a whole room of kid's books but my favorites are the old ones (with fabulous illustrations).
I'll share three of my top finds.
Petunia's Christmas by Roger Duvoisin, 1952
It's a charming tale about Petunia the goose, attempting to save her boyfriend goose from ending up as Christmas dinner. Here she is dressed up as a dragon, frightening the farmer's wife. Who doesn't like a good story about a crazy goose?!
It's about Wally, the little boy who took on the angry wild west gang. The illustrations are worth it in themselves. I think that if we have a little boy, this one will get lots of use.
The entire book is printed with black, red, and green ink. There are lots of stripes and polka dots. A beauty. It makes my heart sing.
Look at those buildings! The darlings. And the red bus! Love it. The story is super simple and the book is very fast to read so I don't want to spoil anything other than saying it's about a little boy and his mom's ride on the bus.
I have a feeling the library and I will become very good friends in the next few years.
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In other news - new recipe! California chicken tortilla soup
2 comments:
I had to comment after seeing your book about Petunia the duck.
We have(had) the first book about Petunia at my grandparents' cottage for years.
Hope you enjoy her adventures as much as we did.
My wife is a first grade teacher so these sales are great for us, she has a childrens libraby of thousands.
You are going to be such an awesome mother.
Pastor Don in AZ
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