One of the first books I remember falling in love with as a
child was From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Published in
1967 and written by E.L. Konigsburg, the book tells of a brother and sister who
run away from home and find themselves living in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Secretly, I envisioned myself with my younger brother, roaming through the eerily quiet but grand rooms.
I must have read the book half a dozen times. My love for it
predated any of the S.E. Hinton books I later became enamored with. This is one
of those books that I so want to read with my older son. I haven’t yet because I’m
afraid he won’t have the same magical reaction to the book that I did. I’m fearful
he’ll simply say with a shrug of the shoulders, “It was okay.”
Now for the Spooktacular Giveaway Blog Hop winner.
Instead of
just one winner, I decided to go with lucky seven, my older son's baseball number. The winners are:
Darlene’s Book Nook
Sheila Windley Staley
Kelly Urban
Jody Duffy
Misha K.
Tammy Brewer
Tara Robinson
An email is going out to all of you today.
Many thanks to each and every one of you who participated in
my giveaway! And thanks to I Am A Reader, Not A Writer
and Diary of a Bookworm for hosting the
event. I had a phenomenal time with the blog hop.
What was your favorite book as a child?
Congratulations to the winners!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite was The Mouse and His Motorcycle.
I never read From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. I used to read the Boxcar Children by Gertrude Warner. And Judy Blume and Beverly Cleary books.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winners!
I just read From the Mixed-up Files this year. :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winners.
ReplyDeleteJames and the Giant Peach was my favorite childhood book.
I'd like to reread From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.
i am so excited to read my prizes! thanks!
ReplyDeleteand i am in a flashback with my son reading "and then there were none" by agatha christie for school!
When I think back to books I loved as a child, the first that always comes to mind is The Children of Green Knowe. A mysterious house, playmates who turn out to be ghosts ... I even tried to write my own version when I was a kid (before I knew what fan fic was).
ReplyDeleteI loved E.L. Konigsburg's story, too!
ReplyDeleteSuper that you gave seven books away. That's so generous. Congratulations to the winners.