Book Blog Begins
I begin this blog with a disclosure – the opinions here are mine and mine alone, along with my prejudices, my preferences, my politics, my style, my education, knowledge and lack thereof, all of which are subject to change without warning. I also bring a lifetime of loving to read which is likely to be inherent in my DNA and growing up surrounded by the printed word. As a child (in the 1960’s and 1970’s) my favorites included Ferdinand the Bull & The Story of Ping : As well as all Robert McCloskey’s Books, but most especially his award winning classic Blueberries for Sal : I could name many more, but one remains especially close to my heart and that was Prince Bertam the Bad by Arnold Lobel . Here it is in its Japanese edition - still looking approriately wicked. Looking back this may have been where I first became attracted to bad boys: In grammar school, I discovered Beverly Cleary’s Ramona series and I doggedl...