and The Summer Birds by Penelope Farmer (children learn to fly). Sadly I didnt read much as a child but as an adult my favorite book to read is the Bible . Basil E. Frankweiler, the thought of running away and spending the night at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and then solving a puzzle involving art and history was very appealing! Loved reading mysteries and still do. We had planned for more workshops this season but the weather has been against us, so we now have our eyes set on early Spring and are making plans for September. As an adult I still love to read, although there doesnt seem to be as much time. An escape. Classic tales that were condensed. The death & dying series was heartbreaking, but would remind me that life is short & to cherish your loved ones. I continue to love visual puzzles and paired with flowers is just brilliant! It never happened so when I started working I bought myself a horse. What a beautiful book! My favorite books as a horse crazy child were the Black Stallion books by Walter Farley. They sounded like a melody to me as a child. . So versatile and always delicious to eat. I always loved the choose your own adventure books as a child. I also loved horses and got into the Phantom Stallion series. take the salute. My Mom was a kindergarten teacher who started our schools library in western PA when I was 7, making the passion of reading mine forever. I also loved Anne of Green Gables immensely. I loved that Australian flora and fauna were celebrated in books. , and I was fortunate enough to get a copy to review in advance. Anything historical. The same professor directed me to the most lyrical phrasing I know in literature: A green thought in a green shade from Renaissance poet Andrew Marvell in his marvel-lous poem The Garden. I loved the mystery and suspense. I fell in love with secret spaces and recovering lost beauty, digging in the soil and growing beautiful flowers. With a real or medicine, I was always transported with them through the stories I read. These important principles continue to shape my life almost 40 years later. I was a voracious reader as a kid (still am) but that one book has stuck with me above all others. Homesteading, making candles and soap, storing food for the winter. I have always loved to read and the highlight of my week as a child was my trip to our library. So maybe not having books as a child made me love having them as an adult. 4. filled with wild flowers and trees! :). I think those books help nurture of sense of curiosity about how the world around me worked and lead me to pursue a degree in chemical engineer. My bookshelf contains treasures about gardening, sourdough and flowers, and I would LOVE to add Lost and Found to my collection! They helped me be prepared for anything as an adult and to never become complacent. ( No pun intended by the way! As long as theres beef, Im happy as can be!. Stuart (who was small like me) and Nancy (who shared my name and my gender) were both adventurers who took control of their lives and escapades. Growing up I read anything I could get my hands on. I remember these blue-covered books all line up together. One that sticks with me now and has turned into a yearly reread is The Secret Garden! Did you enjoy seek-and-find books as a child? There is still a lot of work ahead but compared to others we are incredibly lucky and count our blessings. Ive always been a caretaker and now Im a teacher who takes care of other peoples children all day ;) Little Women taught me about family love and strength and to follow your dreams (Jos desire to be an author) even when difficult. God bless you! I still have my original copies with well-worn creases from childhood. My Mom was able to find the entire series of books she read as a child that had been borrowed and gave them to me to read. As a child I loved any book I could play school with all my Dollies acting as students, the more colorful the better. Books and flowers what else could you want really. I went on to create a large plant nursery on Cape Cod MA after college and then after 23 years, moved to Florida and I am now a Landscape Designer creating with tropical plants. Several years ago our State Fair did a floral design theme of stories and the one I had to do was The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe I read that book and watched the movie so I would be better able to interpret that story in flowers. What color, what shape??? June 10, 2022 by . I feel like her journey parallels my own in so many ways; motherhood, farming, homeschooling, growing as a violinist. But, the book is a good reminder it IS possible to make the world a more beautiful place. I love the realistic drawings of the English countryside and the farm animals. And a Heaven in a Wild Flower It is in the garden that I can nourish my soul and rejuvenate my energy so I can give back to the world once again. I clearly remember that even as a young child, my heart was always captured by stories telling how people helped animals or other people in need. For a chance to win, simply post a comment below telling us what type of book you were most interested in as a child and how its helped shape who you are as an adult. As long as you cherish and celebrate it, it will always be there to bring you joy. God Bless. I developed a love of reading at an early age and still enjoy taking a book outdoors and reading in the garden. Some of my favorites were mysteries, especially the Nancy Drew detective series. Oh my!! It may have been my first window into animal cruelty, and for sure it inspired me to love all animals and care for them. When I was 7 -8 years old it was Charlottes Web. Have been cataloguing them this past year and have 600 listed so far with many yet to go. I know its a Christmas book, but my grandpa gave it to me when I was eight and told me he still hears the bell every Christmas. Alexis Skyy and Fetty Wap Meet Face To Face At Alexiss Treyway Signing #LHHNY [VIDEO], SZAs SOS surpasses Ctrl as her most streamed album on Spotify, Ice Spice does TikTok video with North West and her friends [VIDEO], Ja Morant shows off a gun on IG Live, this morning [PHOTO], Pooh Shiesty ordered to pay over $156,500 in restitution to victims of 2020 shooting in Miami, Rolling Loud kicks off day one of its California festival in Inglewood, with performances from Playboi Carti, Kodak Black, Saweetie, and more, Mimi Faust reposts story about Drew Sidora cheating on Ralph Pittman with her ex, Ty Young [PHOTO], Lorel denies calling Michael B. 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So today I live in an old Victorian that weve been fixing up for over ten years. I dreamed to escape and journey on adventures which led me to my love of travel, I guess. One of my favorite lines from Peter Rabbit when he was caught by the button of his jacket in a gooseberry net: His sobs were overheard by some friendly sparrows, who flew to him in great excitement, and implored him to exert himself. Collecting all their ingredients by hand and around the farm, but racing against the storm. I think that reading and playing as a child that way helped develop my sense of empathy for others. It reminds me that nature is home to many creatures. This book has helped me to value myself, who never fit in, and others even if we dont see eye to eye, theres something unique and special about everyone to appreciate. Now, years later, I am encouraging my grandchildren to read these memorable books by Beverly Cleary. As a child I enjoyed the Cherry Ames books. As a child I loved to read books with great stories and beautiful inspiring thoughts. As a child, I loved Atlases. She was a young girl who solved mysteries and went on different adventures. I have re-read The Illustrated Man so many times over the years, that my copy is being held together with rubber bands. Now Im all about soaking up all the Gardening books I can get my hands on. Floral and lovely, with tiny animals and all things nature, this book, is more than likely how I have come to Adore the natural elements, that make up our world. Put them both on the printable and say all three words. I have long-admired Zo from afar and am dying to visit her farm in person someday. I fell in love with The Magic Pudding stories by Norman Lindsay in Australia. (And also a love of watching television mysteries!) Imagination. A favorite book series of mine when younger was Little House on the Prairie. Strangely, I think it may have been the Choose Your Own Adventure books. It was about everything from the planets and moons of our solar system to black holes and galaxies. But I do hope to visit the small villages and find those little gardens that show the love of their gardener. She encountered others and their problems in order to save the day. Written byFloret. I think this book will be a perfect addition to an afternoon on the porch with a tall glass of icy lemonade! Ham, noodles, lamb. The Roly Poly Puppy was a favorite. Little hands offering joyous bouquets to preschool teachers. I have the book that was in my elementary schools library-obtained through the proper channels of course. I loved those dreams adventures limited only by imagination. I loved all the drawings and the color. Also loved Beverly Cleary, Little House on the Prairie and Agatha Christie. Her imagination and her boldness were so inspiring to me as a little girl. We had tons of series at home Happy Hollisters, Hardy Boys & Nancy Drew and many more. I love all of Beatrix Potters books. I loved going over and over all of Richard Scarrys books as a child. The beautiful nature images inspired my love of flowers. Read the books to our children too and will pass them on to grandkids hopefully one day. I grew up with a mother who loved flowers! Fern in Charlottes Web and Matilda from the title that bears her name were two of my favorite characters. Lots of pretty flowers in the artwork of a funny little story. The books I loved most as a child were the Little House on the Prairie series. What a great interview to read. Ps I love flowers too! As a little girl, my parents would send me to stay with my grandparents every summer. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. I didnt go on to become a super babysitter or have any run ins with monsters or ghouls, but they did instill a life long love of reading. Words and phrases that rhyme with Alexis. My Mom would make weekly trips to the public library. As I child, I read whatever I could find. I was not an avid reader as a child., but I think I read every biography our small school library had on the Presidents wives. Many thanks to those of you who share the beauty of flowers with so many. We had a time periods seek and find book that absolutely loved. I almost soley borrowed natural history books, the ones where each was full of pictures on different topics like minerals, trees, oceans, from the library. I grew up reading and gardening with my father. When my children were smaller we would spend HOURS pouring over seek and find books so this Lost & Found makes my heart so happy. Its interesting to think that some of the inspiration for what Im trying to achieve with this place visually comes from those books. I have always loved books! Ill have to think how these influenced me as an adultmaybe influencing my creativity and being able to imagine what could be created! I loved Katy and the Big Snow, Mike Mulligan and The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton. As a little girl I grew up reading the Little House On The Prairie books. Owning my own horse was a dream. It would be a fun one to share with my granddaughter! What a revelation to realize that you could look for more books by an author that you loved! North Vancouver B.C. And two very memorable books were Mandy by Julie Andrews (an orphan finds a cottage and makes it her own with found treasures!) The only way my parents could get me to put them on at bedtime was to buy me a new Little Golden Book every day, which theyd read to me as they strapped the braces on. Pretty much animals & nature. I just finished the Floret course and it was a splendid experience (although I still have one module to complete module 4 sorry about that, Erin I got a little behind!) I read everything I could get my hands on as a child. When I was younger my mother would read them to me, and I would get lost in imagination of field roses and wild violets out in the prairies. Let us know in the comments below. Here are some common ones that you could use: Alfredo / potato / tomato Almond roca / mocha Apple / scrapple / Snapple Artichoke / Coke / egg yolk Avocado / adobado / amontillado / dorado / muscovado Baloney / cannelloni / macaroni / minestrone / pepperoni / rigatoni / spumoni Beans / greens / nectarines / sardines / tangerines I was so intrigued, as a child, by books that demonstrated any kind of art or craft! My grandfather grew many beautiful roses on a tiny suburban lot in NJ, and decades and three moves later I still have one of his roses growing in my Virginia yard. Thank you for sharing this interview with us and making us better aware of the damage the storm caused. My all time favourite book for reading to my children and now, my grandchildren is Miss Rumphius, Story and pictures by Barbara Cooney. I loved reading fiction, which fueled my imagination. Owl at Home, Frog and Toad, and the rest. My brother wanted me to come play outside with him so he would make a wagon cozy for me with blankets, stuffed animals, and my books so I could be out in the garden with him and keep him company. We did garden with flowers A LOT though. I never thought about the parallels much until now. I loved all the Shel Silversteins books like Where the Sidewalk Ends. Its still with me and Im creating now my own little secret garden. My 7th grade teacher read it out loud to us and then I read it myself over the years. Need some great food activities for your preschool class or homeschooling your child. 5. I read it over and over; it sparked an incredible imaginative side of my brain that I credit a lot of my creativity to! The richness of life in other countries and cultures captivated me. As a child let loose in a library, I would just flit from book to book randomly, like a bee or butterfly in a flower patch. I loved the Bed Book, an imaginative book of different kinds of kids bed ranging from an ice cream shop bed to a plane bed. We can all see the beauty in so many places everywhere . Reading took me anywhere I wanted to go, and now in my garden I imagine those fairies I know they are there loving the flowers as much as I do! Growing up my books where mostly authored by Margrethe Henry (fabulous horse stories). I believe that book and my small town, rural upbringing rooted something in me. Today I share and surround myself with garden beauty (and oversize art books!) Thank you for sharing this interview and the pictures! I love looking at the depth of colors in a single blossom. My older sister gave me books to read or read them to me and my Grandmother would sit and read as many books to me as I wanted! My newest hobby is flowers so this book would be much enjoyed by my daughters and I. I loved books that showed the strength and compassion of children. But then I love roses too, with my favorite being Chrysler Imperial because of its deep red color, but maybe too, because its fragrance takes me to another place. Thanks for a chance to win another! My favorites were always the books filled with magic and wonder! Today, I still love looking at the pictures from this great big world of ours and learning about other cultures. I hope so. Narnia has shaped a lot of who I am today. We still get them out and play with them! We lived in the country and I would go out into the fields and pretend I was the characters, perfectly happy amongst the flowers. On another note this flower book is beautiful! i will buy this book at the wairoa shop,definitely Loved all the Mary Poppins books. I followed the stories and lives of each character as far as I could go. I love then all too, but I collect different poppies and photograph them as they open, which is only for a short while, depending on the weather. My grandmother, aunt and mother were all expert seamstresses, and my grandmother owned a little store calledThe Little Mending Shop back when mending was preferred over buying new. The brand is set to celebrate African heritage with a touch of bespoke tailoring and modern design for gentlemen. Have always loved books. I enjoyed sharing them both with my daughters when they were young as well. My favorite books started out by authors like Madeleine LEngle and C.S. This mindset definitely helped me raise my kids I kept my eye out for opportunities to teach life and growth lessons in unexpected ways. What a beautiful book and post! It has helped me as an adult to be able to look for the good in every situation. Kids and adults love to be invited into the written word and you are fostering the beginning of a long relationship with books! When I was a kid, I didnt read much and didnt have many books. I cant walk away from a new book. What a lovely looking book! I was mesmerized by my own imagination while i read this lil book over and over. Purity of intention and purity of action, honesty, faithfulness and staying sober are my priorities. Yet another reason why I am excited to view Lost and Found. I loved Richard Scarry books! Probably the first book I read was the Secret Garden, but I loved the imagination behind James and the Giant Peach. I cant say today whether this book changed something in me or just confirmed me in my nature. It would depend on what part of my childhood. It made me love books and nature. Thanks for the interview! Well, we as songwriters are looking for singable words that sound good together in songs, The main factor we look at is how they sound when we say them or sing them, rather than just looking at how they look on a page and this is what sets us apart from other types of writers. They allowed me to escape a not-so-magical reality, and let my imagination roam free. I grew to love the idea of quaint garden nooks and an interaction with birds close by. All the characters have such interesting personalities and interactions with each other, and the color palettes for each book are so attractive. Zoes book looks like something new to explore! I loved trying to solve the mysteries as I read the book. Might not be true in the real world, but at a young age I wouldnt know that Maybe thats why I became a nurse myself. I loved The lion, the Witch , and the Wardrobe. I was the fifth of sixth children and still felt like I was so special because she made the time to read with me. I have loved to read ever since I was a child. The Little Golden books! :-). The books shaped my view of history and self sufficiency. Ive always loved fairytales and still do. street prostitute. Even as a little girl, I had stacks of books by my bed, waiting to be read. 1: cathexis: k uh th e k s i s: 2006: Definition: 2 . As a child I quickly devoured all the young adult chapter books I could get my hands on. Thank you, for the look back and the interview. To see the different animals of all colors, shapes & sizes working together. I loved books with funny stories and beautiful pictures like Madeline, Winnie the Pooh, and Animals Friends. I love horses. I had fun placing little plants (and sometime little weeds) in my special spot and taking care of them. The Secret Garden is incredible the way she discovers the northern gardens beauty and makes friends with unique people and animals really is inspiring. He was 36 when he went to horse heaven. As a youngster, books were so important to me, as they are now. This book appears to be magical. thank you for this I moved on to Little Women and Little Men, while admiring the gorgeous lily of the valley flowers planted by my favorite aunt on one long side of her house. This has carried on through my adult years and theyre still my favorite books to read. I still cherish this book with its gorgeous watercolour drawings. Dahlias were her favorite! The Boxcar children were another favorite. I loved them because of the vibrant large pictures in them. (To-the-point dry history books were my least favorite.) Place all the food in one pile and the rhyming objects in another. What a beautiful book, and lovely interview. I loved books with pictures that showed how different people lived and worked, I was also always a big fan of the Richard Scary books for those reasons. I actually struggled to enjoy reading as a child. The peace and regenerative quality of a garden spoke to my soul , even though I didnt realize it at the time. Id have to say my favorite books were those with beautiful illustrations and photographs. All of her books are outstanding. Was your mom Sue at all involved in the making of Lost & Found?