To say that I am obsessed with reading and thinking about the books of my youth is an understatement. In some respects, this continuing preoccupation with children's literature is what led me to librarianship. I kept rereading the books I read as a child, particularly those by Paul Zindel, Daniel Pinkwater, and Louise Fitzhugh.
Given that, I was happy to see this post touting one of my favorite sites---Loganberry Books' Stump the Bookseller. I love children's book stumpers. I visit this site regularly, and I've even helped solve a few stumpers on there (although, admittedly, my knowledge of children's books is nowhere near as expansive as most of the people frequenting that forum.) Chances are, if it's a question I can answer, it usually involves a long-forgotten title from Parent's Magazine Press (I had many of them when I was a kid) or it is a post asking for the book about the doll left in the freezer case at the grocery store (we read this arcane tale every year at the school I used to work at).
The upshot of this post? If you have a book from your childhood that you'd like to find again (ala the 'lavender blue, strawberry choo choo train" in the above linked post), I'd love to hear about it. Consider it your holiday gift to me! If we can't figure it out together, we can always turn to Loganberry Books.
