A postcard or letter addressed to me was a big deal. Keep in mind this was in a pre-digital era when snail mail was known simply as “mail” and before I was of an age to receive junk mail or bills. I was also reminded of how special it was to get mail addressed to me back then. Porter (I still play the Glad Game, which I learned from this somewhat creaky novel with its timeless lessons about humility and gratitude). Among the stand-alone titles I read and loved are Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, The Secret Garden and The Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Mary Poppins by P.L.
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I devoured The Wonderful Wizard of Oz series before moving on to the Little House on the Prairie, Nancy Drew, and The Boxcar Children series.
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Heaven for the school-age me was a day spent with my nose buried in a book (for the adult me as well, although the opportunities are rarer these days!). On Saturdays, my older sister and I would ride our bikes to the public library in our small town and check out as many books as were allowed and that would fit in our bike baskets. I was reminded of the books I read and loved when I was a child, back in the days when my library card was the portal to a magic kingdom. I smiled, picturing the joy on the face of a young child receiving their monthly book delivery. Once a month every child in the program receives a book addressed to him or her in the mail. Founded by superstar Dolly Parton and launched in her hometown of Sevierville, Tennessee, it distributes free books to underprivileged children starting from birth until they start school. It was about a charitable organization called Imagination Library.
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I read an article recently that caught my attention.