Book Business Tuesday: Philip and Erin Stead

I feel as though I've been living under a rock. How did I not know until today about author/illustrator husband and wife team Philip and Erin Stead? They live right here in Ann Arbor and responsible for the Caldecott Medal-winning A Sick Day for Amos McGee. The pair are appearing as part of the Lamstein Children's Literature Lecture series this Thursday, April 11 at 5:10 p.m. in the Helmut Stern Auditorium at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. The event is presented by the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Michigan. You can bet I will be there!

Book Business Tuesday: From Childhood

When I visited with my family back in January, my mom brought me a large box of my childhood books. It included some of my all-time favorites that she had been keeping safe for me while I moved from one small apartment to the next. There is plenty of Robert McCloskey, Eric Carle, Richard Scarry, Dr. Suess and Babar.

I have especially fond memories of this version of Mother Goose with illustrations by Gyo Fujikawa. And I can remember devouring several Mary Poppins books cover-to-cover, while sick in bed as a youngster. 

Isn't it fun what memories books can hold?!