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Little Golden Books + Childhood Memory Moment
I don’t know about you but some things never really leave me they just wait quietly on a shelf until I see them again. That’s what happened when I came across a display of Little Golden Books recently at Troops Bookstore when David and I stopped to check out the book store in North Richand Hills, Texas. For me there is something about those golden spines and simple stories that immediately pulls you back into childhood. Even if you weren’t the original reader, you somehow recognize the stories. They feel familiar in a way that’s hard to explain. These aren’t just books. They’re tiny time capsules. Each one holds a…
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???? Hugo the Happy Starfish: A Children’s Book That Taught Us More Than We Expected
Inside this post is our affiliate links. If you click on the links and make a purchase I will make a small percentage from the products you purchase. When Charlie was little and I first began blogging, we discovered the Hugo the Happy Starfish series of children’s books through a website called Thompson. That site has since closed down, but these books stayed with us through the years, and that alone tells you how much they meant in our home. Hugo the Happy Starfish – Island Adventures – is an educational children’s book series created by Suzy Liebermann through Happy Language Kids Publications. The story follows Hugo, a small starfish…
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Backseat Conversations, Toy Aisles, and the Way Time Sneaks Up on You
As a parent, one of my favorite things is sharing stories from when Suzzane, David M., Charlie, and Bradley were little. Those memories don’t really fade the way others do. They don’t usually come from big events or carefully planned milestones. Most of the time, these memories come from everyday life—store aisles, car rides, toy shelves, holiday sections, and quiet moments you don’t realize matter until much later. “Most of the time, they come from everyday life—store aisles, car rides, toy shelves…” This series came from those kinds of moments. The small ones that sneak up on you when you’re just running errands or walking through a store and something…
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