my literary timeline

  • Dick and Jane

    Dick and Jane
    I started reading with Dick and Jane books, I loved the series.
  • McElligot's Pool

    McElligot's Pool
    My maiden name is McElligott, my father brought me this book and it was the first time, other than family, that I had seen it, and now it was on a book, een though the spelling is short a "t". It became my favorite book.
  • Happy Hollister Series

    Happy Hollister Series
    This is the first series of books that I got hooked on reading with. I couldn't read them fast enough.
  • Little Women

    Little Women
    My grandmother gave me the first book in the series, I enjoyed going back in time and following the sisters lives.
  • Jane Eyr

    Jane Eyr
    A required reading for school that I actually liked.
  • Corduroy

    Corduroy
    This book was my oldest son's favorite book. I ended up reading it almost every night to him. It still gives me a smile when I remember the first child, my own, loving it.
  • Goodnight Moon

    Goodnight Moon
    This book is a book that I read to my second child, a book I learned to tell without looking at the words.
  • The Hungry Cattepillar

    The Hungry Cattepillar
    Another book memory, reading to my third child. He and I both learned to love all Eric Carle books.
  • The Lonely Firefly

    The Lonely Firefly
    Yes, another one of my own children's favorites. My twins loved Eric Carle books but especially The Lonely Firelfly.
  • Boobs

    Boobs
    A book given to me at the end of my Breast Cancer treatments. I have to admit it took me awhile to read it, I was so afraid of a relapse. When I was finally ready to read it it definitely helped with my mental healing process.
  • The Wonderful Things You Will Be

    The Wonderful Things You Will Be
    A book that I gave to my first grandchild when he was born. I read it to him every time I saw him, he still asks me to read it to him occasionally.