OMG SOMEONE TURN DOWN THE HEAT. It's been over 100 for two days and it's gonna stay that way for a bit. It's awful. Especially hauling book drop carts across the parking lot. Metal cart. Metal book drop. Black asphalt. Make it STOP.
On to happier things. This week has been Children's Book Week! (I only found out today and it ends tomorrow. Poo. I work at a frakkin' library, you'd think we'd post these things...) Since I didn't know and it's an arbitrarily chosen week anyway, I proclaim this week my Children's Book Week! It's especially appropriate since I have spent time recently talking to friends about books we read as kids. I find it really interesting the books each of us feel are staples that others don't even recognize. But...but...doesn't everyone know them? Anyway, I will post about one or two children's books or authors everyday that I feel are necessities of the children's library. Feel free to debate, add to the list, toss your favourites up on your LJs and in general discuss the texts (and pictures) that shaped you when you were young!
Today:
Sandra BoyntonPossibly my favourite children's book author of all time. Sandra Boynton is an illustrator of primarily (entirely?) animals of a somewhat cartoony variety. Her work ranges from board books to adult novelty books to imaginary musicals (featuring real CDs with the most amazing casts...) and it's all awesome. Among my favourites:
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