tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post6280423510763355517..comments2024-03-10T16:42:34.106-04:00Comments on Collecting Children's Books: Hope is the Thing with FeathersPeter D. Sierutahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09301507180150710089noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-69278921426641023532012-01-18T19:03:17.378-05:002012-01-18T19:03:17.378-05:00Gary graduated from high school with me. (We even ...Gary graduated from high school with me. (We even went on a couple dates.) <br /><br />http://bowerfamilybooks.com/<br /><br />Janet S.<br />Mansfield, OHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-48676318818763703102012-01-18T18:50:50.919-05:002012-01-18T18:50:50.919-05:00An old orchestra pal, Nancy Shaw, used to share he...An old orchestra pal, Nancy Shaw, used to share her comic strips with the wind section during the rests. Now she's acclaimed picture book author of Sheep in a Jeep and other sheepish tomes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-13163586921407483662012-01-18T14:00:46.741-05:002012-01-18T14:00:46.741-05:00I don't have any friends (that I know of) that...I don't have any friends (that I know of) that have books to their credit. A couple with fairly colorful rap sheets, but no books. Hey, I just realized that I'm suppose to be the "friend" with the published book. Hooray! I guess I'd better get busy.Ali Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744571560735322734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-48321696161149142372012-01-17T12:29:46.692-05:002012-01-17T12:29:46.692-05:00My best friend from elementary school is now a ren...My best friend from elementary school is now a renowned migraine expert and has written a book called The Migraine Brain. I have lost touch with her but as I now suffer from migraines, I am tempted to go consult her. I even recently came across a book of hers that I borrowed in 3rd grade and did not return.<br /><br />http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96562458<br /><br />Two young men in my college dorm have also distinguished themselves by publishing several books, among other things: Bill McKibben and Mehmet Oz. Another college classmate (who may not recall that I introduced him to his wife Freshman Week) has written a book called the Inheritance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R0J2o-L0G8 Nick Kristof is another classmate. Wow, I am suddenly feeling inadequate!CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-84387651949691384782012-01-17T09:45:38.293-05:002012-01-17T09:45:38.293-05:00My 7th grade English teacher had a sign over her c...My 7th grade English teacher had a sign over her classroom door that read, "Through this door pass the future Hemingways, Dickinsons, Brontës, and Picassos." As a lover of words AND pictures, I remember loving the fact that she included an artist.Seanhttp://www.seanwbyrne.comnoreply@blogger.com