Liebster Blog Award

Hilda at http://fromoverwhelmedtoorganized.blogspot.ca has given me the Liebster Blog award!  How fun!  This award is given to bloggers who have less than 200 followers.  Liebster is a German word that means sweetest, kindest, dearest, lovely, valued, nicest, and welcome, etc!   The rules for the award are:

- Post about the win on your blog.
- Link back to the blogger who presented you with the award and follow them, if you are not already.
- Copy and paste the award button to your blog.
- Present the Liebster blog award to 5 blogs with less than 200 followers that you think deserve to be recognized.
- Let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.
- Share 5 random facts about yourself.

Here we go -

Random Fact #1 - I play the guitar.  Not that well, but enough to lead a sing-a-long.
#2 - I have lived in ... I think it's 16 different houses/apartments from birth to my current residence, if I haven't forgotten to count one along the way somewhere.
#3 - It is a miracle that I have managed to have 2 children - I had a  phobia of doctors/hospitals/needles/blood/pain etc.... ! Since going through childbirth you'd think that nothing would bother me anymore but it still does a little bit - but I am a LOT better than I was!
#4 - When I was growing up, my grandparents had horses.  I never became a proficient rider although I did ride from time to time.  That might explain why I read all of the Black Stallion series of books, Black Beauty, etc.
#5- My favourite band is U2.  I own all their albums/dvd's and quite a few books about them, have seen them in concert a few times, etc.  Have not met them yet as one of my friends recently did though!!


Alrighty!  It's time to pass on the awards!  I am giving the Liebster Blog award to:

1.  http://www.juliasbookbag.com/  Melissa writes about the books that she and her daughter Julia read together - and I am having so much fun reading her posts and agreeing with her about all the fabulous books that she loves.
2. http://www.penpalsandpicturebooks.com/ Great lists of recommendations, and activities to go with books here!
3.  http://www.theartofchildrenspicturebooks.blogspot.ca/The title says it all - the beautiful artwork of books for children.  A great place to spend some time!
4.  http://postapocalyptichomeschool.blogspot.ca/  I am not actually sure if this blog has under 200 followers or not as I don't see a 'followers' button, but I have to give this award as I love the author's explanation for why she needs to buy so many used children's books!  Works for me, haha!
5.  http://storyphilosophy.blogspot.ca/  How cool is this?  Deep philosophical questions to discuss about children's picture books!!


Congratulations everyone!

"Vintage" Me!

Me - age 2 - pretending to read what I think is Consumers Distributing...??

Chapter 1- First Post

I love vintage children's books.  I love going to used book sales and finding a gem of an old book with beautiful illustrations that everyone else has passed over. I love these retro books and the feeling that they give me and how they take me back to my childhood days.  I love how they are a connection to the past.  I love collecting these books to share with my daughters.  I hope this blog will be a place for us to share about our favourite vintage reads together.