I entered a couple of reading challenges this year that took me back to the reading of my childhood.

The first was Reading Books Published in the First Years of My Life.

I originally thought I would complete this challenge (at the Toddler level) by reading adult books, but the challenge logo put me in mind of snuggling up with a book as a child – and so I decided to read some of the books I might have read then.

SUCCESS!

1954 – Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss
1955 – Eloise by Kay Thompson
1956 – Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion

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FAILURE!
Of all the challenges that I couldn’t complete this year, I’m most disappointed that I didn’t get this one: Books That Made Me Love Reading. It called for a post a month about the books that made reading such a passion for me.

There’s so many books I wanted to share – and, alas, so little time!

I did manage the first four months:
January: These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder
February: Trixie Belden and the Red Trailer Mystery
March: The Saturdays by Elizabeth Enright
April: A Place for Johnny Bill by Ruth Juline Bishop