If you were to start your own memory library, which would be the first book you choose, and why? Have you considered starting a memory library for someone else since reading the book?
Absolutely… I would love to start a memory library for my goddaughter and share nuggets of wisdom with her.
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I have never thought of this! The books would depend on who the library was for. And if I was Sally, I would have sent those books to Ella every year!
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In a way I have done this. I have all my daughter’s “ baby books” which I still adore btw. The most special ones for b days , or most favorite etc have little notes to her written inside the cover. I often bought and buy her books still and always write inside the cover. This year was our first Christmas apart and I sent her her gifts , and of course many were books I had picked out especially for her, and each one has an inscription. She was tickled I still took the time to write inside each one. It’s not exactly the same but someday once she has her own house she will take her “ baby books” and fav teenage books to her own new home and will always have a part of me with her. I’m blessed to have a few special books I remember from my childhood my mother gave to me and they are very special.
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I would enjoy starting a memory library for my seven year old granddaughter. The Velveteen Rabbit would be the first book I’d choose to begin her library.
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I have done this for my children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. Some of of the books I loved as a child are no longer appropriate, but some have withstood the test of time, Stuart Little, Little Fur Family and would be the first in the library. I was a children’s bookseller in the 80s and 90s and was thrilled to see and gift a new wave of gorgeous children’s books. Now, I am a volunteer librarian for an organization that provides free children’s books to teachers in schools with high levels of poverty, and I revel in these wonderful titles: Big, Born on the Water, An American Story, which have widened my horizons. I guess that has become the determinant for my choices now - what will change or broaden perspectives.?
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I’m not sure which would be the first book I would choose for a memory library. Have to think more about that! I do wish I had done this with my own children. If I had grandchildren, would do it with them. I have a Christmas book that a great aunt gave me when I was very little. The story isn’t a famous/important one, but it still touches me that she wrote a very simple inscription in the front.
My first book would be Pippi Longstocking! I must have read it 100 times as a young girl! I believe she continues to be an independent, individualistic role model today!
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