bookworms

can you feel it?

i think i feel a bit of chill in the air. or at least something cooler than it's been lately.

and today there was rain.

i'm actually anticipating the cooler, damper weather.

today, we were home-bodies and read lots of books. good, old-fashioned, simple, educational entertainment. at the kaneohe friends of the library book sale last week, we picked up some treats. i am a book hoarder and that is something i don't have a problem with. one can never have too many good books in their home. at least that's my philosophy. faith and malik love Love LOVE to read and can pleasantly pass the time looking at books on their own. they revel in me reading to them and that brings me great joy.

this book sale is great because every time i go, i find all kinds of wonderful books to take home. and it usually ends up costing me less than the price of probably the cheapest book in borders. so that's another reason i'm okay with it. and the kids love it, too, because they get to choose what books they want. we browse and have fun making our selections.

i adore vintage books. the older, the better. i like their character and always wonder about their history. maybe it has something to do with watching 'the neverending story' one too many times as a kid. that old book store intrigued me.

almost every 'little golden book' we ended up getting is nearly fifty to sixty years old. how awesome is that?! best of all, a lot of them were my favorites when i was little and a nostalgia for my childhood awakens. while i may not recall exactly what the story was about, the pictures delighted me. and, call me sentimental, they still do.

anyway, here are some new additions to our library from the book sale:

and this is one i hope to get on my shelf soon:

thanks for tuning me in to this book sale, echo!

happy reading, everyone!