11. My Book House — Volume 2: Story Time

Volume 2 of My Book House by Olive Beaupré Miller contains stories and poems from all over the world written by some of the world's best authors and poets. For instance there are works by Sir Walter Scott, Edward Lear, Eugine Field, William Blake and Hans Christian Anderson. One of the stories I remember most from this…

10. My Book House — Volume 1: In the Nursery

 What I remember most about this volume was the very first entry -- a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson that I memorized and recited it as a prayer in leiu of God-is-good-God-is-great-let-us-thank-him-for-our-food. My parents believed me that it was a prayer for years. I think someone ratted on me and told my parents it was…

9. My Book House

My mother had the foresight to surround me with a lot of books and for that I am grateful. She signed me up for the Weekly Reader Book Club and once a month I received a book in the mail -- many of which I remember to this day. She also bought me an inexpensive set of…