My current read is Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. I once read that its better to believe in the impossible and probable than probable and impossible. Alexis Skyy and Fetty Wap made their debut appearance tonight on Love and Hip Hop New York. My 3 children inherited my love of books and we discovered the seek and find books when my youngest was born in 1996, and they quickly became her favorite. I was that child who was always reading from a very young age. Thank you for sharing. New Zealand is like no other! What a beautiful book, and lovely interview. Always on an adventureoutside which resonated deeply. I know it sounds crazy but we did not have a lot of money so the flowers were inspiration. I ended up getting a bachelor degree in biology and plant pathology and love studying anything related to earth science. I suppose its reflected in a curious and analytical outlook as an adult. I had a reading disability so as a kid, I loved seek and find books because I didnt have to read any words. I loved those books and still remember the stories. Influenced with dozens of fictional princesses growing up, Ella was the most relatable as she was always fighting her inner most desires to please everyone around her. And I still LOVE to read. They are in my garden today. Heck, I still love a good adventure story.They fuel my love of travel, visiting new places and help me see my own familiar places in a different light. My favorites was my dads collection of National Geographic Magazines. Today I share and surround myself with garden beauty (and oversize art books!) This is definitely a book that I could only do now after years of collecting plants from various places. A fabulously bountiful inspiration to grow more varieties of flowers when the gardening season begins. My favorite books as a child were Dr Seuss books. It was so treasured that I have it in my cedar chest and would bring it out occasionally to read to my kids. My Mom was a teacher there and she worked it out with the librarian to get the old copy for my daughter- who also loved the book. A huge congratulations to Zoe!! About 20 years ago I decided I loved Bull Terriers and read up on them. The book taught us about love, friendship and acceptance. :). John Scalzi is one of my current favorites. I used to check out garden design books from the library and spend my time pouring over them and imagining my dream garden. I loved Nancy Drew books and to this day still enjoy a good mystery . Your book looks like a work of art! I even had my grandma help me sew my doll and me matching outfits to look the ingalls wilder sisters. What would I be without my garden, without flowers, without trees, without nature? But I also enjoyed Charlottes Web and anything Pooh. Absolutely adore this flower farm and New Zealand Cant wait to check out this book! One book in particular that captured my imagination, moved my soul, and instilled in me a wonder for the healing space of growing things is The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. What a lovely looking book! I loved Nancy Drew books most when I was little. I loved reading the Babysitters Club and Choose Your Own Adventure series books. I hope they helped me with my love of the Lord. Growing up, I read the Chronicles of Narnia and Ill never forget the sense of wonder and adventure- it has stuck with me my whole life. I was particularly obsessed with my grandparents 9 at the time) up to date Encyclopedia Britannica and their 40+ years of National Geographic. pearl, earl and whirl all rhyme with girl in my book BaskerviIle. I loved the Bed Book, an imaginative book of different kinds of kids bed ranging from an ice cream shop bed to a plane bed. I think it has shaped my beliefs that dedication and hard work pay off and are worthwhile. My summers were filled with watching Days of Our Lives on a tele with bunny ears, smells of grease and oil, and harlequin novels my auntie thought as age appropriate. She noticed the rolling hills and had the greatest idea. Collecting all their ingredients by hand and around the farm, but racing against the storm. I grew up in church in the 1950s being born in 1947. I mostly loved books about adventure and animals. In this blog post, youll find 125 delicious rhymes all about food. XIPXI means cat in the ronga language from Southern Mozambique. If you dont stay away from them, we see. Yes I graduated from high school snd went to a community college in my 40s I took lots of classes trying to find my passion I took lots of test to find I have no learning issues. How about THAT for roses? I loved the quietness of the image I pictured in my mind. I read to her before her birth, and her love of books is as deep as mine. All of these made me as an adult, an avid reader and a lover of Gardens, Animals, Seashells, Art Glass and the Friends and Family in my life. Unfortunately, I was not much of a reader as a child but grew up to love books -especially childrens books! My Mother, a nurse, read it to me and she taught me by her own example how to be caring, courageous and passionate about all living beings and appreciate the beauty and good in all! I read all of Beverly Clearys books as a kid and enjoyed the emotional realism and antics of Ramona the Pest. I didnt have many or any books of my own as a child. When I was old enough to read The Secret Garden I felt that it had been written just for me! My favorite book was The Chemicals of Life by Isaac Asimov. Thank you Erin for sharing Zos book and stunning floral farm, reading this interview made my week! Millions of Cats another and all the little Golden Books. I forget to mention that I devoured all my uncles marvel and DC comics too. I still have my old Nancy Drew books on a shelf! These creatures, usually horses or dogs, often overcame great hardship in order to find their way home or win that race. There was an element of sentimentality but also often a sense of adventure and wonder. I look forward to reading this ew took from down under. From Belgium: TO THE SUN FROM A FLOWER As an adult I love to walk in nature, still hoping to spot a tiny gnome house. When I was younger I loved the Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books. The book Island of the blue dolphins was one of my first grown up book, I loved the idea of nature, independence and survival. As they continue to join each other the mitten stretches and stretches until all the creatures go flying. Adventure books were my favorite. Flowers have a magical way of changing our focus to try and see the positive things in life. They showed me magic in quite literally everything, and gave me the ability to mitigate my circumstances on a whim. Now, love to sit in the evenings and just look at the books with flowers and floral arrangements. I just had my first baby and I teared up when I opened a gift that someone had given us, a copy of Frog and Toads adventures! I was so intrigued by these flowers, so different from the tropical flowers in my Motherland. The first book that I remember and treasure is The Golden Book of Fairy Tales. Anything historical. I was often found wandering in the nearby woods, building forts for my imaginative play. Friendship and love are as important to me as they are in the pages of this book, and regardless of the pain that comes, I dont want to betray those values and I dont want to give up. Connie. This seems like so much fun to search through my favorite things, flowers! So if anything I came to love books.and to read . Je ne sais pas si jai le droit de participer au concours tant donn que je demeure au Canada, mais je tente ma chance. I was not read to as a child and dont remember any books during my early years in school that stand out much but in my 40s when I began homeschooling my two daughters my love of good books and especially classic childrens books such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter, Make Way for the Ducklings, All Things Big and Small by James Heriot, Little House on the Prairie, Winnie the Pooh, The Wind in the Willows and Animalia by Graeme Base opened a part of my heart I never knew was there. At night, my Dad would pull out an encyclopedia and open it to a random place and I would read to him. Unfortunately as a child I was not introduced to the wonderful world of books with the stories they hold. I especially loved the Little House on the Prairie series. So maybe not having books as a child made me love having them as an adult. Back then it had a lot of crafty how to projects as well as gardening informationall the things I love now! The languid youth stood out forever in my mind. Like Miss Rumphius, I, too, hope to make the world more beautiful, be it with roadsides abundant with lupine or sharing flowers in another way with the world. tiddly suit. Misty of Chincoteague, Black Beauty, King of the Wind I just loved all books and reading in general. Hmm, which words rhyme? Over the years, my childhood copys binding weakened and pages were lost or crayoned over by my little sister. Loved learning how others dealt with difficult lives, overcame obstacles and about this beautiful world. Mon livre prfr tait Martine la campagne. Its such a joyous, playful book and it was fun to spy some Floret seed packages woven into a few of your stunning imageswe appreciate the love! One of my favorite lines from Peter Rabbit when he was caught by the button of his jacket in a gooseberry net: His sobs were overheard by some friendly sparrows, who flew to him in great excitement, and implored him to exert himself. I know that was quite the feat for you and your publisher and so many gardeners here will be grateful for your efforts. I also loved the ISPY books growing up! I loved Roald Dahl, Madeleine LEngle, Beverley Cleary, and also raiding the art and travel books in our library. My favorite story I can remember though was called Mandy, about a young orphan girl who found a deserted house in the woods and every day snuck over the orphanage wall to little by little make the house her own. I loved and identified with the individual personalities of each of the women, the mother figure, the artist, the writer, the pianist, the active tom boy, etc. My favorites were historical fiction and the mix of fact and story helped shape me into the teacher I am today. As a child I enjoyed the Cherry Ames books. We were lucky enough to have beautiful illustrated books including wind in the willows, Grimms fairy tales, and a compilation of fairy tales and downhome fables like three little pigs, red riding hood, three little kittens, etc., with full color graphics, John Martins big book which had beautiful line drawings of fairies, sprites, and mythological characters all in black, white and red ink along with puzzles, games, poems and riddles that kept us occupied for hours. I related well to her being uprooted and trying hard to blossom in a new place. My favorite book series as a child would have been Anne of Green Gables so many life lessons and learning to observe and appreciate nature. I did the same process with leaves. Of course I wanted to be Jo but my personality was more like Beth. I also loved Aesops fables. I still love books that contain beautiful photos or illustrations of things found in nature! One was a journal , the other a book about a little person (wiplala was its name) that was a friend of the child/main person in book. As a child I loved The Boxcar Children and imagined what it would be like using my creativity to make a life in the cool woods! Pets love to eat their favorite foods. I loved so many books, but two of my childhood favorites were Black Beauty and Charlottes Web. They were an exciting outlet as a boy. One book could tell so many stories and encouraged re-reading. I absolutely loved Ella Enchanted. P.S. I am forever grateful that I had access to all of these beautiful stories, and cant wait to introduce my new baby to them. I loved story books with pictures like Beautrix Potter. And the chores and growing their own food captivated me!!! Learn how your comment data is processed. I had a strong imagination and really felt like I was following the characters on all their adventures. She always let us pick them. It spoke to simpler times and a connection to the outdoors as a way of healing. Bound at home practically by poverty but having a garden to explore has been such a gift. I loved cats and nature, so I would conjure up escapades for Nina my Russian Grey to go around sorting things and issues even if it was in space. I loved historical fiction as a childthe Dear America series was a particular favorite. 1. Salads are wonderful, salads are great, Theyre the perfect food to help you lose weight, So if youre looking to slim down, give them a try. I always loved reading Little House on the Prairie. This has carried on through my adult years and theyre still my favorite books to read. (As soon as the adults were done with it of course!) Thank you. As a child I was a voracious reader- anything I could get my hands in really. I just liked reading and enjoyed lots of different subjects of books. I suspect Im not the only one on this thread who was profoundly influenced by The Secret Garden. The silly funny poems always brightened my day. I loved the Little House on the Prairie books as a child and they still inspire my pioneering spirit that lead to a love of gardening. They influenced me in several ways, I loved the sense of adventure that Pooh and his friends always had, whether catching hefalumps or playing Pooh sticks plus they were always kind to each other. In later years, as a freelance writer, I so enjoyed interviewing folks for profiles. We are just moving into a new build with a blank slate and cannot wait to get started. Mea atqui dicam in, vidit reque error mei ex, ut eos possit reformidans reprehendunt. Such a lovely conversation! I still love to read books over and over and I still love to read and especially watch a good mystery movie or TV series. And also to you Erin, for your successful business that make a lot of people happy. I still remember them. I would stare at that photo in awe and fascination at how spectacular her life must be ,full of culture and history and how different from my simple life. I absolutely loved Walter Wicks I Spy books as a childthe recognition skills I learned from them really helped in Art History courses in college! Anyway, this book really introduced me to poetry as a child and it is one of my most cherished books. Sizzle, sizzle, watch it fry. Trixie Belden Mysteries! Books. Type any word here to find all the words that rhyme with it, 2023 Kenn Nesbitt's Poetry4kids.com. I do the same, my granddaughters love to pick my flowers and play in the garden. I was a huge fan of the Ramona Quimby series. Bobbsey twins, Encyclopedia Brown, The Great Brain changed to Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden then on to Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie (of course! I am a photographer now and the style photojournalism is still my favorite, finding the beauty in every day moments and places. Where there was hurt at home , there lied hope in between the pages. beautiful book! These rhymes are specially chosen by our unique songwriting rhyming dictionary to give you the best songwriting rhymes. This was the 1st book I wanted to read again. Sign up above and receive all new No Time for Flash Cards posts directly in your email inbox. Excited to see this! Charlottes Web cracked me open when our teacher read it to my 3rd grade class. my interests spanned from fairy stories to encyclopedias on animals, fish, birdsbut the one book that came up this morning was Where the Lilies Bloom, by Vera and Bill Cleaver. It tells the tale of a bright, curious girl who embarks on an adventure to discover the mystery behind the ever-changing colors of snow on the mountain in the distance. I have dreamed for decades of creating my own secret garden and am now finally beginning to bring one to life! My favorite book growing up was The Secret Garden. To have a girl identified protagonist who didnt fit in and learned to both feel entitled to and manage her anger at the wrongs of the world was very impactful. :) I think I wished I could live on a farm. 3. This interview brought up ALL the magic. Can you tell us more about that experience and if you have any upcoming workshops people in your area might be able to attend? I feel like she really helped change the flower landscape here, making it that much easier for us to get our hands on those special varieties that we could only ever dream about before. 5. When I was young, The Secret Garden was such an inspiration & continues to be. I never thought about the parallels much until now. I learned to read using them in the classroom and my love for reading just continued to grow. I loved all sorts of books as a child (and still do!). Need some great food activities for your preschool class or homeschooling your child. By the end of that year we had quite a collection, and Id spend hours lying on the blue carpet in front of the bookcases upstairs in the hall outside my bedroom, immersing myself in their worlds. I loved The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe! I wasnt a great reader as a kid, but I was always drawn to the books that were also shows or movies. food that rhymes with alexis. I had to wear leg braces overnight for a year when I was three to correct a foot turnout. Any story that could spark wonder about worlds just beyond our reach or perhaps not, with some imagination. Im still a horse nerd and love to share the books with my kids. I love all things minature still and design small vignettes for decor and fairy gardens. I loved any story about fairies as a child, and this has continued to influence my creative practice, as I love to add a little whimsy to all my paintings and drawings! I loved anything about nature and animals growing up. Lost & Found looks like an amazing book! What a lovely interview! Loved this mother daughter story it reminds me so much of how my own daughter and I work together Add flowers to the equation and it makes me long to see their lovely farm!!! I also have always dreamed of growing flowers a dream I am at last achieving and would love love love to have a walled garden with a secret door. Like a hammer in a tree. Every child in every grade planted one seed. They had these line drawn pictures with all sorts of crazy stuff hidden. What a fun and beautiful book! The experiences I could potentially have. Luckily there was ice in the icebox. In elementary school, I always gravitated toward the biography section. I loved the Little House On The Prairie books. Im still a dreamer as an adult. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein stole my heart as a child. I liked the magazine teen because I loved seeing the girls with snow beanies on because they were always so cute. Ive reread the book and listened to an audio version many times since. Grilling or stewing, it's always nice to eat. Absolute genius. take the bad with the good. So alas, I must take my leave of you now to search for a magical plant that includes princess or tiara in its name. Have been cataloguing them this past year and have 600 listed so far with many yet to go. How these stories helped form who I am todaya person cognisant of the struggles in life, a bit mischievous at times, and always ready for an adventure. I still have my dads copy of Crockets and its the first book my son and I turn to for houseplant questions. I loved how the children were so clever and could survive out in the woods. "Beef, beef, what a treat. I read everything I could get my hands on, our local library just wasnt big enough:). I still have these books & will cherish them forever. I lived on a farm and I spent most of my time out doors and with my horses. This book looks lovely and I would love to own a copy! That same emotion in my reading imagination connects with wonder as a bud emerges. I did love the Trixie Belden series. It was easy to fall in love with the charming characters and the turned pages kept us kids on the edge of our seat. We love it! Then you're in the right place! what rhymes with kara? As a child, two favorites come to mind. Amazing! I read the Boxcar Children series to my children and now my grandchildren. As a child I loved the Beatrix Potter books. Sign up above and receive all new No Time for Flashcards posts directly in your email inbox. I clearly remember that even as a young child, my heart was always captured by stories telling how people helped animals or other people in need. I loved books with pictures that showed how different people lived and worked, I was also always a big fan of the Richard Scary books for those reasons. I hope that Zoes flower farm is OK after the storm and the community will recover quickly. I LOVED to read Nancy Drew novels, they are so full of mystery and adventure! But the best part of all is that my imagination has come alive again with the textures, placement and most importantly color. The book I was most interested in as a child were all the books with the hidden flaps, I remember going to our local library and finding new books with the flaps and getting so excited, I can say I had one favourite book but loved all of them. The illustration brought me to a world where animals wore smocks & tailcoats & spoke & I loved every bit of them. Amelias Notebook series were my favorites, loved the inner monologue style and the charming illustrations! Truthfully its the art work that really captured me. Now she is sharing that love of reading with her niece Lilly who is almost 2 years old and also loves books! The feeling of accomplishment as I read each volume was one of the first I remember. I loved going in our little library in grade school and reading the autobiographys of different people. My childhood pre-dates seek-and-find books, but I have spent many, many hours poring over them reading the clues and discovering the evidence with my kids, my grandkids, and many other kids. Thanks for expanding my flower world. As I step out in my small secret garden in the Pacific North West, I find joy, peace and renewal. Thanks for sharing this but of it with us. I loved reading about peoples lives and learning from them as a child. Some of them (looking back now) were kind of scary but I loved them all the same. Loved the interview! I relish any opportunity to spend time wandering the open spaces and regional wonders of my adopted Southern California, and thank the Lupine lady for inspiring me to love nature. Dont you ? I grew up by my Mother reading to my 4 siblings and me every night before bedtime. They dont seem to be similar, but I can still feel their emotional pull on me, only child in a family of adults. I have continued to enjoy reading mysteries. Looking forward to tea parties with my grandkids! All of the Golden Books. Moomin a whimsical little character from Finland is my all time favourite kids book. I still love fictional stories now but love stories by Nicholas Sparks. A couple years ago I dipped my toe into the world of flowers, and now they have cast their spell on me, and my life will never be quite the same again. Top rhymes for Alexis. thesis: diagnosis: hypnosis: oasis . Ham/lamb? I like to make rhyming games shout-out games. Its all so much fun. My childhood fave was the book Gnomes by Wil Huygen. Kim Fishback. But I do love to share my love with my friends by posting them on my Instagram page. I can remember times of her babysitting me before I was old enough for school and loved flipping through the pages. The magic and love of it has stuck with me. Put them both on the printable and say all three words. Roald Dahl was and is always so good. I didnt realize that at the time, but all those stories helped me navigate many difficult challenges with hope! Loved reading mysteries and still do. I think this book will be a perfect addition to an afternoon on the porch with a tall glass of icy lemonade! It is really the photos and pictures that I once, and still can get lost in. What a treat! I too am a photographer and artist, though not a flower farmer yet, these images from the book feed my soul that longs for color. To this day, I find myself noticing colors, patterns, and textures within nature, and amongst animals and people to see hidden, and yet, conspicuous beauty. I loved fantasy books with great world building and they are still my favorite! Books set in farms were especially a favorite. I loved books that had an elements of magic, magical powersEdward Eager comes to mind. All of her books are outstanding. Paper dolls book of the Kennedy family were a lot of fun. I cant seem to go on a walk without foraging for sticks, berries, and seed pods to add to the organic decor in my home. Graham Oakleys Magical Changes showed me how to look at things in many different ways, and how dynamic things can be. Little house on the prairie by Laura ingalls wilder. My favorite series of books to read as a child was the adventure series The Boxcar Children. I read dozens of them! I loved books so much as a 5 year old that I would open one up and pretend to read it! Many lessons to be learned in this wonderful series of books starting with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis. Books wasnt something encouraged as a child living in a 3rd world. Im still so fond of all of these stories and my love for the natural world certainly stems from my imaginations of the secret worlds and lives of animals and gardens and forests. But instead we named her Natalie and now I just grow Veronica in my garden! But I do hope to visit the small villages and find those little gardens that show the love of their gardener. . The physical turning of the pages and the smell. It is no wonder that I grew into an adult who has studied both horticulture and medicine, who loves nature photography, is obsessed with being outside surrounded by flowers and wildlife, and who takes every opportunity I can get to travel and explore the world. I loved staying up late into the night reading The Boxcar Children, A to Z Mysteries, and The Magic Treehouse. Some were collections of French (Perault) or German (Grimm) fairy tales from my home countries, but I had a deep fascination for two Russian fairy tale books with detailed illustrations, as well as several volumes illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
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