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Today's question: What books were you obsessed with as a kid?
If you ask my mother, she'll tell you I was all about The Pokey Little Puppy. I don't remember much about that, so she must be lying.
The books that stand out in my mind from the ankle biter years would be these two:
The Velveteen Rabbit convinced me that whenever I left the room my brown bear Yogi would explore my room. I would seriously sneak back to the bedroom and listen at the door for fuzzy, creeping feet. As far as Tikki Tikki Tembo goes, I just liked the rhythym.
As I got older and more words came into play, I couldn't get enough of Nancy Drew. This includes all the original stories too. Even as a kid, I had completionist tendencies and backpedaled my way through every. single. book. I enjoyed Nancy's sidekicks and the mysteries kept me on my toes*.
When I wasn't busy with Nancy, I devoured all things Arthurian and Reading Rainbow. Even though there aren't adult versions of Reading Rainbow books, there are the original texts for all things Arthur**, so at least that one obsession has carried on into adulthood.
What book were you hooked on?
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* Why I don't write mystery or even read mystery now is, in fact, a mystery.
** Have you read The Vulgate Cycle or Geoffrey of Monmouth? If yes, I think we should talk.
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Last.fm hit of the day: A Sea of Dead Comets by Mar de Grises