Some of My Favorite Books!

Toby and readers,

     As a young child, I was always surrounded by literature. Whether it was books in my classes at daycare or going to work with my mom and reading magazines on shelves, I've always had some form of literature around me. I think that automatically set me up to have a passion for literature. As I grew older, and into novel-level reading, my passion grew to writing as well as reading. For the last four or five years, I've been writing non-stop. Poems, songs, stories, random sentences, single diary entries every two months or so, just about every form of writing you can think of. 

     Just about every human being who has ever held a book has a favorite, eh? Even people who don't necessarily like books or reading, have a book that they like more than all the rest, right? Well, if nobody else does, I certainly do. I'm quite fond of many books and always love to read someone else's favorite book. Even if a book isn't in my favorite genre, I'll read any book that I've been recommended because you never know, it could wind up being your new favorite. Today's post is a list of some of my favorites, as well as some that I'd love to have the third and fourth grade kids read. Enough blabbering about favorite books, let's get to the books.

While all of these books are filled with tales of adventure, love, joy, fear, and sadness, my absolute favorite book is a combination of all of the above and so much more. . . The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster. It tells a whimsical tale of a young boy and... well... his phantom tollbooth. I do recommend that you read it, if you haven't yet, and if you have, it's always a good idea to read it again, as it may mean an entirely new thing to you with each reread. 

Until next time dear readers, Anna.