Ok, I had to share this new children’s literature blog: A Year Of Reading
It’s created by two teachers who have set a goal to try to read next year’s Newbery winner before it’s announced, which means they are reading all the great new children’s books they can get there hands on. I’ve frequented this blog and today I noticed that not only do they have a link to this blog (insert excited blush here), but they must be from Columbus because they talk about having breakfast with Sally Oddi, the owner of Cover to Cover Children’s Bookstore (the best bookstore that I have ever been to). I’m so jealous that they know Sally well enough to be breakfasting with her. I like to dream that some day Sally will call me to say, “Stephanie Ford please come work in my store, where I will pay you to be surrounded by children’s literature.” (Granted, that will never happen because I when I visit Cover to Cover I barely have the courage to talk to Sally let alone ask her if she’s hiring, but still, it’s a nice dream isn’t it?)
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I was hoping YOU would open a store and that I could come work for you!!
Oh yeah...found that blog yesterday too. What a cool idea. Maybe I could join them.
We didn't actually have breakfast with Sally, we just brainstormed with her after we stuffed ourselves at Northstar (you know this place? Short North? Yummy, organic/local/seasonal food!) Yes, we also hail from Crublus, Uh-hiya, and are cut from the same OSU Children's Lit. cloth as you...maybe a few years earlier. C. Huck was my advisor her last year there.
"I like to dream that some day Sally will call me to say, 'Stephanie Ford please come work in my store, where I will pay you to be surrounded by children’s literature.'"
Leaving a children's bookstore with more money than when you entered? Now that is a dream.
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