10 Children's Books that have Influenced Me

I knew I couldn't stop myself. (The children's books in my first list not included. Some light reading required)

1. The Phanton Tollbooth- Norman Juster.
2. The Harry Potter Series- J.K. Rowling
3. The Lorax- Dr. Seuss
4. Oh The Places You'll Go!- Dr. Seuss
5. Charlotte's Web- E.B. White
6. Island of the Blue Dolphins- Scott O'Dell
7. My Side of the Mountain- Jean Craighead George
8. The Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh- A.A. Milne
9. Complete Fairy Tales- Hans Christian Andersen
10. Children's Encyclopedia of the Animal Kingdon- Dorset Press (1991)

10 Books that Influenced me

A few weeks ago there was a flurry of people writing the names of 10 books that influenced their life. According to the posts, they:
Didn't have to be the 'right' books. Yes, the scriptures have influenced me, but anyone who knows me would know that is a given, so I'm going for non scripture here.
Don't think too hard. I could deliberate for days. I better keep it short.

On the whole I am a little put out that no one ever nominated me, since I am sure somebody on Facebook would remember how I love to read. But I won't hold grudges, I'll just make my list. So without further ado (ooh, Shakespeare) here I go, in no particular order:

1. To Kill A Mockingbird- Harper Lee
2. Night- Elie Wiesel
3. Walden- Henry David Thoreau
4. Stargirl- Jerry Spinelli
5. Where The Red Fern Grows- Wilson Rawls
6. The Chronicles of Narnia- C. S. Lewis (Is that cheating? At least I didn't use that to fill up the list.)
7. An Anthology of Poetry- Dylan Thomas
8. The Secret Garden- Francis Hogson Burnett
9. All Quiet on the Western Front- Erich Maria Remarque
10. A Separate Peace- John Knowles

This is the short list. Thank goodness it wasn't music. I'd need a top 50.

Writing Prompt 4: Do you like dinosaurs?

Yes. Except when an Allosaurus tried to eat me. I'd heard people say they weren't as scary as T. Rex. Yes, ole Rex is 50 feet long. Allosaurus is only 30. That's a bus length of difference. What no one ever wants to mention is that we are mostly less than 6 feel long (tall). I certainly am. So whether a dinosaur is 30 feet long or 50 doesn't make much of a difference. Both heads are almost as big as you are. Both have a row of very large teeth on both jaws. So yes, I like dinosaurs. just please feed yours before you let it out for a walk.

God WILL Give You More Than You Can Handle- All Our Lemmony Things (Again)

Here is this amazing post from All Our Lemmony Things. I've never met her, but Kayla Lemmon is becoming one of my favorite people. I feel a very strong friendship towards her,

http://lemmonythings.com/2014/01/05/god-will-give-you-more-than-you-can-handle-i-guarantee-it/

Time Doesn't Heal All Wounds: The Loneliest Part of Grieving- Another reblog from Kayla Lemmon

here it is. Oh my goodness. You have to read this! I just wish I had seen this earlier!

http://lemmonythings.com/2014/02/18/time-doesnt-heal-all-wounds-the-loneliest-part-of-grieving/

"It Isn't A Sin To Be Mad At God" -All Our Lemmony Things reblog

Here is a link to "It Isn't A Sin To Be Mad At God" from the blog All Our Lemmony Things, written by Kayla Lemmon. I loved this. Actually, I like most of her posts. I would strongly suggest you follow her blog. Here is the link.

http://lemmonythings.com/2014/09/08/it-isnt-a-sin-to-get-mad-at-god/