tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post1692189555401551738..comments2024-03-28T05:19:28.500-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Just Kevinpattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-7277400646120314922013-03-03T23:07:11.548-05:002013-03-03T23:07:11.548-05:00Kevin is so cute. And, yes, they do figure things...Kevin is so cute. And, yes, they do figure things out, sadly too soon.<br /><br />I also got a library card at three, the first at our Greenwich Library.<br /><br />I remember loving the Henry Huggins and Beezus and Ramona books by Beverly Clearly, then the Cherry Ames' books and, of course, Nancy Drew's adventures.<br /><br />I started the staying up late with a flashlight under the covers at about 11. That was just delightful. It began a life-long habit of staying up reading into the wee hours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-72284329386417980062013-03-01T00:33:28.771-05:002013-03-01T00:33:28.771-05:00Richmal Crompton, Hardy Boys, The Three Investigat...Richmal Crompton, Hardy Boys, The Three Investigators, and lots of comics.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-66167441111663129572013-02-28T18:08:51.537-05:002013-02-28T18:08:51.537-05:00Oh, yes, a great reader of Archie comicbooks and s...Oh, yes, a great reader of Archie comicbooks and superhero ones. And classic comic books. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-34045501560237851762013-02-28T17:44:20.921-05:002013-02-28T17:44:20.921-05:00There was Richard Scarry and some others when I wa...There was Richard Scarry and some others when I was really young, then comic books, but with serious reading it was the Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators series.Casual Debrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098608670682517783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-50640802377627181412013-02-28T17:33:56.869-05:002013-02-28T17:33:56.869-05:00First comics, then The Hardy Boys; from there it w...First comics, then The Hardy Boys; from there it was a fast trip to Perry Mason, Agatha Christie, and Ed McBain. Around the same time I came across ZACHERLEY'S MIDNIGHT SNACKS and I was warped for life.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-56978366698117294182013-02-28T16:41:01.722-05:002013-02-28T16:41:01.722-05:00I well remember thinking that once I could read I ...I well remember thinking that once I could read I would be a real person. And in some real sense, that was true. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-23706016302410660522013-02-28T15:18:16.239-05:002013-02-28T15:18:16.239-05:00I don't recall one particular book turning me ...I don't recall one particular book turning me on to reading. I remember wanting to learn to read so badly, and being scared to death that I never would. Then came our first reading lesson in first grade (we were not as advanced as the children of today) -- and all I could think was, oh, this is so easy! And when I was about 10 years old, my sisters clued me in that my Mom was worried about me going crazy because all I ever wanted to do was read. Naomi Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08005429772070247806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-22024319684595359852013-02-28T14:01:00.947-05:002013-02-28T14:01:00.947-05:00Pagoo! What a great story about a little Hermit C...Pagoo! What a great story about a little Hermit Crab. I actually bought it for myself as an adult, and only then found out she'd written other books that I never saw as a kid.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-49302552258203562472013-02-28T10:53:26.417-05:002013-02-28T10:53:26.417-05:00Perfect for your neck of the woods. Where the wimp...Perfect for your neck of the woods. Where the wimpy kid is perfect for a suburban kid. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-42288181685956188942013-02-28T10:44:37.852-05:002013-02-28T10:44:37.852-05:00Mine was a Ranger Rick book about a big forest fir...Mine was a Ranger Rick book about a big forest fire that starts when some asshole throws a cigarette butt out of their car while driving through the woods. I loved it; had my folks read it to me all the time until I had it memorized to the point I could "read" it myself. I think I even remember the opening line: "The sun beat down on the deep green wood."Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070278104646895235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-77715345166594493702013-02-28T09:55:39.983-05:002013-02-28T09:55:39.983-05:00Vicki Barr Flight Stewardess.
Jeff M.<a href="http://www.series-books.com/vickibarr/vickibarr.html" rel="nofollow">Vicki Barr Flight Stewardess</a>.<br /><br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-47672910798352869012013-02-28T09:53:27.650-05:002013-02-28T09:53:27.650-05:00Jackie says Nancy Drew and Cherry Ames. She loved...Jackie says Nancy Drew and Cherry Ames. She loved all those "career girl" series - Vicky Barr, Stewardess, etc.<br /><br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-24414757934946508102013-02-28T09:51:04.718-05:002013-02-28T09:51:04.718-05:00That's a really great picture of Kevin. He...That's a really great picture of Kevin. He's just adorable.<br /><br />I can't remember the first book that turned me on to reading. I remember Dr. Seuss and I definitely remember getting the first Hardy Boys book and wanting to get the entire series...<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-60635440487987126812013-02-28T09:24:20.031-05:002013-02-28T09:24:20.031-05:00Our library has three copies of the movie alone. W...Our library has three copies of the movie alone. We all watched it yesterday and it wasn't bad. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-88541660328478348042013-02-28T09:22:26.361-05:002013-02-28T09:22:26.361-05:00Diary of a Wimpy Kid is always popular at my libra...Diary of a Wimpy Kid is always popular at my library. I had someone asking last night for book two and it was out. Heck, I should order some more duplicates today.Gerardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-15914843906874509102013-02-28T09:22:18.493-05:002013-02-28T09:22:18.493-05:00My kids loved RICHARD SCARRY. I still have some of...My kids loved RICHARD SCARRY. I still have some of them. Strangely Kevin was not interested in them. <br />I loved THE FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS, ALL OF A KIND FAMILY, LITTLE HOUSE books, CHERRY AMES, TRIXIE BELDEN, and of course NANCY DREW. Then I had a series of small books where animals were dressed like people that scared me for eternity. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-18775205651190401492013-02-28T09:16:01.242-05:002013-02-28T09:16:01.242-05:00Richard Scarry.Richard Scarry.Gerardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-32922801550365137632013-02-28T09:01:47.649-05:002013-02-28T09:01:47.649-05:00My mom took me to the library to get my first libr...My mom took me to the library to get my first library card when I was three and the first book I checked out was The Cat in the Hat; but the books that really made me understand that books could take you to another place were Enid Blyton's Famous Five series. Kids, a little older than me, having adventures during the summer hols and drinking ginger beer and eating sponge cake.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-19182381642916017052013-02-28T07:51:45.435-05:002013-02-28T07:51:45.435-05:00I love Kevin :-) The Wimpy Kid books are pretty fu...I love Kevin :-) The Wimpy Kid books are pretty funny; my girls love them too.<br /><br />As a kid, I loved Roald Dahl's BFG. We had a whole group of friends at school who read his books at the same time. Such bookish fun.YA Sleuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371132883359264412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-28972211494896519712013-02-28T07:51:18.103-05:002013-02-28T07:51:18.103-05:00Oh, it does indeed all end quickly *sigh*.... I l...Oh, it does indeed all end quickly *sigh*.... I love that 'photo, by the way. <br /><br />The first books that really turned me on to reading were Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com