It’s official! It’s been one whole year since I started this blog. I’ve done 24 interviews, 415 posts and I’ve definately read a lot of books.

So to celebrate let’s think about special books. I, for one, still remember the first book I got from the public library. Of course I can’t find the exact title now but I remember it vividly. It was a lower school retelling of what I now recognized as the myth of Midas and his golden touch (always been into Greek mythology. But in this case, I just chose it because of the dog on the cover). It was all about a poor boy who gets the chance to turn things into gold, sprucing up his scruffy appearance so people will no longer make fun of him. But when he turns his dog into gold, he realizes love is more important than gold any time.

Another one was this Strawberry Shortcake World of Friends book. You know how franchises make cash grab books and dvds and all that so it has little plot but more focused on sharing recipes like tea, hot cocoa and crepes. I know, so exotic. But I was 5. I remember I insisting on using it with my mom so we could make a “professional” meal for my grandparents.

So what books provide special memories for you? Comment below?