Little Red Riding Hood by Roald Dahl

So I have been away doing shcoolish things as of late. I am working my way towards a degree and The Boog and I have been paving the way towards the start of first grade. Although I do updates on my Facebook Page Books We Grew Up With, I came to the sad realization that my last posting on the bloggedy blog was in January. I aim to remedy that with an impromptu post and the promise to return more frequently. The Boog's reading skills and taste in books have changed substantially over the last half of this year and I look forward to sharing some of our new found favorites along with some classic standbys.

With that I leave with this poem I recently stumbled upon from Roald Dahl's version of Little Red Riding Hood. The poem can be found in his ghastly collection of classics "Revolting Rhymes."

A version only Dahl could have thought up! ;)

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Where the Sidewalk Ends

Where the Sidewalk Ends

the poems and drawings of

Shel Silverstein

One of his most famous books that I owned as a child. (in truth, it was the ONLY Silverstein book I owned/read until I came across The Giving Tree in my early twenties) It was my first time in a new school and I sat there mesmerised as my third grade teacher read to us. It's amazing the things you can forget as time goes by. I had forgotten how this book made me want to be a writer and how I spent countless hours pouring over it's poems, always finding solace in the upside down crazy world Shel illustrated. There it sits in my collection, unread for what must be years; and yet, when I pick it up, it's familiar words take me back to a time when life was simple and days were long.

A few nights ago I came across this familiar poem which prompted me to pick up my copy. So many poems jumped out at me and I thought I would share some with you.

I think perhaps a Where the Sidewalk Ends weekly poem is in order. I wouldn't mind getting reacquainted with some old favorites.

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The Giving Tree

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