Good Books

The introduction from "Honey for a Childs Heart", by: Gladys Hunt, was written by: Frank E. Gaebelein. His first paragraph speaks clearly my thoughts...

"Few THINGS are more important for a child than to discover the joy of reading. Give him a love of reading, and you have given him not only the most satisfying and useful of all recreations but also the key to true learning. The home is still the greatest educational force, and parents who make reading attractive contribute immeasurably to their children´s intellectual, emotional, and spiritual development. Forty-one years as a headmaster have convinced me that a genuinely educated person is one who knows how to read and who keeps on reading throughout his life. As Matthew Arnold said, "Culture is reading."

I whole heartedly agree with this, and have collected a broad and varied selection of books for ourselves and children through the years, providing hours and hours of delightful and thought provoking occupation.

One such book, "Flower Fairies" written by: Cicely Mary Barber has given us hours of enjoyment over the years. Miss Barber was a fabulous, British artist from the early 1900´s. She was just sixteen when her first work was published.

This delightful book is one of my personal favorites, for it´s pictures. The engaging details in the paintings are absolutely fantastic. Though the author has added poems that are lovely in themselves, it is the watercolor paintings that draw me back again and again.

I am not a big fan of faries, but I do appreciate good art and I like a book that will stretch the imagination of my children.


"A young child, a fresh uncluttered mind, a world before him - to what treasures will you lead him? With what will you furnish his spirit?" Gladys Hunt