Comments for My Book House http://mybookhouse.net Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:58:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on About Ms. Kathy the Librarian and Her Book House by Carl P http://mybookhouse.net/about-ms-kathy/#comment-186 Carl P Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:58:41 +0000 http://mybigbookhouse.wordpress.com/?page_id=180#comment-186 Has anyone found an original "house" bookcase for My Book House books for sale? Has anyone found an original “house” bookcase for My Book House books for sale?

]]> Comment on About Ms. Kathy the Librarian and Her Book House by Carl http://mybookhouse.net/about-ms-kathy/#comment-185 Carl Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:30:35 +0000 http://mybigbookhouse.wordpress.com/?page_id=180#comment-185 Ðoes anyone know where there is an original My Bookhouse bookcase for sale? Ðoes anyone know where there is an original My Bookhouse bookcase for sale?

]]> Comment on About Ms. Kathy the Librarian and Her Book House by Kimberly http://mybookhouse.net/about-ms-kathy/#comment-184 Kimberly Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:20:22 +0000 http://mybigbookhouse.wordpress.com/?page_id=180#comment-184 I have a 1932 set (I've replaced the first two volumes, which I read to death as a child) along with the Holland, Japan and France books. My grandfather purchased them for his eldest daughter, probably from a traveling salesman, and they've been passed down to me. They've always been on a bookcase, but not the lovely original house pictured above: this shelf is a standard shape, with cover art appliques on either end. It's large enough to hold the 12-volume 1932 set, the three international books, and possibly one more volume. My questions are: has anyone ever seen this case? And was there ever a Parent's Guide with the 1932 set? Thanks! I have a 1932 set (I’ve replaced the first two volumes, which I read to death as a child) along with the Holland, Japan and France books. My grandfather purchased them for his eldest daughter, probably from a traveling salesman, and they’ve been passed down to me. They’ve always been on a bookcase, but not the lovely original house pictured above: this shelf is a standard shape, with cover art appliques on either end. It’s large enough to hold the 12-volume 1932 set, the three international books, and possibly one more volume. My questions are: has anyone ever seen this case? And was there ever a Parent’s Guide with the 1932 set?

Thanks!

]]> Comment on About Ms. Kathy the Librarian and Her Book House by kimmykins http://mybookhouse.net/about-ms-kathy/#comment-111 kimmykins Tue, 26 May 2009 16:59:40 +0000 http://mybigbookhouse.wordpress.com/?page_id=180#comment-111 I found a photo of the bookcase M. Lynn refers to on flickr. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2174/2546495754_147ca4d42a.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgodsey/2546495754/&usg=__-o_e4frE44wviRpt2SWE-lRvFk8=&h=454&w=500&sz=198&hl=en&start=28&um=1&tbnid=2UUT99hOuNurJM:&tbnh=118&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmy%2Blittle%2Bbookhouse%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN%26start%3D20%26um%3D1 I found a photo of the bookcase M. Lynn refers to on flickr.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2174/2546495754_147ca4d42a.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgodsey/2546495754/&usg=__-o_e4frE44wviRpt2SWE-lRvFk8=&h=454&w=500&sz=198&hl=en&start=28&um=1&tbnid=2UUT99hOuNurJM:&tbnh=118&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmy%2Blittle%2Bbookhouse%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN%26start%3D20%26um%3D1

]]> Comment on Bluford High Series: The Bully by Ivanna http://mybookhouse.net/2007/12/11/bluford-high-series-the-bully/#comment-99 Ivanna Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:39:40 +0000 http://mybigbookhouse.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/bluford-high-series-the-bully/#comment-99 wow!The Bluford Series are amazing..they are very life like and they are very descriptive..I am now currently reading The Bully .. wow!The Bluford Series are amazing..they are very life like and they are very descriptive..I am now currently reading The Bully ..

]]> Comment on About Ms. Kathy the Librarian and Her Book House by Ms. Kathy http://mybookhouse.net/about-ms-kathy/#comment-95 Ms. Kathy Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:02:39 +0000 http://mybigbookhouse.wordpress.com/?page_id=180#comment-95 I have never seen that but will look for it. Sounds really cute! : ) I have never seen that but will look for it. Sounds really cute! : )

]]> Comment on About Ms. Kathy the Librarian and Her Book House by M. Lynn http://mybookhouse.net/about-ms-kathy/#comment-94 M. Lynn Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:13:24 +0000 http://mybigbookhouse.wordpress.com/?page_id=180#comment-94 I am interested in seeing a picture of the"My Book House" bookcase. This was a small house-shaped bookcase (complete with chimney) which held the complete set of My Book House books at my grandma's house when I was little. It was painted with windows and other details and said My Book House on it and, I believe, it came with the books in it. Can you give me any more details and/or find a picture of it for me? I am interested in seeing a picture of the”My Book House” bookcase. This was a small house-shaped bookcase (complete with chimney) which held the complete set of My Book House books at my grandma’s house when I was little. It was painted with windows and other details and said My Book House on it and, I believe, it came with the books in it. Can you give me any more details and/or find a picture of it for me?

]]> Comment on My Book House: The Backstory by John Playfair http://mybookhouse.net/2006/09/22/my-book-house-the-backstory-4/#comment-172 John Playfair Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:14:00 +0000 http://mybigbookhouse.wordpress.com/2006/09/22/my-book-house-the-backstory-4#comment-172 How are you doing, Anonymous? Thanks to both of you, for your helpful info!Since you helped me with a more complete title "The Village of Cream Puffs" I was able to locate at GutenBerg.org an electronic copy of "How They Bring Back the Village of Cream Puffs When the Wind Blows It Away", by Carl Sandburg, part of his Rootabaga Stories for children, 1922.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootabaga_Storieshttp://www.gutenberg.org/etext/27085From GutenBerg.org, I was able to download an HTML copy of this story, including not just the ASCII text, but also the whimsical illustrations. Amazing technology!I would have never guessed that Carl Sandburg wrote this story, about a protagonist named "Wing Tip the Spick." I grew up in an area where many people still spoke Spanish as their first language. What was goin' on, in Sandburg's Scandinavian mind? Must have been one of those unfortunate linguistic coincidences. I understood at an early age that the story of "Wing Tip the Spick" was best not shared with the grown ups. I was told to clean up my language and stop reading weird books. LOL! (At that time, grownups had little education and not much imagination.)On the other subject-- We can't trust the online catalogs of brick and mortar libraries, because librarians are "weeding" their collections? They don't have enough budget or space to keep the books? I hope that they have the resources to digitize the books, before disposing of them. How are you doing, Anonymous? Thanks to both of you, for your helpful info!Since you helped me with a more complete title “The Village of Cream Puffs” I was able to locate at GutenBerg.org an electronic copy of “How They Bring Back the Village of Cream Puffs When the Wind Blows It Away”, by Carl Sandburg, part of his Rootabaga Stories for children, 1922.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootabaga_Storieshttp://www.gutenberg.org/etext/27085From GutenBerg.org, I was able to download an HTML copy of this story, including not just the ASCII text, but also the whimsical illustrations. Amazing technology!I would have never guessed that Carl Sandburg wrote this story, about a protagonist named “Wing Tip the Spick.” I grew up in an area where many people still spoke Spanish as their first language. What was goin’ on, in Sandburg’s Scandinavian mind? Must have been one of those unfortunate linguistic coincidences. I understood at an early age that the story of “Wing Tip the Spick” was best not shared with the grown ups. I was told to clean up my language and stop reading weird books. LOL! (At that time, grownups had little education and not much imagination.)On the other subject– We can’t trust the online catalogs of brick and mortar libraries, because librarians are “weeding” their collections? They don’t have enough budget or space to keep the books? I hope that they have the resources to digitize the books, before disposing of them.

]]> Comment on My Book House: The Backstory by Anonymous http://mybookhouse.net/2006/09/22/my-book-house-the-backstory-4/#comment-171 Anonymous Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:18:00 +0000 http://mybigbookhouse.wordpress.com/2006/09/22/my-book-house-the-backstory-4#comment-171 John Playfair--wow! I admire your reseach & will check the sites you've mentioned. Still, I must add that I'm familiar with Worldcat, so I know that the information on it may not be accurate. When libraries weed collections, naturally those books are no longer available at the library. Worldcat won't reflect that until the library sends the info to OCLC. I have often wondered if all libraries bother to do this. Happy MBH hunting!Ex-librarian John Playfair–wow! I admire your reseach & will check the sites you've mentioned. Still, I must add that I'm familiar with Worldcat, so I know that the information on it may not be accurate. When libraries weed collections, naturally those books are no longer available at the library. Worldcat won't reflect that until the library sends the info to OCLC. I have often wondered if all libraries bother to do this. Happy MBH hunting!Ex-librarian

]]> Comment on My Book House: The Backstory by Anonymous http://mybookhouse.net/2006/09/22/my-book-house-the-backstory-4/#comment-170 Anonymous Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:03:00 +0000 http://mybigbookhouse.wordpress.com/2006/09/22/my-book-house-the-backstory-4#comment-170 The Village of Cream Puffs by Carl Sandburg is in Book 2 in the 1937 edition of My Book House. The Village of Cream Puffs by Carl Sandburg is in Book 2 in the 1937 edition of My Book House.

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