Young Book Lover Gifts

First library card

"1984 by George Orwell. Project 2025. Presidential transition project."

'Peter the Flying Hippo is my favorite storybook character without any merchandising tie-ins.'

'The history of Glue. It's impossible to put down.'

Library sections; Fiction, non-fiction and do-it-yourself.

My Bookshelf Before the Internet

"Do you see yourself becoming a movie in five years?"

"There's something weird about Emily. She actually likes school!"

"Meet the author"

First Novels.

"I don't care about the rating on Goodreads. We're reading Cinderella!"

Reading my Critics

"Pssst! Do you have anything on American history?"

"I finally found a use for that old home repair book..."

'Are you sure I should read my book report to the class? --�It's PG-13.'

Second hand furniture.

"Have you read any of Shakespeare's plays?"

Gen-Next Library

Two books: 'The Joy of Cooking' next to 'The Joy of Dieting'.

The First Draft. . . Moby Duck.

'Tell us the story of Moses again -- I like the chase scene!'

"I'm in a catch-23 situation."

Wishing Well, Wishing Good.

'Stuck on a desert island, in the middle of the ocean, with only a palm tree for company, it's a bloody joke.'

"I try to write a little bit every day."

Don Quixote

Great works I plan to complete during the lockdown.

Do it yourself books.

Screen Time vs Book Time

'As a famous writer, could you do something to help jumpstart my career?'

Congratulations! All that cramming paid off.

"Hurry up with that dictionary!"

"Barb's such a fast reader."

What Harper Lee's REALLY been up to all these years