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A Vintage Kidlit Summer!

5/3/2023

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I have such an exciting announcement today, about three of my favorite things: books, community, and good, old-fashioned life. My friend Anna Rose Johnson and I are co-hosting a Vintage Kidlit Summer! We each plan to read twelve vintage books over the course of the summer (from May 27 through August 12), and to share about them each week on our blogs and Instagram. Want to join us?
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Each week has its own category—I'm pretty excited about "Moody and Mysterious" and "Big Family Stories," personally. We even threw in a week for picture books, in case the idea of reading twelve novels this summer seemed unattainable for those with busy lives. All you have to do to take part is to choose a book from the week's category to read, then share it with the rest of us—anything from full blog posts to comments on our blogs to Instagram posts or stories (you can use the hashtag #vintagekidlitsummer over there) is perfect. One of my favorite parts of reading is the way it can bring people together, and I'm hoping this summer challenge can build up a community here—as Anne Shirley would say: "the race that knows Joseph."
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You're free to choose your own favorites, of course, but in the next couple weeks, Anna Rose and I will be rolling out a fun list of our recommendations for each category, so maybe you'll discover something new to you. We're also planning giveaways for participants throughout the summer, so this could be a great chance to build up your vintage book collections!

And reading challenge or no, be sure to check out Anna Rose's blog—I absolutely love her dives into vintage literature and her family history/background posts about her lovely middle grade novel, The Star that Always Stays (which would make a great choice for that last category!).

​Are you in? Let me know some of your favorite vintage books in the comments!
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Marion
5/29/2023 01:41:08 pm

Faith Elizabeth this is my first week choice.
Kirsten Saves The Day
A Summer Story
Kirsten is thinking of all the things that the family could get if they had honey in their hives. Along with little Peter Kirsten discovers a hive. As they approach to get the honey they are chased by the bees. When they are saved by Papa and Lars, Kirsten is chastised for putting herself and Peter in jeopardy. She was only thinking of the gifts and sweets that would come from the honey.
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Marilyn
5/30/2023 04:42:04 pm

Faith Elizabeth, Here is my choice for the first week
Samantha Saves The day A Summer Story By Valerie Tripp

Samantha ,her grandmother ,uncle and aunt, the Admiral and twins Agatha and Agnes. They all go to Piney Point for an outing. Samantha and Agatha and Agnes take a canoe out in the lake where Samantha's parents drowned... They hear cries for help. It seems the Admiral slipped and hit his head in the water. Samantha and Agnes helped the admiral get back by getting him in the canoe.
Marilyn.

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