So I was at the library today trying to find one of my favorite books as a kid, Bella by Anne and Edward Syfret. It is about an evil doll and two friends during World War II ish. It’s much more clever than that description, and I just loved it, and have read it multiple times even as an adult.
Despite heroic effort on the part of two children’s librarians, today I discovered that the library has GOTTEN RID OF MY PRECIOUS BOOK. NOOOOO.
As an admitted bookaholic, anytime the library gets rid of books, even if they suck, a part of me dies a little inside. I love books. I looooove books. If Bella, an awesome little book that is much more sophisticated than a lot of contemporary children’s books, is doomed, what does that say about Sue Barton, Student Nurse?? My heart it doth break should more classics be relegated to the trash.
So I went on Amazon and bought the book, a sturdy library version, even, for $1.50. The shipping cost more than the book. And when it arrives, it ushers in a new era: The Melissa Buying Every Children’s Book She Has Ever Liked Era.
It was bound to happen.
