Comments on: Which Children’s Book best represents your Marriage? Your Life?

By: foolery

foolery — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:44:59 +0000

It would have to be “Everybody Poops.”

By: Just One More Book!!

Just One More Book!! — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:39:12 +0000

Rachael,

I don’t know “The House With a Clock In Its Walls” but it sounds like a good one so I’ll keep my eyes open for it.
Thanks for weighing in.

By: Rachael V

Rachael V — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:36:42 +0000

Ooh! The first thing that comes to mind is The House With a Clock In Its Walls. I call him Weird Beard, but I bake him cookies anyhow.

By: Just One More Book!!

Just One More Book!! — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:01:38 +0000

Patricia, Christine, Simone,

Thanks for sharing your stories and for helping to celebrate ours. It’s great to hear of successful marriages. And thanks for your kind words.

By: Simone

Simone — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:55:07 +0000

Congrats on your anniversary. I will be celebrating my 8th year of marriage in April.

The book that best represents my marriage is The Missing Piece by Shel Silverstein. This book is actually how we first got in touch with each other.
The other ironic thing is a few years after we were married my MIL saw this same book in a bookstore – read it and bought it and gave it to us as a gift. She just thought the book reminded her of us – not knowing that we met because of the book.

Great question and I love your blog.

By: christine tripp

christine tripp — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:44:25 +0000

Hummm, what a great question (and hard too)
I’ll pick “Stella, Star of the Sea” as a book that represents a good portion of my almost 36 years with “that man”:) I’m Stella of course, he is Sam:)
Congrats you guys!

By: patricia

patricia — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:56:53 +0000

I answered via Twitter, but I’ll say it here, too.

First, Happy Anniversary!

The kid’s book that best represents my marriage and my life would be Sendak’s ‘Pierre’. The moral of Pierre is CARE!

By: Candace Ryan

Candace Ryan — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:27:39 +0000

Congratulations, Andrea & Mark! What a great idea to create such a fun meme to celebrate the occasion.

In the case of my marriage, the representative book would have to be KNUFFLE BUNNY. As far as my life goes (especially as a writer), I have to go with Dr. Suess’s ON BEYOND ZEBRA.

By: elliotte

elliotte — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:08:07 +0000

Les Malheurs de Sophie or Harriett the Spy.

By: Just One More Book!!

Just One More Book!! — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:13:56 +0000

Great choice, Kimberly! That was one of the first that came to mind for me too

By: Kimberly @ lectitans

Kimberly @ lectitans — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:51:38 +0000

What a delightful meme! Here’s my answer:
http://lectitans.livejournal.com/72347.html

By: Just One More Book!!

Just One More Book!! — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:31:55 +0000

Here’s the twitter stream that launched this meme:

JustOneMoreBook: @markblevis so which kids book best suits our marriage???

markblevis: @JustOneMoreBook Just one?

toddtyrtle: @justonemorebook I am with @markblevis. I’d have a hard time choosing 1. Empty Pot comes to mind: honesty and equanimity.

toddtyrtle: @justonemorebook But would need other books for humour/fun and creative problem solving

JustOneMoreBook: @toddtyrtle good pick! The Empty Pot, illustrated by Tony Ross! I think we have a worthwhile meme here…

#JustOneMoreBook: @markblevis ok. a few. My pick would be something British, funny, with lotsof honest sloppiness, commotion, good-intentions, understated fun