tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575001999763750294.post3005484261744892193..comments2023-03-25T07:04:09.648-07:00Comments on Extended Shelf Life: Everybody Needs a RockLibrary Jewelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460917654300703097noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575001999763750294.post-17700855445037313832013-09-13T15:43:13.297-07:002013-09-13T15:43:13.297-07:00Loved this post, and have already requested this b...Loved this post, and have already requested this book at the library. I realized i've read others of Baylor's books. My favorite rocks are from Lake Superior as well, the dark basalt ones that are almost round and fit in the palm of your hand.Joyce Sidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528420395072182909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575001999763750294.post-50349403992640215452013-09-12T19:35:42.371-07:002013-09-12T19:35:42.371-07:00I have ALMOST ALL of Byrd Baylor"s books, ev...I have ALMOST ALL of Byrd Baylor"s books, even the early ones, and they weren't always easy to find in the Midwest. I even found Amigo (1963), Coyote Cry (1972) and When Clay Sings (1972) and I adore her later illstrator, Peter Parnall. I have slowly culled my childen's and grandkids books as they have grown older, but don't think I will EVER give any of her's away. Unfortunately and unwisely loaned her "Yes is Better Than No" to a friend who unwisely lost it. It's a YA book which is a hoot about some Native Americans in Arizona. Amazon now lists it over $100.00 and the used books don't seem to be in really good condition.<br /><br />I think that Baylor once was a hippie. . .with plenty of imagination, and is now in her late 80's. A friend of mine once met her and I was so jealous. Her books really speak to me, and I am charmed by all of them. Don't have a favorite, just pulled them off their "special shelf" and I intend to start rereading them tonight. Especially like "I'm in Charge of Celebrations" but I can name at least two or three more that I absolutely love.<br /><br />Thanks for the trip down memory lane and an opportunity to enjoy them again. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.com