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I'm an incurable book junkie. I admit it. I read when I'm stressed. I read when I'm bored. I read when I should be washing the floor or doing laundry or cooking dinner or writing.

Oh yes, I'm also a writer. I've been writing online for about 5 years, and in that time I've met some fabulous people, many of whom I now consider friends. Some are writers, some designers, others just like playing around on the internet... but many of us seem to have this weakness for a great piece of writing; this inability to just put the book down and tend to real life.

And why should we have to? Books are wonderful. And even speaking as someone who makes the majority of my income creating content to be read online, there's just nothing like a good, worn, tired old paperback to snuggle up with on the couch. Or the latest hardcover from a favorite author. Or a well-loved book passed down through several friends, finally landing in your lap and resting securely there for as many hours a day as you can devote to it.

Yes, I suppose I am a bit of a book junkie. So here, in The Book Lovers Reading Room, I invite you to stay, play, read, and share your favorite finds so the rest of us can gorge on them, as well.

Miranda

Textbook Sale

Love You Forever, by Robert N. Munsch

Love You Forever ranks pretty close to the top of my all-time favorite books, although I hadn't realized why until recently.

I remember reading it over and over as a child, loving the rhythmic verses, anticipating the sweet song, snuggling with my mom or my sisters as we all sang it together.

I also remember that one day, a funny man with a beard came to our school library to read us some of his books. Sometime between Murmel, Murmel, Murmel and The Paper Bag Princess, I decided this bearded man was a God and might just be the funniest man on earth.

Love You Forever, though, made me rush straight home after school, hug my Mom tight, and ask, "Will you still hug me when I'm all old and too big?" or something equally nonsensical.

Love You Forever reentered my life at Christmas in 2005...

...as a gift from a well-meaning friend for my 2 month old son. I'm sure she didn't mean to make me cry for three days. I actually had to put it away until the pregnancy and postpartum hormones settled down; now it's one of our favorite books to read before bed. Both kids can sing the verse, and the oldest has every word memorized, as I did at his age.

The personal tragedy underlying Love You Forever makes it that much more poignant and sweet; the mere mention of this book makes me want to grab my kids tight, maybe keep us all in a bubble, and just live on love. I'm sure it makes plenty of parents feel that way... I hope...? Come on guys.

Thank you, Robert Munsch, for crafting a tale so touching, its warmth has spanned generations of nervous new parents and their precious babies, who grow old way too fast.

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