There was a book I read as a child, which I only partially remember. I pulled it off my grandmother’s bookshelf in the late 60’s early 70’s; and only remember a snowy scene and a character trying to solve a mystery. The books hardcover was orange. The only other thing I remember was that it wasn’t a child’s book, but it was fascinating – the mystery remains one of my favorite drama types to this day – What’s going on, who is involved and why?? Mysteries are brain teasers and food for the soul. In comparison, an actual children’s book I remember reading back then is titled “An Otter’s Story” © 1953 by Emil E. Liers. That book, and its love of nature formed in me a lifelong love of nature and the great outdoors, and was read by me and my family members many, many times over the years. Reading was and is a wonderful way to experience a vast variety of human experiences; in literature, both fiction and non. J.R.R Tolkien’s world is a great example of a series of books which can be read over and over (yes, it does comprise thousands of pages, but is published book by book in much more consumable size.) One of my earliest memories is of my father reading ”The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien, to me before bed, while we visited his parent’s house. I distinctly remember the scene where Bilbo is on Gimli’s back in the Goblin tunnels, and gets knocked off into the dark. I was very young, so I imagine it might have been scary, and........

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