The Skin Horse (formerly ll2)

I'm a children's librarian, and one of my hobbies is reuniting people with their long-lost favorite children's books. ,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸, ø¤º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸, "He was wise, for he had seen a long succession of mechanical toys arrive to boast and swagger, and by-and-by break their mainsprings and pass away, and he knew that they were only toys, and would never turn into anything else. For nursery magic is very strange and wonderful, and only those playthings that are old and wise and experienced like the Skin Horse understand all about it. " -- from "The Velveteen Rabbit" by Margery Williams ,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸, ø¤º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸, Kid books are better than grownup books, because kid books have to be interesting on every page. -- Peni R. Griffin (children's author)