tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901961103520079693.post7534438895122201431..comments2023-07-14T06:12:32.093-07:00Comments on Kirby's Lane: A Place for Readers and Writers: Memory LaneKirby Larsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18362445818834966589noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901961103520079693.post-21247600767028529212009-03-02T20:53:00.000-08:002009-03-02T20:53:00.000-08:00Carrie, I didn't know that book; added it to my "f...Carrie, I didn't know that book; added it to my "find" list.<BR/><BR/>Barbara -- now I know where you got your misguided opinion that Kirby is a boy's name. . on second thought, maybe that's where my grandma got the idea to use the name. For her first boy. But she had 4 girls, so I got the name!Kirby Larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362445818834966589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901961103520079693.post-18046038631380685242009-03-01T10:45:00.000-08:002009-03-01T10:45:00.000-08:00I used to LOVE Timmy Mouse by Miriam Clark Potter....I used to LOVE Timmy Mouse by Miriam Clark Potter. My mother read that book so much to me and then later to her grandchildren that the book fell apart. I liked the illustrations. I liked the rhyming words and repetition, too... And I always love happy endings.<BR/>"How fortunate that you didn't give the baby away!" said Mrs. Mouse. "You found us just in time." :-)Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00566248114416294177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901961103520079693.post-33182864094757917822009-03-01T08:18:00.000-08:002009-03-01T08:18:00.000-08:00The Pink Motel by Carol Ryrie Brink. And guess wha...The Pink Motel by Carol Ryrie Brink. And guess what? The main character is a boy named KIRBY!!! I had actually forgotten that until I pulled the book off my shelf just now. Ha!Barbara O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11772206568826059623noreply@blogger.com