Storytime at the Library: Yard Sale!
May 30, 2007 by Kerri Aldrich
Filed under Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Books (0 to 5 yrs), Children's Books (6 to 10 yrs), General Play Library Goodies
There aren’t many stories read at the library’s storytime that get me to say, “No way!” Okay, so I didn’t actually say it out loud, but I was thinking it! That happened at the very beginning of the book Yard Sale!, written and illustrated by Mitra Modarressi. The line, specifically, was, “One Saturday a hand-written notice appeared around town: YARD SALE! it read. TODAY ONLY! MR. FLOTSAM’S PLACE, 99 CROOKED HILL ROAD. No one could remember a yard sale in Spudville before. ”
Apparently, Spudville is not, I repeat, NOT in Ohio. I don’t think you can walk a block without hitting a yard sale in Ohio during the spring/summer/fall months! But the story told by Modarressi of Mr. Flotsam’s wares, and of their new owners’ experiences with them, is enchanting and endearing. The idea of a neighborhood coming together to share their problems and enjoy their resolutions together is a story I hope to tell my own children many, many times!
