Bet you read these

Sometimes, childhood is a struggle. Here are two beautiful stories, and favorites from my library. 

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 1943. From my library, this is actually a reproduction of the first edition published by First Edition Library.

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith 1943. From my library, this is actually a reproduction of the first edition published by First Edition Library.

To Kill a Mockingbird 1960. First edition. 

The vintage dog

Here are a few books about dogs, real & fictional.

Your dog in the city 1945 via

Sir Gruff, The Woolly Dog 1947 via Etsy

Houn' Dog By Mary Calhoun | Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin (c) 1959 via krakencrafts on flickr

The Playful Little Dog Jean Berg 1951 via ebay

P. G. Wodehouse firsts

P. G. Wodehouse. Fish Preferred. Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1929. First edition. 

P. G. Wodehouse. Uncle Fred in the Springtime. Doubleday, 1939. First American edition. 

P. G. Wodehouse. French Leave. Simon and Schuster, 1959. First American edition