Today, one of my podcasting dreams comes true as JASMINE GUILLORY joins me as a guest on my show! We chat about the ‘70s classic THE CAT ATE MY GYMSUIT. The book is about patriotism, feminism, and self-esteem way more than it is about cats or gymsuits, and Jasmine and I spend much of our time together reflecting on why it feels so timeless. 🐈🇺🇸 Listen at the link in my bio!
As an often roaming school-based therapist I find myself in some pretty strange offices sometimes. This one in a super old school has a “scary closet” which two 9 year old sisters decided they were brave enough to explore. They discovered what one termed “old-ass books”. They then decided to display them alongside beanie babies to make them look nicer. 🤣
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pickI posted about this childhood favorite last week & I found the full cast production on my library's Overdrive. It was fun to listen to it (although a bit dated in places, it still holds up overall) & I was surprised at how much I remembered of the story. A quick listen & it included an afterward read by the author from 2004, the book's 30th Anniversary & sadly the year Danziger passed away.😢Danziger & this book will always have a piece of my ❤️.
Day 27 #JubilantJuly #Publishedinthe1970s #90sinJuly #KidsinAmerica Even though the song is from the 90s, I'm combining photo challenges today & offering up what I (a kid in America) was reading with these 6 favorite books of mine that were published in the '70s. I would have been reading these in the mid-to late part of the decade in my preteen/teen years. I adored Paula Danziger, Lois Duncan & Judy Blume books the most.💜📚💜 #multitasking
#favoritechildrensbooks loved Paula Danziger
The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, Bat in Cabin Five and The Pistachio Prescription (not pictured)
#tbt to one of my favorite series from childhood. In general Danziger's books are hilarious, awkward, realistic (though, in the case of The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, quite dated now). But these were my *first* Paula Danziger books, purchased at the Kennebunk Book Port in Maine during vacation with my family the summer I was ten. The bookstore was always one of our first stops, and I did a lot of poolside reading on those trips. Marcy Lewis was my hero.
The Cat Ate My Gymsuit | 
