A Trip Back in Time

August 13, 2012

We all know that music will trip memories and send us back in time. MCPL has wonderful CDs that will send you down memory lane. However, as I was looking for a requested title, I found a picture book that sent me reeling through my college years. It was John Denver's Take Me Home, Country Roads retold by Christopher Canyon. What wonderful illustrations! And I could "hear" the music in my head (though a CD was included for my listening pleasure!). Wondering if I could locate other books like this, I created a search using the keyword "songs" and limited my search to simply J-easy titles. Voila! I found an enormous list of unexpected titles. Following is a small sampling of the books I found. Enjoy!

• Grateful: a Song of Giving Thanks  (as sung by Art Garfunkle)
• John Denver's Sunshine on My Shoulders
• John Denver's Grandma's Feather Bed
• Blowing In the Wind
• Forever Young
• The Train They Call the City of New Orleans
• God Bless the Child
• Let There Be Peace on Earth
• New York State of Mind
• Chelsea Morning
• Elvis Presley's Love Me Tender
• Turn, Turn, Turn
• Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah
• Day is Done

Laura C.
Smithville Branch