Not every child is so fortunate, especially nowadays.The librarians I met at the Missouri River Regional Library in Jefferson City while reporting today’s cover story are keenly aware of how difficult it can be for some families to access their stacks. (If you sense an animal theme, I’m guilty as charged.)The library visits sparked wonder and imagination – and were only made possible by a parent who could take us.
It’s how I met the venerable Clifford, Arthur, and Berenstain Bears. But the real joy – and first taste of independence – came afterward when our mom would let us wander the aisles choosing new books to check out. What I do remember are regular trips to the public library in Merrillville, Indiana, with my mom and twin sister.We’d enter the book fortress and make a beeline for the children’s floor upstairs. Will Carter clearly needs to be played by someone devastatingly handsome, so James Norton would do the trick.Īnd as I was writing, I pictured Charles Dance and Judi Dench as Sir Ian and Miriam Hind, though in fact they are a decade older than the characters should be.Visit Susie Steiner's website.I grew up in the era of Toys R Us, when Geoffrey the Giraffe beckoned kids from across the parking lot or through the television screen to a wonderland that seemed to offer every toy imaginable. Yet, other than a vague recollection of toy-filled aisles, I have no specific memory attached to that store. But I've recently watched Keeley Hawes in UK dramas Line of Duty and The Durrells and think she has the knack for comedy that Manon needs. It was hard to think of an actress for Manon, as in my mind she's such a big character and no actress seemed to fill her boots. Here Steiner dreamcasts an adaptation of Missing, Presumed, her second novel: I've probably given this more thought than I ought to, as Missing, Presumed has been optioned for television here in the UK. She lives in London with her husband and two children.
She was a commissioning editor for that paper for eleven years and prior to that worked for The Times, The Daily Telegraph, and the Evening Standard. Susie Steiner is a former Guardian journalist.
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