When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant, Diane Goode Bugs splashing in the swimming hole

splashing in the swimming hole

but in some ways the most interesting

" Matthew 5:9

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When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant, Diane Goode Bugs splashing in the swimming holeCaldecott Honor Book! "An evocative remembrance of the simple pleasures in country living; splashing in the swimming hole, taking baths in the kitchen, sharing family times, each is eloquently portrayed here in both the misty hued scenes and in the poetic text." Association for Childhood Education International When I was young in the mountains, Grandfather came home in the evening covered with the black dust of a coal mine. Only his lips were clean,