Now and Then

What a good question. I almost had too many options to choose from, and this question really just got me thinking about what I would read when I was young. Question is what your favorite book from childhood is, and what is your favorite book now? Now bear with me, I have found a way to connect the two.
My favorite book from when I was a child, well not really one book per say but a series, would be the Bernstein Bears. In the Bernstein Bears they teach young children, in a way, the rules of society. They teach them to be polite; they teach them how to rid yourself of bullies; they teach you how to even handle money. In a way, the Bernstein Bears helped raise many children to know right from wrong. The Bernstein Bears too many young children were hero type figures (maybe even more heroes to the children’s parents) who found these books a cute way to learn manners. But the reason I loved these books, was because of their “hero-type” aspect they had to them, they taught me how to help other people. And up until about a year ago, I wanted to be a pediatrician, solely to help children.
My favorite book now, I know mine and everyone else’s, is the (again with the series) Harry Potter series. One thing I love about it is it just blows my mind how creative J. K. Rowling is, and how there are clues in the first book, that lead to the end of the seventh. It is amazing. And I love the main character, who also plays a hero, saving the magical world.
I thought the best way to write this blog would be to connect the one to the other. Now and then. Otherwise you just have two random books, I mean who really cares what your favorite book was now and then without a connection?