A Home for Mr. Emerson by Barbara Kerley is a good biography about Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is easy to read and nicely illustrated. I loved the quotes on the inside covers.

“Tis the good reader that makes the good book.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“It is a happy talent to know how to play.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The only way to have a friend is to be one.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Adopt the pace of nature.  Her secret is patience.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Scatter joy.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Insist on yourself; never imitate.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Love the day.  Do not leave the sky out of your day.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Trust thyself:  every heart vibrates to that iron string.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Our next book about Ralph Waldo Emerson will be Mr. Emerson’s Cook by Judy Schachner

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