It's been a long while since I've graduated from anything, and I don't have any graduations to go to this year, but it being the season, I thought I'd mention a couple of books that might be the appropriate gift for a grad...
Dr. Seuss' "Oh, The Places You'll Go" was first suggested to me as a gift for my sister's graduation from high school. I thought the suggestion was nuts. A Dr. Seuss book for an 18 year old? Needless to say, I didn't follow through (sorry, Sara)... My initial prejudices aside, this is a great book to give a grad, or anyone embarking on a new journey in life. Yes, it has that trademark Dr. Seuss psychadelic footprint, and yes it's simplistic, but if Robert Fulghum could make several million dollars off of 'Everything I Ever Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten', who am I to say Dr. Seuss isn't relevant?
However, if you share the same thoughts I did initially, and would prefer a more adult read, Ann Patchett just published a book based on her commencement speech at her alma mater, Sarah Lawrence College called "What Now?". Ann Patchett wrote a couple of books that are reviewed (or may be reviewed, depending on how far behind I am) in this blog - "Run" and "Bel Canto" , as well as a book on her relationship with Lucy Greeley (see Author Connections. Her address was touching, funny, revealing, and most of all, relevant. I was so engrossed I read it in one sitting.
Of course you could always get them one of these.
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