Hi, I'm Rod Anderson, the owner of Foundling Books in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. Foundling Books started in 1999, and the specialties reflect some of my own book collecting interests. But I enjoy all kinds of books and I think our stock reflects this with a wide range of books in many different subject areas.

Growing up in the 50s and 60s, I was a Boy Scout. Many years later, as my own sons started in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, I became active as an adult Scouting leader. I began to collect Boy Scout publications and literature. The Scouting movement has a very rich literary history. All of the founders of Boy Scouts were prolific writers and accomplished illustrators before they pooled their talents to start the largest organized youth movement in the world. And the literature includes both timeless outdoor skills and an appreciation for nature and its conservation. And all of this rich heritage, nature drawings, and great storytelling can be found in official, unofficial, non-fiction and fiction books in Boy Scout (and Girl Scout) literature.

What baby boomer doesn't remember "Uncle Walt?" Walt Disney's weekly visits in the living room turned millions of us into "Mouseketeers" – and who didn't want to visit Disneyland in person to meet Mickey and Donald, ride the monorail, and pretend to be Davy Crockett or Zorro in Frontierland? While the animated feature films entertained me as a child, I now have an adult interest in the art, artistry and advancing technology that went into those feature length "cartoons." And in the very recent past, some of the notable artists/animators who began their careers in the early days with Walt have been able to produce some of the most wonderful books about the art and stories that painstakingly were put together to make these films. Now I can appreciate and enjoy these classic films and their art on an adult level as well through Disney books. And I find the story of the Disney brothers is an irresistible rags-to-riches story.

Art and illustration is also a very important feature of children's literature. Accomplished, creative illustrators turn wonderful stories into classic children's books. One of my earliest memories is of a wonderfully illustrated copy of The Ugly Duckling from the library long before I could even read.

I truly enjoy finding these kinds of books and making them available to you and your children. Classic books, enjoyable and entertaining books, beautifully illustrated books - books to entertain, enlighten, and enjoy, not just for their value.