When I was a mere preteen and just beginning my adventure with musical theatre, one of my favorite books to check out of my high school library was The Rodgers and Hammerstein Songbook. This beautiful, hardbound edition sat on the very top-shelf of the school library and required a less-than-enthused librarian to climb a ladder to get it for me. Since I was the only one to check it out over a six year period, it might have just been easier if they had given it to me to keep. I sure wish they had.