Yet it is set among the artifacts of a real world, one that recalls everyone's childhood.

One area resident recalled her childhood in the neighborhood during the 1870s.

"The city was very good to me," he says, recalling his childhood in Moscow.

The author recalls her bizarre childhood, during which she was constantly on the move.

He recalls family members, childhood friends and (he's especially vivid about these) animals.

Slamet watches on television, recalling his childhood with the new president.

Recalling his childhood, he said: "I never saw a dirt field.

He recalled his childhood as a happy one, filled with swimming, fishing, baseball and hockey.

A historian recalls her childhood on an Australian sheep farm.

Recalling his childhood in a big hotel, he remarked, "I learned many things about human nature - none of them favorable."