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it seems such a simple thing, but one of the very very awesome (and frankly, unforeseen and therefore even more surprising and also awesome) benefits of being a mama is introducing all my well-remembered, much-loved or just plain terrific books to new little eyes.
like the day my 3 year old discovered George and the rest of the Shrinks and carried that tattered, taped-together bunch of pages around with him ALL DAY. (note to self: buy another in board book format.) I was floating.
or the day my 8 year old listened to me read the first few paragraphs of James and the Giant Peach before grabbing it from my hand (politely) and running to his room to lock himself inside and devour the book in an afternoon. big smile on my face for hours.
or like today, when my daughter asked me to read Sheila Rae, the Brave so many times I could put down the entire thing right here for you, right now, word for delectable word. I’d read it all day tomorrow, too (and most likely will.)
at the moment we are head over heels in love with a whole passel of guys: Steven Kellogg, Kevin Henkes, Bill Peete, James Stevenson, Jack “the frog wore red suspenders” Prelutsky and William Steig. and Farmer Boy (okay, written by a girl) is perfect summer reading. and Stuart Little had to be read aloud the past few weeks just to clear our heads of the memory of that movie, which isn’t terrible, but - come ON - that wasn’t E.B. White. no, it wasn’t, and you know i’m right. oh, and The Dangerous Book for Boys (and girls too, I’d protest, ’cause it’s full of stuff I’d have wanted to do alongside my brothers) is sure living up to its endless hype.
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so, who is beloved in your bookshelf right now?
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Oh, we’re still firmly entrenched in Seuss Country here. Good fun, sure, but I am looking forward to moving on to chapter books!
Comment by meg August 6, 2007 @ 8:49 pmI’m SO waiting patiently for them to get a kick out of my Shel Silverstein poetry books.
Comment by Alicia A. August 6, 2007 @ 9:33 pmGrandma and grandpa just dropped off a big box of daddy’s old books. It was Christmas in August for my two kids. The books are so dusty they make me sneeze, but everytime we read one and my son asks, “do you think daddy liked this book when he was a kid?”, I wipe my nose with a hanky and grab another book.
Comment by molly August 6, 2007 @ 10:13 pmWe just got three boxes (containing 380 books) from Chris’ mom, who just retired from teaching kindergarten. So far, Seuss still beats all. I think I have read about Mr. Brown mooing about fifty bazillion times this week.
Comment by amy h August 6, 2007 @ 10:13 pmThe Dangerous Book for Boys is flying of the shelf in our bookstore. Did you know someone is writing the Daring Book for Girls?
Comment by Bethany August 7, 2007 @ 1:44 amThe Great Big Glorious Book for Girls is already out - purple cover…. haven’t bought it yet but DD wants it desperately!
Comment by Ruthanne August 7, 2007 @ 4:11 amLets see…where do I even start…Peter Pan in Scarlet is still a favorite here, anything to do with King Arthur, Ribsy by Beverly Cleary, Robin Hood, my little one loves Sandra Boynton board books and cant get enough of them as well as One Duck Stuck in the Muck.
Comment by Eren August 7, 2007 @ 6:12 amgriff’s starting to get into the educational books, like all the names of the bones of dinosaurs. darwin is just getting into dr suess and, like me, can’t get enough of “green eggs and ham.”
Comment by capello August 7, 2007 @ 8:26 amhave you all read A Toad for Tuesday by Russell E. Erickson ? i highly, highly recommend it!
Comment by holly August 7, 2007 @ 8:32 amthink it’s out of print, but the library should have a copy.
For Eliot: Choo Choo and The Little Engine that Could. He’s all about trains.
Comment by laeroport August 7, 2007 @ 9:04 amAidin is tearing through all the magic tree house books. And we’ve been reading Sugglepot and Cuddlepie from time to time.
A Baby Sister for Frances, Blueberries for Sal, and American Tall Tales are getting a lot of airtime around here lately.
I get all choked up when Father says “A family is everybody all together,” and then Mother puts down her knitting and bakes a chocolate cake. It’s like the Hobans wrote that one just for me.
Comment by Jen August 7, 2007 @ 10:58 amRuth Chew.
Comment by Linda August 7, 2007 @ 11:24 amWe love Nina Crews, Ezra Jack Keats, we’ve just discovered the Frances books and Curious George. I want to add more, so I’ll be checking out some of the comments here. :0)
Comment by Robyn August 7, 2007 @ 1:35 pmwilliam steig is an all-time favorite of mine. so is kevin henkes. and roald dahl.
Comment by meg August 7, 2007 @ 5:24 pm(and e.b. white)
lucy loves judy blume, beverly cleary,c.s. lewis & isaac can get wrapped up forever in any of the richard scarry “big books”.
Comment by jen August 7, 2007 @ 8:02 pmWe’re reading Enid Blyton… ‘Amelia Jane, the Naughtiest doll’ and loving it. Also, we’re having great fun with The Roman Mysteries series by Caroline Lawrence, whodunnits set in ancient Rome.
Comment by Angel Jem August 8, 2007 @ 1:02 pmClick Clack Moo and one of the best undiscovered books ever: The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Edwards (you may know her as Julie Andrews aka Mary Poppins:))
Comment by Jennifer August 8, 2007 @ 4:28 pmCan’t get enough Prelutsky either.
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Comment by tik-tiki October 13, 2007 @ 7:43 am