Kids' books - Page 2

Pressing-On · #11 07-15-2008, 09:16 PM

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How did I forget about him? I think both the girls have read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach.

A couple of cute new books are Diary of a Wimpy Kid and How to Eat Fried Worms. The fried worms book was so cute and funny, that the movie was a disappointment to all of us.

I loved Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! Not the movies, just the book. Loved it!

I also loved, The Golden Name Day.

Jekyll · #12 07-15-2008, 09:19 PM

Connecticut Yankee in King Aurthur's Court

MissBrattified · #13 07-15-2008, 09:21 PM

Great suggestions, guys, keep 'em comin'!

PO, how many books per week or month do you think is reasonable, on top of their regular curriculum? When I was a kid, I read 3-4 books a week, sometimes (and that was on a slow week).

One a week? Every other week? Book plus a report? Or just read for the fun of it?

MissBrattified · #14 07-15-2008, 09:23 PM

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Connecticut Yankee in King Aurthur's Court

Fun! Another one of my favorites!

I'm reading Jeffrey the cutest little book right now, called The End of the Beginning, Being the Adventures of a Small Snail (And an Even Smaller Ant)

One book I never managed to plod through was Ivanhoe.

Jekyll · #15 07-15-2008, 09:30 PM

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Fun! Another one of my favorites!

I'm reading Jeffrey the cutest little book right now, called The End of the Beginning, Being the Adventures of a Small Snail (And an Even Smaller Ant)

One book I never managed to plod through was Ivanhoe.

Start em on Ayn Rand...never too early

MissBrattified · #16 07-15-2008, 09:33 PM

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Start em on Ayn Rand...never too early

LOL!!!! I had to look her up! I wonder how I would present her views to a 5th grader?

Pressing-On · #17 07-15-2008, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by MissBrattified

Great suggestions, guys, keep 'em comin'!

PO, how many books per week or month do you think is reasonable, on top of their regular curriculum? When I was a kid, I read 3-4 books a week, sometimes (and that was on a slow week).

One a week? Every other week? Book plus a report? Or just read for the fun of it?

I used to sit on our porch swing and read and read and read. I loved the Happy Hollisters. I read the whole set to my children. They loved them also.

Well, our curriculum was pretty involved, therefore, I didn't want their reading pleasure to feel like work. I was afraid they wouldn't enjoy it. The only book reports we did were the ones lined out in their curriculum. I also allowed oral reports for verbal expression.

You'll have to decide how many you want them to read. Every child is different. I know from experience that they read more as they get older, at least my kids did. Maybe because I read to them every single day. (lol) We didn't have a t.v. That's probably why. I miss those days. Glad we don't have satellite anymore. I want to live in a forest and be a hermit. lol

Pressing-On · #18 07-15-2008, 09:36 PM

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Connecticut Yankee in King Aurthur's Court

Lord, so many parts of that book are sooooooooo boring!!! lol

Pressing-On · #19 07-15-2008, 09:38 PM

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Awesome, I'll see about ordering that one. I'm making their book list for the first quarter right now.

The Great Brain is a series of books - I think 7. I'd check in my Library but Papa Bear is asleep and it would wake him up.

Jekyll · #20 07-15-2008, 09:38 PM

Basic supply and demand, market forces can take care of themselves...

The human hero cannot abide by the standards and the norm of society. He cannot be subject to achievements and accolades of normality.

Present her views that they can have the power to be anything God wants them to be. Her views in a very simple pistachio shell.