Posted by Renee N on May 23, 2000, at 17:16:36
In reply to Re: to Noa and Renee, posted by CarolAnn on May 23, 2000, at 7:56:14
> Renee, I thought I was the only one who loved to read children's books! Have you read the "Harry Potter" series? I can't wait 'til July 8, when the next one comes out. I have also loved everything Beverly Cleary ever wrote. "The Henry Huggins" series, the "Ramona Quimby" series, and she wrote 3 or 4 books about teenage love, which are so sweet, because they're set in the 50's when teenagers were so innocent! I have a whole shelf of childhood favorites, which I take out and read again every couple years or so. What are some of your favorites? CarolAnn
Carol Ann,
I am embarrassed to say that I started the first Harry Potter book last summer, reading aloud to my two kids, got to about twenty pages to the end and never finished! My son's teacher read it to his class. My daughter never read the ending either! Yet my daughter and I stood in line for 4 hours to get two of the books signed by the author. My daughter wanted to give it up after about 45 minutes, but I refused to waste that much time without getting what I came for! Maybe they'll be worth millions someday, and I'll be rich!(Yeah, right!) I hear the second one isn't as good as the first, but the third one is the best so far.
As for some of my favorites----picture books-Henry and Mudge series by Cynthia Rylant, Carl series by Alexandra Day, Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe, The Missing Piece and The Missing Piece Meets the Big "O" (No nasty thoughts,please!)by Shel Silverstein, Hershel and the Hannakuh Goblins by Eric Kimmel,and anything by William Steig, Chris Van Allsberg, Dr. Seuss, Eve Bunting, or William Joyce.
Chapter books-- The Bridge to Teribithia by Katherine Paterson, Phoenix Rising by Karen Hesse, Charlotte's Web by E. B. White, The Giver by Lois Lowery, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi, Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech, The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1962 by Christopher Curtis, Afternoon of the Elves by ?(Can't remember, maybe Somebody Lisle?) Diecy's Song and Coming Home by Cynthia Voight, and anything by Roald Dahl.
Nonfiction--The Great Fire by Russell Freeman, The Way Things Work by David McCauley, The People Could Fly by Virginia Hamilton, and the Magic Schoolbus series by Joanna Cole.
Okay so my list is a bit long, but hey, you did ask! 8^) Renee N
P.S. The more you read
The more you know.
The more you know,
The smarter you grow.
The smarter you grow,
The stronger your voice
When speaking your mind
Or making your choice.
(I've never seen the aauthor listed.)
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