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07.07.08, 11:42 AM NY Schools
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yes. I'm here. Bookmom. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:46 AM Flag
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I just had to laugh today - finally found some BL books - we discussed the other day and you were kind of cold to them - I see why. It was so funny to be sitting in the book store thinking about a stranger and laughing! We are still searching for those hard to find transitional early reader with plot books - had success with Johnny Lion - and doing the other ususal suspects too. Just wanted to share. Have a nice day! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:51 AM Flag
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Yeah, they are nothing great but if dc likes them.......I'm glad we shared a "laugh"! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:53 AM Flag
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my dc had the same reaction I did! Like mother like son. Off to the playground. And again, thanks. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 11:54 AM Flag
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nosey parker here: what are BL books? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:36 PM Flag
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Bookmom: Black Lagoon [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:39 PM Flag
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thanks! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:44 PM Flag
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Can you recommend some light beach reading for me, and something for 7 yo DD who loves but finished magic tree house and ramona books (and most AG books too)? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 12:10 PM Flag
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A few old-fashioned ideas for dd (maybe off the beaten path) Betsy-Tacy books, Box Car Children, Mrs Piggle Wiggle, Pippi Longstocking or The Children of Noisy Village. If she is ready for a step up, try the Eddie Eager books, starting with Half Magic. Other more recently written series that are easy summer reading: Daragonslayers Academy and A to Z mysteries. For you: what have you enjoyed recently or in the passed few years...then I can be mroe helpful..... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 12:50 PM Flag
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^^^a few more from me, bookmom: An Ordinary Princess, The King's Equal and perhaps The Little Princess and Tomie depaola's 26 Fairmont ave series [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 12:59 PM Flag
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Betsy-Tacy, Caddie Woodlawn, Little Women, any of the "Shoes" books by Noel Streatfield... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 12:56 PM Flag
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Bookmom: Caddie Woodlawn is a great idea! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:02 PM Flag
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thanks... can I be bookmom jr? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:02 PM Flag
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I really like when others chime in with ideas....I'm not omniscient and I haven't read everything. This is a discussion forum, not a content site. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:04 PM Flag
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Another fan of Caddie Woodlawn here -- so happy that others loved it, too. How about the All of a Kind Family series or the Carolyn Woodward books like B Is for Betsy? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:29 PM Flag
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omg, i LOVE LOVE LOVE All of a Kind Family! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:30 PM Flag
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Bookmom: yes.....All of a Kind family.....another classic! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:31 PM Flag
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I was so happy to see them at the Tenement Museum bookshop. I can't wait until DD is older and gets to read them. Then I'll drag her down to the LES to see all the sites and eat Guss's pickles, appetizing at Russ & Daughters & Schimmel's knishes. Oy! I would love to meet you 2 fellow booklovers. So nice to have a pleasant dialogue on the new UB. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:34 PM Flag
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And how about The Moffats? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:34 PM Flag
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Ooh - and the Borrowers!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:35 PM Flag
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np: did you read the Five Little Peppers? I remember reading that and the Bobbsey Twins as a kid. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:45 PM Flag
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I saw them there too! I think they were my absolute favorites at age 8. I agree- maybe we can start a little mother/child bookclub with all the classics! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:35 PM Flag
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Bookmom: I'm planning on doing this with my younger dc for first grade. Older dc did this too (org'ed by another mom). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:38 PM Flag
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that's great! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:39 PM Flag
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All-of-a-Kind mom here: my DD is entering 1st grade, too. What sorts of books do you read at that age in a book club? My DD is really just starting to read on her own. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 02:03 PM Flag
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quite of the few books mentioned above.....the goal is to both read them, whether separately or together....a few on the old list included Mrs Piggle Wiggle, Mr Pooper's Penguins, Harriet the Spy, The Mixed Up Files (etc), [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 02:38 PM Flag
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lol at POOPER. Excellent typo. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:33 PM Flag
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yeah, I could also be typo mom [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:45 PM Flag
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DD's school visits there in 3rd grade and I managed to be the class mom for that one. They opened a new room (after we went) that focuses on Irish immigrants too. I want to go again. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:36 PM Flag
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cool. i'm a member! Just don't go on a hot summer day... then again, you really get a feel for what it was like! Where is dd in school if you don't mind my asking - I love that they take them there! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:37 PM Flag
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Hewitt [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:38 PM Flag
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thanks! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:38 PM Flag
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Have to say that I know a couple of really cool Hewitt moms -- makes me sorry we didn't consider it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 02:02 PM Flag
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^^^ also anything by Frances Burnett (Little Princess, Secret Garden) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:03 PM Flag
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Bookmom: beat you to Little Princess....I'm not as fond of Secret Garden personally, but my dd loved it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:05 PM Flag
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yeah, just saw that... My dd isn't reading yet but I cannot wait to introduce her to all these fantastic books. I still love re-reading some of them now [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:08 PM Flag
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Bookmom: me too. And just wait until she hits 7-8-9-10. There is some wonderful children's literature that has been written in th past 10 years and in the wake of JK Rowling's success. I hope you've read the HP series, [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:21 PM Flag
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of course (actually reading them with my 7yo ds now, together) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:30 PM Flag
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not bookmom, but I'd add Finn Family Moomintroll, second the idea of Betsy-Tacy books (I still love those), Catwings, Mr. Popper's Penguins and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. For the mom, very light reading but Mrs. Perfect is fun. Not as light but good is The Post-Birthday World. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 01:53 PM Flag
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np. I'm so happy to see a recommendation for Moomintroll. We love that series. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:28 PM Flag
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They are so charming. We went to the ped one day and he had a tie on with Moomins and he was thrilled I knew what they were--his dd had gotten it for him while traveling abroad. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:39 PM Flag
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nnp: Same here! I saved all of my old copies, and now ds can read them, too. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:39 PM Flag
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That's so exciting isn't it? I love it when DS loves a book I loved. We are reading all of the Little House books right now and it's so great. And he went nuts for James & the Giant Peach, which was one of my very favs as a kid. I can't wait til he's ready for Wrinkle in Time. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:41 PM Flag
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It is great. We've been read The Great Brain lately, which i loved as a kid. I'm also getting to know newer series like Magic Tree House and Captain Underpants, but the language in those seems much less rich. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:49 PM Flag
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np from above. I'm so jealous! My mother gave my old copies away when I went to college. Now we have to make due with paperbacks, and we've already had to replace Comet in Moominland and Finn Family because we wore them out with rereadings. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 07:55 PM Flag
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Aw. My originals are 35 yo paper backs, fwiw. They're still in great shape, though. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:09 PM Flag
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Maybe paperbacks were made better when we were dc. I had wonderful hardcopies that my aunt had sent me from the UK. I still guilt trip my mom about it a little when I get the chance. ;) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:16 PM Flag
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I would, too. I miss my hardcover Oz books. I had antique ones from my Grandmother, but now I have no idea where they are. Figure my mom probably sent them to Goodwill. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.07.08, 08:27 PM Flag
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