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  • #1

    Children's Books

    Do we already have a thread on children's books? Not having a TV in our house, we have read lots and lots of books over the years. I do a lot of reading out loud to my three, and they read a lot on their own.

    The thread about the Hugo Cabret movie made me think about some of the books both children and parents have enjoyed in our home. We are always on the lookout for good ones, and The Invention of Hugo Cabret was one that I just picked up off a table at Barnes & Noble several years ago because it looked so unique. What books have been hits in your home?

    If you are looking for a great book to read aloud to your kids or a Christmas gift idea, I would highly recommend The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Stewart.

    "It's devastating, because we lost to a team that's not even in the Pac-12. To lose to Utah State is horrible." - John White IV
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    This is a fun thread idea.

    One suggestion....if people don't mind, please indicate age appropriateness. Some books might be too wordy for a 6 year old but perfect for a 9 or 10 year old.

    Kccougar...is your book fun for 6 year olds? We are wrapping up Hugo this week so I want to have the next big thing queued up for me to read to them.

    I was also thinking it might be fun to introduce them to the Lemony Snicket series. Short chapters, goofy characters, crazy plots....I think they would enjoy those books.
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    • #3
      Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
      This is a fun thread idea.

      One suggestion....if people don't mind, please indicate age appropriateness. Some books might be too wordy for a 6 year old but perfect for a 9 or 10 year old.

      Kccougar...is your book fun for 6 year olds? We are wrapping up Hugo this week so I want to have the next big thing queued up for me to read to them.

      I was also thinking it might be fun to introduce them to the Lemony Snicket series. Short chapters, goofy characters, crazy plots....I think they would enjoy those books.
      thank you as I was just about to write the exact same thing.
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      • #4
        Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
        This is a fun thread idea.

        One suggestion....if people don't mind, please indicate age appropriateness. Some books might be too wordy for a 6 year old but perfect for a 9 or 10 year old.

        Kccougar...is your book fun for 6 year olds? We are wrapping up Hugo this week so I want to have the next big thing queued up for me to read to them.

        I was also thinking it might be fun to introduce them to the Lemony Snicket series. Short chapters, goofy characters, crazy plots....I think they would enjoy those books.
        Good suggestion. If your children enjoy being read to then I would say 6 years old would be fine, but there are some little puzzles and plot twists that they may be just a little young to get without some explaining.
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        • #5
          Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post

          I was also thinking it might be fun to introduce them to the Lemony Snicket series. Short chapters, goofy characters, crazy plots....I think they would enjoy those books.
          DDD, have you read any of these yourself? Coincidentally, I just read the first chapter of the first book with my 6-year old last night and was wondering what people thought of them.

          As for recommendations, over the past year my daughter and I read all of the Great Brain series and she loved them. Does anyone remember these? They were pretty age appropriate for a six-year old, unless you mind your kid walking around calling people "plumb loco" for weeks after you've finished.
          Kids in general these days seem more socially retarded...

          None of them date. They hang out. They text. They sit in the same car or room and don't say a word...they text. Then, they go home and whack off to internet porn.

          I think that's the sad truth about why these kids are retards.

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            My son really liked this series. It was a quick read for him and I heard him laughing out loud.
            What's to explain? It's a bunch of people, most of whom you've never met, who are just as likely to be homicidal maniacs as they are to be normal everyday people, with whom you share the minutiae of your everyday life. It's totally normal, and everyone would understand.
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            • #7
              Originally posted by Green Lantern View Post
              DDD, have you read any of these yourself? Coincidentally, I just read the first chapter of the first book with my 6-year old last night and was wondering what people thought of them.

              As for recommendations, over the past year my daughter and I read all of the Great Brain series and she loved them. Does anyone remember these? They were pretty age appropriate for a six-year old, unless you mind your kid walking around calling people "plumb loco" for weeks after you've finished.
              I loved the Great Brain books.
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              • #8
                I just finished reading The Indian in the Cupboard and The Return of the Indian to Jr (9) and Captain (7). Both loved them, and it was a lot of fun sharing something from my childhood with them.




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                  Originally posted by HuskyFreeNorthwest View Post
                  I just finished reading The Indian in the Cupboard and The Return of the Indian to Jr (9) and Captain (7). Both loved them, and it was a lot of fun sharing something from my childhood with them.


                  If they enjoyed those, they'll also enjoy [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Castle-Attic-Elizabeth-Winthrop/dp/0440409411"]Amazon.com: The Castle in the Attic (9780440409410): Elizabeth Winthrop: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RZCWE3H1L.@@AMEPARAM@@51RZCWE3H1L[/ame]. I remember reading it shortly after reading the Native American in the Cupboard books and thinking it was better (though I can't remember why I thought it was better).

                  Edit: Basic Premise:
                  William has just received the best present of his life—an old, real-looking stone and wooden model of a castle, with a drawbridge, a moat, and a fingerhigh knight to guard the gates. It’s the mysterious castle his housekeeper has told him about, and even though William is sad she’s leaving, now the castle is his! William can’t wait to play with the castle—he’s certain there’s something magical about it. And sure enough, when he picks up the tiny silver knight, it comes alive in his hand! Sir Simon tells William a mighty story of wild sorcery, wizards, and magic. And suddenly William is off on a fantastic quest to another land and another time—where a fiery dragon and an evil wizard are waiting to do battle. . . .
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                  • #10
                    So does anyone have a hard time reading to all of their multiple-aged children? My youngest two are pretty happy to be read the same book, but I haven't read anything to my 10-year-old in forever. I feel like I should still read to him, even though he's a great reader himself, but I can't find the time to read to him AND to my two little non-readers.

                    What do y'all do? Do you still read to your readers? Have you found books that capture the attention of a wider age range?
                    What's to explain? It's a bunch of people, most of whom you've never met, who are just as likely to be homicidal maniacs as they are to be normal everyday people, with whom you share the minutiae of your everyday life. It's totally normal, and everyone would understand.
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                    • #11
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Green Lantern View Post
                        DDD, have you read any of these yourself? Coincidentally, I just read the first chapter of the first book with my 6-year old last night and was wondering what people thought of them.

                        As for recommendations, over the past year my daughter and I read all of the Great Brain series and she loved them. Does anyone remember these? They were pretty age appropriate for a six-year old, unless you mind your kid walking around calling people "plumb loco" for weeks after you've finished.
                        I've read every single Lemony Snicket book. I most recently read through the series last summer. I really liked them. They are very offbeat and have a dark sense of humor. I think children have to be able to understand that humor if they are to enjoy a series of stories about 3 orphans that are constantly having terrible things happen to them. The first book takes some adjustment into that mindset. I distinctly remember feeling uncomfortable reading about adults being mean to these 3 little kids. After awhile, you start to realize that the adults are portrayed as huge incompetent morans, not evil geniuses, so you start to laugh at them and their nuttiness.

                        Over the course of the series, the children have some great adventures and go to all sorts of wild places. I'm really hoping my kids get into them, but maybe I need to wait another summer until they are ready. My main concern is my oldest daughter. She is super sensitive to anything bad happening to another person, especially if it involves pain or injury....she will get upset if a character in a story gets his fingers slammed in a doorway, for example (sound familiar?). The Lemony Snicket stories have a lot of potential peril, so it is something I will need to consider before taking the plunge.

                        Along those lines, I am really antsy to introduce the Puffy Check to The Hobbit and LOTR, but they are way too young to appreciate it. Also, since they have seen all the Harry Potter movies, not sure they would want to sit down and read the books now.

                        PS, Re: Snicket, the movie was awful....a lame attempt to do two books at once, poorly executed. I would skip it altogether. It isn't worth it at all and you don't want images of Jim Carrey popping into your head when you read these stories.
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                        • #13
                          Is Encyclopedia Brown still popular with the youngsters? What about Danny Dunn? Ms. Pigglewiggle?

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                          • #14
                            I will be a huge nag once again and make another request at the risk of being run out of town on a rail....can people give a brief description of the book when they suggest it? Some of these books look cool, but what is the basic premise?

                            Indian in the Cupboard....one of the Puffy Check's favorite movies of all time. They absolutely love it. Is it a series of books? I didn't know that. Very cool.

                            Judy Blume will be a great intro, as well. Those books were all a ton of fun. As well as the Beverly Clearly stuff.
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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
                              My main concern is my oldest daughter. She is super sensitive to anything bad happening to another person, especially if it involves pain or injury....she will get upset if a character in a story gets his fingers slammed in a doorway, for example (sound familiar?). The Lemony Snicket stories have a lot of potential peril, so it is something I will need to consider before taking the plunge.
                              lol. How many minutes does she have on the other two?

                              Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
                              PS, Re: Snicket, the movie was awful....a lame attempt to do two books at once, poorly executed. I would skip it altogether. It isn't worth it at all and you don't want images of Jim Carrey popping into your head when you read these stories.
                              I really liked the movie. I thought it was well made and I loved Jim Carrey in it. I have only read the first book though.
                              What's to explain? It's a bunch of people, most of whom you've never met, who are just as likely to be homicidal maniacs as they are to be normal everyday people, with whom you share the minutiae of your everyday life. It's totally normal, and everyone would understand.
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