The Rainbow Goblins- Ul De Rico
Coraline-Neil Gaiman
The Giving Tree- Shel Silverstien
Coraline-Neil Gaiman
The Giving Tree- Shel Silverstien
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Re: kids books that grownups should read ( or re-read)
Thu, September 29, 2005 - 3:35 PMThe Borrowers by Mary Norton
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
The Witches by Roald Dahl
The Iron Giant by Ted Hughes
The Story of Holly and Ivy by Rumer Godden
Milky Way Railroad by Miyazawa Kenji
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Re: kids books that grownups should read ( or re-read)
Thu, September 29, 2005 - 3:44 PMThere was this book series about a herd/family line of horses that lived on an island....can't remember the name or author. Anyone?
Where the Sidewalk Ends was my favorite Shel Silverstein but all his stuff is great.
Again, the Serendipity series. It got me through some tough times as a young 'un. -
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Re: kids books that grownups should read ( or re-read)
Thu, September 29, 2005 - 11:34 PMThe Horse stories are by Marguerite Henry. They are Misty of Chincoteague, Stormy: Misty's Foal, Sea Star: Orphan of Chincoteague and Misty's Twilight.
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Re: kids books that grownups should read ( or re-read)
Fri, September 30, 2005 - 8:11 AMThat's it! Thanks, Tabitha
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Re: kids books that grownups should read ( or re-read)
Fri, September 30, 2005 - 6:14 PMI loved her books. I wanted to travel there just to see the horses. The Black Stallion series by Walter Farley I couldn't put down until I read every single one of the books. I thought the movies were disappointing, however.
My two favorite series that I'd like to pick up again sometime are The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper, and A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle.
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Re: kids books that grownups should read ( or re-read)
Mon, October 3, 2005 - 12:20 PMChesapeak Island maybe. About wild horses?
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Mon, October 3, 2005 - 8:36 PMMy vote is Definately with the Phantom Tolbooth!! -
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Wed, October 12, 2005 - 5:57 AMAgreed...Its very imaginative. -
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Re: kids books that grownups should read ( or re-read)
Wed, October 12, 2005 - 3:29 PMMy additions would be:
A Light in the Attic- Shel Silverstein
The Fantastic Mr. Fox -Roald Dahl (be prepared, it will make you salivate with hunger)
A Wrinkle in Time-Madeleine L'Engle
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Re: kids books that grownups should read ( or re-read)
Thu, September 29, 2005 - 4:24 PMEyes of The Dragon, by Stephen King, a great morality story.
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Re: kids books that grownups should read ( or re-read)
Thu, September 29, 2005 - 8:26 PMAlice in Wonderland
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Thu, September 29, 2005 - 9:04 PMThe Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer. I can barely put those down--so happy the new one is out!!
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Re: kids books that grownups should read ( or re-read)
Thu, September 29, 2005 - 9:34 PMMy current favorites are:
Gris Grimly's Wicked Nursery Rhymes - Gris Grimly
Cinderella Skeleton by Robert D. San Souci
The Spider and the Fly by Mary Howitt, Tony DiTerlizzi
Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness - ill. by Gris Grimly
i have a weakness for fabulously dark illustrations! :)
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Re: kids books that grownups should read ( or re-read)
Thu, September 29, 2005 - 10:07 PMPhantom Tollbooth - Juster
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Re: kids books that grownups should read ( or re-read)
Fri, September 30, 2005 - 10:28 AMI found that in re-reading the Phantom Tollbooth, I was disappointed. I LOVED it as a kid, read is over and over, but this time... I don't know. Maybe i read it too much before. But it's a great book and I would recommend it to anyone.
Especially kids.
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Fri, September 30, 2005 - 1:12 PMMrs. Piggle Wiggle series by Betty MacDonald
Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
Lizard Music by Daniel Pinkwater
My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier
Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
The Witches by Roald Dahl
I could go on and on. Being a children's librarian is a great excuse for me to read and re-read great books for kids!
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Fri, September 30, 2005 - 1:24 PMAnyone remember the Magic Schoolbus with Ms. Frizzle. There were some pretty interesting books in that series. -
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Fri, September 30, 2005 - 2:55 PMCharlottes Web - E.B. White
The Prydain Chronicles - Lloyd Alexander
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Fri, September 30, 2005 - 4:28 PMWise Child - by Monica Furlong and the prequel Juniper -
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Fri, September 30, 2005 - 4:38 PMYes! I loved the Juniper Game and Wise Child was excellent.
There's a youth fiction novel called Pageant (don't remember the author though) completely different subject matter than Juniper but they jarred my memory. Good stuff. -
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Sat, October 1, 2005 - 1:27 AMThis isn't a kids book, but if you read 'Catcher in the Rye' as a teenager, it's quite interesting to read it again later on. I first read it when I was fifteen, and remember feeling a literary friendship with Holden. When I read it again as an 'adult', I experienced a kind of literary nostalgia. I don't know if that makes any sense. Whatever, nevermind. -
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Mon, October 3, 2005 - 6:14 AMBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson -
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Wed, October 19, 2005 - 9:34 AMYay! I scrolled through to see if anyone else said "Bridge to Terabithia" before I repeated it- happy I am not the only one who loved this book as a kid and an adult.
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Tue, April 15, 2008 - 9:38 PMI couldn't stand Catcher in the Rye.. a lot of my friends related to Holden, but I thought he was just a whiny brat...
My 12 year old cousin is reading A Wrinkle In Time and absolutely loves it - I haven't read it in years but will have to pick it up again..
Also, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott is fantastic - I just recently re-read it!
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Re: kids books that grownups should read ( or re-read)
Mon, October 3, 2005 - 11:28 AMI hesitate to say this, but I find "The Giving Tree" to be such a piece of hooey... is it admirable to live your life for another person, especially a self-obsessed brat of a person who just takes all you give without even watering you?! I firking hate that book -- and I just realized you're the person who thought Beloved "stunk," so this is all starting to make perfect sense. -
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Tue, October 4, 2005 - 7:52 PMFunny you say that - when I first read TGT, in high school, I thought it was great. Re-reading it a decade later, I think, "wow, that's so codependent and needy!" I think the tree goes too far, or that perhaps it's a better metaphor for a mother's love than a friend or lover's love.
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Mon, October 3, 2005 - 12:09 PMI never read it as a kid. I was probably fourty when i read it sitting in the Barnes and Nobles but i loved it. The Velveteen Rabbit. -
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Re: kids books that grownups should read ( or re-read)
Mon, October 3, 2005 - 12:20 PMWhere the Wild Things Are
Secret Garden
Anything by CS Lewis
Bednobs and Broomsticks (was a book first)
Ragedy Anne and Andy books
Rickey Tickey Tavy
The Abandoned (if you can find it)
Green Eggs and Ham
Grinch That Stole Christmas
Goodnight Moon
Are You My Mother
Calico Cat and the Gingham Dog
and so many more I can't think of right now
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Mon, October 3, 2005 - 9:36 PMthe bears we know
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Re: kids books that grownups should read ( or re-read)
Tue, October 4, 2005 - 7:47 AMI definitely second the vote for the Phantom Tollbooth.
I would also suggest the Narnia series by CS Lewis. Even if you aren't religious, there are a lot of good themes there.
I love the Bridge to Terabinthia.
Almost anything my Madeline L'Engle
Alice in Wonderland, AND Through the Looking Glass
The Giver
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Tue, October 4, 2005 - 9:18 AMA Coyote's in the House
by Elmore Leonard
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Tue, October 4, 2005 - 4:21 PMThe Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter.
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Tue, October 4, 2005 - 5:54 PMfor lil'uns:
The Stone Doll of Sister Brute
by Russell Hoban
--I've seen this one change people's lives
The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Catcher
by Molly Bang
Mr. Putter and Tabby series
by Cynthia Rylant
for big'uns:
The Yearling
Where the Red Fern Grows
The Education of Little Tree
Alice in Wonderland
I know I'm echoing on those last two books but I think it's worth it to do so :) -
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Tue, October 4, 2005 - 5:56 PMOops, Snatcher!
The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher!
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Re: kids books that grownups should read ( or re-read)
Tue, October 4, 2005 - 6:19 PMThe Narnia Chronicles-Sparks the imagination!
The Neverending Story-
Behind the Attic Wall
A Wrinkle in Time
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Tue, October 4, 2005 - 6:36 PMError correction-Not Neverending Story
Tuck Everlasting!!! Natalie Babbit??
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Tue, October 4, 2005 - 7:53 PMGood Night Mr. Tom - I have re-read this several times in adulthood. -
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Tue, October 4, 2005 - 8:30 PMgrandfather twilight
animalia- both by barbara berger fabulous illstrations.
rainbow goblins
whats that one w/ the 2 frogs- or one frog and one toad?
and as anthropocentric as the giving tree is it's still wonderfull. i feel like the tree is a metaphore for the earth, the one we keep polluting and exploiting but she still continues graciously giving and sustaining us. -
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Tue, October 4, 2005 - 8:35 PMcharlottes web
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Tue, October 4, 2005 - 9:27 PMOh my, I loved the Education of Little Tree when I was younger
The Lorax
The Butter Battle
Ferdenand the Bull
Not a kids book, but young adult:
Ender's Game
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Wed, October 5, 2005 - 1:16 PMI love the Lorax! I used to read a book to the kids I babysat. Horrible Hepzebah, great book but out of print.
Doesn't anyone read Harry Potter? They're for kids, interesting, exciting and the political situations are eerily similar to ours in the US. -
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Wed, October 5, 2005 - 2:16 PMI'm just getting into the Half Blood Prince right now..... So nobody give away who dies! I know it's someone, I just don't know who.
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Wed, October 12, 2005 - 9:14 PMI love Harry Potter books ! Most of my suggestions have already been said but I would add Island of the Blue Dolphin by Scott O Dell
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Sun, April 6, 2008 - 6:13 PMThe Pokey Little Puppy
Where the Wild Things Are
Harold and the purple Crayon
Zen Shorts - This is a new book I love to read to my son.
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Wed, October 5, 2005 - 2:29 PMLe Petit Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry -
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Re: kids books that grownups should read ( or re-read)
Thu, October 6, 2005 - 10:48 AM
absolutely. i put my favorite quote from lpp on my profile. this book is classically brilliant.
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Re: kids books that grownups should read ( or re-read)
Thu, October 6, 2005 - 6:30 PMThe Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spy Glass. A "kids" trilogy that encompasses magic, angels, witches, armoured polar bears, mult-universes and along the way the little heroine travels through Limbo freeing the dead there, finds her soulmate and partakes in a battle to over throw God while becoming the next Eve.
Tore through these in record time and kept asking myself "this is for kids?" every couple of chapters.
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Thu, October 6, 2005 - 6:53 PMheheh....these were just recommended to me.
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