I'm just in the mood to share five favorite books off the top of my head, today. (What a strange combination I came up with!) Ask me tomorrow, and I'll give you five different books. {Grin} And these are much more personal than my list of seven books every school child should read.
I am reading Watership Down for the first time right now. Nick is really annoyed because he can't understand why I suddenly feel such a kinship with rodents.
Jessye~ Shannon has tons of wild rabbits around her house, and we can't see them without thinking about that book. :) (I was stunned to feel so profoundly about a book about rabbits...)
Jessica~ I loved Walking on Water!
Sandy Toe~ It thrills me to find out someone else has even read Maggie Rose. Glad you love her!!!
Misha~ I'm a list-a-holic. :) It is so hard to pick favorites, though, isn't it?!
Jenn~ Depending on the ages of your children, you might want to stick with Maggie Rose. :) Understood Betsy was a fabulous book. The Sign of the Beaver is on my to-read list.
Jessye - I really keep thinking about watership down, two years later! And I was so reluctant to read it! Bunnies, ships and what? But I just LOVED it! I have your book I need to return!
I like the idea of a "favorites" list that requires no justifications!
Emily of New Moon (L.M. Montgomery) A Mixture of Frailties (Robertson Davies) Some Tame Gazelle (Barbara Pym) Corgiville Fair (Tasha Tudor) Till We Have Faces (C.S. Lewis)
mdvlist~ Corgiville Fair?!!!!! That is one of my FAVORITE picture books. My middle guy was reading it before bed a couple nights ago. ;-)
Christina~ Maggie Rose is a children's (chapter) book. It has a few great illustrations by Maurice Sendack throughout. It is about a spunky 8 yo girl who plans her own Christmas Eve birthday party. Jake would probably enjoy it, but it isn't a very BOYish book.
Yes, Corgiville Fair has been a major favorite for my oldest boy (now 4) since he was 2, and it's one of the few picture books that I NEVER get tired of reading. Our treasured copy is a library reject from a book sale, but we have a new copy in reserve, just in case!
And speaking of library rejects, my own aged copy of Maggie Rose arrived in the mail today. How could I not hunt it down after such a glowing endorsement? Do you think we can get away with reading it this far out from Christmas?
I am reading Watership Down for the first time right now. Nick is really annoyed because he can't understand why I suddenly feel such a kinship with rodents.
ReplyDeleteThat's tough . . . off the top of my head: Walking on Water (L'Engle), Abba's Child, The Help, The Thirteenth Tale, Little Bee (just read)
ReplyDeleteWe love Maggie Rose!
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I love your lists! I just have such a hard time coming up with my own! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the list! I added these to my list of books to read with my children! :)
ReplyDeleteA few of my favorites for children...Calico bush, Understood Betsy, The Sign of the Beaver, The Chronicles of Narnia...
Jessye~ Shannon has tons of wild rabbits around her house, and we can't see them without thinking about that book. :) (I was stunned to feel so profoundly about a book about rabbits...)
ReplyDeleteJessica~ I loved Walking on Water!
Sandy Toe~ It thrills me to find out someone else has even read Maggie Rose. Glad you love her!!!
Misha~ I'm a list-a-holic. :) It is so hard to pick favorites, though, isn't it?!
Jenn~ Depending on the ages of your children, you might want to stick with Maggie Rose. :) Understood Betsy was a fabulous book. The Sign of the Beaver is on my to-read list.
Jessye - I really keep thinking about watership down, two years later! And I was so reluctant to read it! Bunnies, ships and what? But I just LOVED it! I have your book I need to return!
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of a "favorites" list that requires no justifications!
ReplyDeleteEmily of New Moon (L.M. Montgomery)
A Mixture of Frailties (Robertson Davies)
Some Tame Gazelle (Barbara Pym)
Corgiville Fair (Tasha Tudor)
Till We Have Faces (C.S. Lewis)
So.... is the Maggie Rose book a children's book or an adult book? i.e. would a 6 year old boy like it for a read aloud?
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mdvlist~ Corgiville Fair?!!!!! That is one of my FAVORITE picture books. My middle guy was reading it before bed a couple nights ago. ;-)
ReplyDeleteChristina~ Maggie Rose is a children's (chapter) book. It has a few great illustrations by Maurice Sendack throughout. It is about a spunky 8 yo girl who plans her own Christmas Eve birthday party. Jake would probably enjoy it, but it isn't a very BOYish book.
Yes, Corgiville Fair has been a major favorite for my oldest boy (now 4) since he was 2, and it's one of the few picture books that I NEVER get tired of reading. Our treasured copy is a library reject from a book sale, but we have a new copy in reserve, just in case!
ReplyDeleteAnd speaking of library rejects, my own aged copy of Maggie Rose arrived in the mail today. How could I not hunt it down after such a glowing endorsement? Do you think we can get away with reading it this far out from Christmas?