Comments on: Here’s a distraction: Share your kids’ favorite books http://insideschools.org/blog/2008/05/30/heres-a-distraction-share-your-kids-favorite-books/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:25:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: bermbaby http://insideschools.org/blog/2008/05/30/heres-a-distraction-share-your-kids-favorite-books/#comment-1005 bermbaby Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:55:00 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2008/05/30/heres-a-distraction-share-your-kids-favorite-books/#comment-1005 Hi Anonymous,<br/> I was up watching a boiling pot; My kid had a high fever in the middle of the night(re:why posting at 2:29am?....yeesh). <br/> Also, I'm one of those folks whom left this site up on their desktop over the weekend, waiting to hear if any 1st or K g&t applicants out of my district(6) had received citywide notifications.<br/> I've already committed to a great private, with a generous financial aid offer but would surely pay them and take the seat at our only chosen citywide. <br/>In simple terms: I'm just another currently cuckoo<br/>parent, hoping there is an end in sight.<br/> I look forward to any book turn-ons from this blog<br/>and will check back soon. Hi Anonymous,
I was up watching a boiling pot; My kid had a high fever in the middle of the night(re:why posting at 2:29am?….yeesh).
Also, I’m one of those folks whom left this site up on their desktop over the weekend, waiting to hear if any 1st or K g&t applicants out of my district(6) had received citywide notifications.
I’ve already committed to a great private, with a generous financial aid offer but would surely pay them and take the seat at our only chosen citywide.
In simple terms: I’m just another currently cuckoo
parent, hoping there is an end in sight.
I look forward to any book turn-ons from this blog
and will check back soon.

]]> By: Anonymous http://insideschools.org/blog/2008/05/30/heres-a-distraction-share-your-kids-favorite-books/#comment-961 Anonymous Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:05:00 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2008/05/30/heres-a-distraction-share-your-kids-favorite-books/#comment-961 love the books listed here! great mix of old and new, classics and quirky titles.<br/><br/>but what are you doing posting at 2:29a? sheesh - love the books listed here! great mix of old and new, classics and quirky titles.

but what are you doing posting at 2:29a? sheesh -

]]> By: bermbaby http://insideschools.org/blog/2008/05/30/heres-a-distraction-share-your-kids-favorite-books/#comment-956 bermbaby Sun, 01 Jun 2008 06:29:00 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2008/05/30/heres-a-distraction-share-your-kids-favorite-books/#comment-956 Some of our NYC set, family favorites include:<br/>ALL of the Lyle books by Bernard Waber<br/>Abuela by Arthur Dorros<br/>Tar Beach by Faith Ringold<br/>My Taxi Ride &<br/>My Subway Ride both by Paul Dubois Jacobs<br/>Poodlena by E.B. McHenry<br/>From the Mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler<br/>by E.L. Konigsberg<br/> Some we like to believe are set in NYC are:<br/>The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton<br/>Norman the Doorman by Don Freeman<br/>Art Dog by Thatcher Hurd<br/> Outside NYC books that get lots of play include<br/>Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lundgren<br/>Alice for the Very Young by Lewis Carroll<br/>A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle<br/>My Father's Dragon<br/>Lionel and the Book of Beasts<br/>The Giraffe, The Pelly & Me by Roald Dahl<br/>and ANYTHING by <br/>Louis Slobodkin<br/>Eleanor Estes<br/>William Pene duBois<br/>Edward Gorey<br/>Shel Siverstein and<br/>C.S.Lewis<br/> My 5 yr. old has been planning to open a bookstore(for 3 yrs. now!) in her future and has worked out a tremendous concept for booksharing/swapping/recycling/reviewing. When we made this list earlier, she asked that I not separate or categorize titles according to age, picture, chapter or anything-outside the 'nyc or not' distinction. She said "every book is great for somebody and that some books are great for almost everybody". We'll keep checking this blog for more titles. Thanks. Some of our NYC set, family favorites include:
ALL of the Lyle books by Bernard Waber
Abuela by Arthur Dorros
Tar Beach by Faith Ringold
My Taxi Ride &
My Subway Ride both by Paul Dubois Jacobs
Poodlena by E.B. McHenry
From the Mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E.L. Konigsberg
Some we like to believe are set in NYC are:
The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
Norman the Doorman by Don Freeman
Art Dog by Thatcher Hurd
Outside NYC books that get lots of play include
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lundgren
Alice for the Very Young by Lewis Carroll
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle
My Father’s Dragon
Lionel and the Book of Beasts
The Giraffe, The Pelly & Me by Roald Dahl
and ANYTHING by
Louis Slobodkin
Eleanor Estes
William Pene duBois
Edward Gorey
Shel Siverstein and
C.S.Lewis
My 5 yr. old has been planning to open a bookstore(for 3 yrs. now!) in her future and has worked out a tremendous concept for booksharing/swapping/recycling/reviewing. When we made this list earlier, she asked that I not separate or categorize titles according to age, picture, chapter or anything-outside the ‘nyc or not’ distinction. She said “every book is great for somebody and that some books are great for almost everybody”. We’ll keep checking this blog for more titles. Thanks.

]]> By: Anonymous http://insideschools.org/blog/2008/05/30/heres-a-distraction-share-your-kids-favorite-books/#comment-954 Anonymous Sun, 01 Jun 2008 03:40:00 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2008/05/30/heres-a-distraction-share-your-kids-favorite-books/#comment-954 My 4.5 year old daughter's current favorites are <i>Pinkalicious</i> by Elizabeth and Victoria Kann and <i>A Bad Case of Stripes</i> by David Shannon. Earlier in the year we read <i>Library Lion</i> over and over and over... My 4.5 year old daughter’s current favorites are Pinkalicious by Elizabeth and Victoria Kann and A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon. Earlier in the year we read Library Lion over and over and over…

]]> By: audra http://insideschools.org/blog/2008/05/30/heres-a-distraction-share-your-kids-favorite-books/#comment-922 audra Fri, 30 May 2008 19:06:00 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2008/05/30/heres-a-distraction-share-your-kids-favorite-books/#comment-922 both my children LOVE the charlie and lola series read aloud. my 9 year old has read the diary of a wimpy kid and rodrick rules several times, and adored the extraordinary adventures of ordinary basil, charlie and the chocolate factory and charlie and the glass elevator, the twits and other roald dahl classics...BFG, fantastic mr fox. we just read phantom tollbooth together! 4 year old loves lil monster series, and so do i! both my children LOVE the charlie and lola series read aloud. my 9 year old has read the diary of a wimpy kid and rodrick rules several times, and adored the extraordinary adventures of ordinary basil, charlie and the chocolate factory and charlie and the glass elevator, the twits and other roald dahl classics…BFG, fantastic mr fox. we just read phantom tollbooth together! 4 year old loves lil monster series, and so do i!

]]> By: Bronx_shrink http://insideschools.org/blog/2008/05/30/heres-a-distraction-share-your-kids-favorite-books/#comment-915 Bronx_shrink Fri, 30 May 2008 18:01:00 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2008/05/30/heres-a-distraction-share-your-kids-favorite-books/#comment-915 My 3y.o. loves "Llama Llama Red Pajama" by Anna Dewdney and "Don't let the pigeon drive the buse" by Mo Willem.<br/><br/>My 9y.o. has no favorites now but as a preschooler loved anything by Seymour Simon about the solar system and a couple of years ago was really into Captain Underpants. My 3y.o. loves “Llama Llama Red Pajama” by Anna Dewdney and “Don’t let the pigeon drive the buse” by Mo Willem.

My 9y.o. has no favorites now but as a preschooler loved anything by Seymour Simon about the solar system and a couple of years ago was really into Captain Underpants.

]]> By: TrudiRose http://insideschools.org/blog/2008/05/30/heres-a-distraction-share-your-kids-favorite-books/#comment-911 TrudiRose Fri, 30 May 2008 17:06:00 +0000 http://insideschools.org/blog/2008/05/30/heres-a-distraction-share-your-kids-favorite-books/#comment-911 Both of my kids (an 11-year-old and an 8-year-old) currently love "Diary of A Wimpy Kid" and its sequel, "Rodrick Rules." My daughter also recently read the classic "The Phantom Tollbooth," one of my own favorite books from childhood. Both of my kids (an 11-year-old and an 8-year-old) currently love “Diary of A Wimpy Kid” and its sequel, “Rodrick Rules.” My daughter also recently read the classic “The Phantom Tollbooth,” one of my own favorite books from childhood.

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