tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post6355716962715570953..comments2024-02-26T02:22:48.643-08:00Comments on A Foothill Home Companion: Books, Books and More BooksMollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738318324942700985noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-31723400606736839422009-02-10T19:06:00.000-08:002009-02-10T19:06:00.000-08:00Have you read the Swallows and Amazons series? I ...Have you read the Swallows and Amazons series? I didn't read when I was a child but each summer for three years I read one of the books to my own kids while we were at the cottage. We all have very fond memories of those books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-16031586429586525992008-03-20T17:33:00.000-07:002008-03-20T17:33:00.000-07:00I know you posted this ages ago, but the one book ...I know you posted this ages ago, but the one book that got me reading things that weren't Sweet Valley High and Babysitters Club was Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time. And then I spent the rest of my primary school years tracking down her other books.Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098254342604012155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-43538166504412544772007-09-04T09:10:00.000-07:002007-09-04T09:10:00.000-07:00That light IS beautiful, Molly. I love that pictu...That light IS beautiful, Molly. I love that picture of her reading.<BR/><BR/>Have I mentioned how much I love the "why I blog" secion you have? Every time I read it...I feel so warm. ;)Lacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14745725299956758341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-73228493309718503852007-08-30T12:44:00.000-07:002007-08-30T12:44:00.000-07:00Oh....lets see...I loved the Little House books by...Oh....lets see...I loved the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, but now with only boys, we have read Farmer Boy about her husban's life. My boys liked it a lot. There is a new Peter Pan Book out...kind of a sequel and our Daddy read it aloud every evening last winter and it was very entertaining. And I was a huge Beverly Cleary fan too. We finished Ribsy this summer.vintagechicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09098496074764811691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-83609650153702061182007-08-29T19:43:00.000-07:002007-08-29T19:43:00.000-07:00Oh, I was such a reader as a kid. Still am. Right ...Oh, I was such a reader as a kid. Still am. Right now we're reading Despereaux, Time Stops For No Mouse, lots of Dr. Seuss for the kindergartener and the Little House on the Prairie series. I'm also a big fan of the Rats of NIMH, Charlotte's Webb (and all E.B. White books), anything by Beverly Cleary, Amelia Bedilia, and I could go on and on and on. We also have the pick your own ending books, which are very fun and a good way to learn about choices and consequences. I have to second the recommendations for Little Women (all of them) and Roald Dahl books. For reference, my kids are 5 and 9. And 16, but our reading together days are over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-72352064925956616182007-08-29T19:22:00.000-07:002007-08-29T19:22:00.000-07:00Your reading history sounds like mine. I started ...Your reading history sounds like mine. I started with the Boxcar children in the third or fourth grade. In the sixth grade I read Where the Red Fern Grows, and my interest in reading took off like a shot. By the time I was in the seventh grade, I was reading things like V.C. Andrews, Victoria Holt, Jackie Collns and Jacqueline Susann. Then, I discovered Stephen King in the ninth grade and had read all of The Stand by the time I was sixteen - all 1200 pages! With the exception of some assigned novels, I didn't read any of the classics until college, and since then, well, I'm working my way through the 100 Best Books in the English Language ;). <BR/><BR/>I've shared some of my early favorite books with my children. We've read several of the Boxcar children series together. But more than sharing my old favs, I really enjoy discovering new books with them - like the Magic Treehouse books.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642417312794814066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-58309863967072686102007-08-29T17:01:00.000-07:002007-08-29T17:01:00.000-07:00I LOVE that picture of Avery. I wish I could sit ...I LOVE that picture of Avery. I wish I could sit like that now. But she just looks so content with her book. Aahhhh...<BR/>You know I love the Little House series (and Farmer Boy is one of my favorites - about Almonzo growing up.) <BR/>And Anne of Green Gables :)Grace and Ariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06742511549098374250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-54745459612634251792007-08-29T15:46:00.000-07:002007-08-29T15:46:00.000-07:00My dad read Little Women to my sister and I when I...My dad read Little Women to my sister and I when I was little. I also remember reading The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, which continues to be a favourite of mine. I also loved having books full of detailed illustrations. I would sit and stare at each picture, keeping myself occupied for hours. <BR/><BR/>I also loved Roald Dahl, The Secret World of Og, Sweet Valley high and the Baby Sitters club :) And the pick-your own ending books were awesome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-54845047198292643032007-08-29T15:26:00.000-07:002007-08-29T15:26:00.000-07:00currently reading "madeline" and "the story of pin...currently reading "madeline" and "the story of ping", with the kids. 2 of my favorites as a kid.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12593778813181275187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-20491323301123732462007-08-29T13:53:00.000-07:002007-08-29T13:53:00.000-07:00Favorites from our bookshelves -Philip Pullman - t...Favorites from our bookshelves -<BR/>Philip Pullman - the Golden Compass<BR/><BR/>Cornelia Funk - Inkheart and The Thief Lord and Dragon Rider<BR/><BR/>J.C. Mills - The Goodfellow Chronicles<BR/><BR/>Brain Jacques - Redwall<BR/><BR/>Roald Dahl - all his books<BR/><BR/>Pierre Berton - The Secret World of Og - this was my favorite as a child and as a read aloud book - it can be hard to find - i will gladly lend you mine<BR/><BR/>Joseph Cornwell - Listening to Nature ( a great companion for being outdoors)<BR/><BR/>Bill Peet - all of his stories!<BR/><BR/>Eric Carle - fantastic especially as inspiration for a day of collage art with the kids<BR/><BR/>I am in love with books and could just go on and on but i will stop.owen,tania,caleb,thaddeus, gideon,hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16314724130333840986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-53411618555249552982007-08-29T11:13:00.000-07:002007-08-29T11:13:00.000-07:00Ooo.. me and libraries, that's a whole post in its...Ooo.. me and libraries, that's a whole post in itself! When I was a kid, the library was right next to school, so mom made arrangements to have me walk over to the library every day after school where she would wait for me and then drive home. I think I read just about every book in the pre-teen section at that library!! I read all the Bobbsey Twins mystery series, Nancy Drew, even started on the Hardy Boys before I discovered Sweet Valley High. I also got a thrill out of those 'pick-your-own-ending' books, you know, those read a couple pages then go to page 22 to go in the cave or page 36 to go around the cave type books. <BR/><BR/>I'm so glad your kids like to read, Oldest loves her books, too and she's 5!jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772053505930801670noreply@blogger.com