When I was young my favorite book was this beautiful story book about Cinderella. I have no idea who gave it to me or where it came from but I kept it in pristine condition. In fact, it is in such good condition that it still looks new today.
Do you have a book like that? I know that AJ does. He has several; The Polar Express, Where the Wild Things Are, and of course, The Little Engine that Could. What is interesting is that those three books tell everything about him.
He is a wild dreamer who can do anything he …read more

As a reading teacher my favorite books for kids are quite varied. They range from educational to entertaining. I love young adult angst books and I adore kiss and hug board books. And I think each has it’s place in children’s literature.
Here are my favorites right now. Some will always remain my favorites (and I will always think they belong in a child’s library) but some I think are just plain trendy.
Corduroy 40th Anniversary Edition Corduroy is celebrating his 40th birthday this year. It’s a perfect time to bring him back.
The Little Engine That Could One of my son’s favorites.
Where …read more

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Someone asked me recently about books I’d enjoyed when growing up in the 1950s.  I thought back to what was available and what I enjoyed reading.  The list would be different for everyone as a student then, but there would be some similarities.  I’ve tried to list them in a sequence that reflects my reading as I grew older.

Nancy Drew books of any kind.  I devoured these.
Heidi
Little Women.  I recall doing a book report on this book in 8th grade when I had to memorize a dialogue between Jo and Meg.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Pollyanna
Anne of Green Gables.  This was one of my …read more

OneBookTwoBook.com    Perhaps your library is a small one and they don’t have the facilities for a summer reading program as I described in a previous post. Or you live too far from the library for it to be convenient to attend.
Why not develop a summer reading program of your own with your children?
*Tie in with the local library. With their help, do some of their activities at home or ones that pick up their theme.
*Choose a favorite book and base family activities around it.
*Choose a topic and read books that tie in with it.
*Each child reads books of their choosing and …read more

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The stories I read as a child and read to my daughter differ from many of those today, yet some still have remained favorites over the years.  The stories and books my grandchildren enjoy encompass a different type of fantasy from the “fairy tales” of my childhood.  As a reader and writer, it’s interesting to see the changes, yet similarities …read more