I read Sherlock Holmes at that age. That was also when I became completely obsessed with Rosemary Sutcliff and Roman Britain. It's a good age to fall in love with something.
Inara: We thought we lost you. Mal: Well, I've been right here.
'Out Of Gas'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Ginger - May 16, 2012 11:58:32 am PDT #18774 of 28333
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Connie Neil - May 16, 2012 12:33:06 pm PDT #18775 of 28333
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I devoured everything in the library on Ancient Egypt about then. Darn those teachers for not letting me hang out in the library during recess. I didn't want to "go play!"
erikaj - May 16, 2012 12:36:08 pm PDT #18776 of 28333
Always Anti-fascist!
I would have felt like "Dude(except you can't call your teacher Dude unless it really is Mr. Lebowski) I am!" But I got by with things like that by being special and tragic.
Kate P. - May 16, 2012 12:56:16 pm PDT #18777 of 28333
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Since today is apparently the day to request book suggestions, I'm looking for a good fairytale/folktale collection that young readers would appreciate. Lots of great illustrations would be excellent. A friend who had her baby the day before me mentioned that they hadn't gotten any fairy tales yet, and I wanted to find something good to send to them, but it turns out this is an area I don't actually know much about -- I'm much better with books for older kids. I know of some good editions of individual fairy tales, but would love something that collected a whole bunch. Grimm, Perrault, Andersen, Mother Goose -- I'm not particular, just looking for some classic stories to pass along.
megan walker - May 16, 2012 1:21:08 pm PDT #18778 of 28333
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Not particularly helpful, but your post reminds me how much I loved these as a kid and how I'd love to have a full set. (I still have Five Peas in a Pod/Prince Ahmed and The Enchanted Princess/The House in the Forest at home.)
Scrappy - May 16, 2012 1:27:56 pm PDT #18779 of 28333
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I loved this book, as have my various nieces and nephews: [link]
Consuela - May 16, 2012 1:34:23 pm PDT #18780 of 28333
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Scrappy, I adored the Daulaire collection: I can still see the yellow cover in my mind's eye.
flea - May 16, 2012 1:43:08 pm PDT #18781 of 28333
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For Mother Goose, we have loved the Rosemary Wells one: [link]
Kate P. - May 16, 2012 1:46:42 pm PDT #18782 of 28333
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
That's a great one, Scrappy! I had that as a kid and LOVED it, and recently bought another copy of that one and their book of Norse myths too. I definitely credit that book with instilling in me a love of mythology.
Kate P. - May 16, 2012 1:48:19 pm PDT #18783 of 28333
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
flea, thank you! That's exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for. I love Rosemary Wells, and it looks like a great collection. Perfect!