'Touched'
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."
I'm a fan of the classics:
Curious George, Make Way for Ducklings, Harold and the Purple Crayon, Corduroy, The Story of Ping, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, Blueberries for Sal, The Mitten, The House on East 88th Street/Lyle, Lyle Crocodile, or any of the Babar stories (although the translations are horrific).
ETA: I also loved the Frances and Harry the Dirty Dog books.
I'm glad kids still read the Harry the Dirty Dog books - one of my favorites. Is Richard Scarry still good?
CRITTERS!
Em is loving on the Little Critters books right now.
The Harry the Dirty Dog books are available in the bargain section at Barnes & Noble, btw.
Is Richard Scarry still good?
One of my strongest book memories was his Busy, Busy World, which is long out of print. Even though kids are extremely unlikely, I was still happy to finally get it on ebay.
Sara is also a huge Critter fan. All of the kids were, actually.
I loved Richard Scarry, too.
Enthusiastic votes for Make Way for Ducklings and Corduroy.
Yes, Busy, Busy World is excellent. Each page has to much to look at.
At that age, Emmett liked the Max and Ruby books, Curious George, Dr. Seuss (and related books, like Go, Dog, Go!), anything by William Joyce and Rosemary Wells' versions of Mother Goose.
Yes, Busy, Busy World is excellent. Each page has to much to look at.
I just don't get why it's out of print (when I don't think his other stuff is). If you check Amazon (where the lowest current price for a used edition is $60), it's clearly popular.
Thanks, y'all! That gives me some ideas to work with. I take Annabel to the library with me every Saturday, and while I let her pick 2 or 3 books from the children's section all on her own, I like to put a book or two on hold for her, too, just to be sure we actually go home with at least one book that reads aloud well. Also, Annabel thinks it's cool to have books waiting on the holds shelf, just like Mommy.