I'm glad kids still read the Harry the Dirty Dog books - one of my favorites. Is Richard Scarry still good?
I'm not sure how old he is, but I heard him use the word 'newfangled' one time, so he's gotta be pretty far gone.
Dawn ,'Beneath You'
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."
sumi - Jul 09, 2008 8:44:29 am PDT #6642 of 28380
Art Crawl!!!
Aims - Jul 09, 2008 8:46:57 am PDT #6643 of 28380
Shit's all sorts of different now.
CRITTERS!
Em is loving on the Little Critters books right now.
Kathy A - Jul 09, 2008 8:47:59 am PDT #6644 of 28380
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
The Harry the Dirty Dog books are available in the bargain section at Barnes & Noble, btw.
megan walker - Jul 09, 2008 8:49:20 am PDT #6645 of 28380
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
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.
Amy - Jul 09, 2008 8:54:41 am PDT #6646 of 28380
Because books.
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.
sumi - Jul 09, 2008 8:55:05 am PDT #6647 of 28380
Art Crawl!!!
Yes, Busy, Busy World is excellent. Each page has to much to look at.
DavidS - Jul 09, 2008 8:57:06 am PDT #6648 of 28380
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
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.
megan walker - Jul 09, 2008 8:58:22 am PDT #6649 of 28380
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
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.
Susan W. - Jul 09, 2008 9:05:52 am PDT #6650 of 28380
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
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.
Fred Pete - Jul 09, 2008 9:09:32 am PDT #6651 of 28380
Ann, that's a ferret.
I'm a fan of the classics:
I don't know whether it would qualify as "picture" (it certainly isn't a chapter book), or if it's even still in print, but I remember Amelia Bedelia very fondly. And the story revolves around wordplay, which is very Buffista.