In the blog, he also puts in the lists of books that his kids told him should have been on the list. His daughter, in addition to Twilight, also said Tree Grows in Brooklyn, which she says is the "best book ever." His kids also seem to like fantasy a lot more than he does.
Well, quite a lot of fuss. If I didn't know better, I'd think we were dangerous.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
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."
Hil R. - Jul 05, 2009 8:25:09 am PDT #9529 of 28404
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Hil R. - Jul 05, 2009 8:27:42 am PDT #9530 of 28404
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Definitely Westing Game and Mixed-Up Files. Also Wrinkle in Time. Homecoming. Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great or Just As Long as We're Together. The Great Gilly Hopkins.
Barb - Jul 05, 2009 8:31:42 am PDT #9531 of 28404
“Not dead yet!”
Ramona Quimby, Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret
Amy - Jul 05, 2009 8:33:21 am PDT #9532 of 28404
Because books.
A Little Princess! The Secret Garden!
God, where has this guy been?
Dana - Jul 05, 2009 8:47:27 am PDT #9533 of 28404
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Harriet the Spy.
Barb - Jul 05, 2009 8:56:58 am PDT #9534 of 28404
“Not dead yet!”
Oooh... where's Teppy? From his blog post:
So now it’s your turn. What are your favorite children’s books, and why would you recommend them? Some readers will undoubtedly come for ideas, so be detailed and persuasive. And of course, kids are welcome to list their own favorites. But if you mention a comic book, I’m going to report you to your school librarian!
Polter-Cow - Jul 05, 2009 9:27:37 am PDT #9535 of 28404
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Time to punch him in the face.
Kate P. - Jul 05, 2009 9:44:31 am PDT #9536 of 28404
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
But if you mention a comic book, I’m going to report you to your school librarian!
Yeah, that line had this librarian spluttering. Librarians (and especially school librarians) have been talking up comic books for years! Sheesh.
Connie Neil - Jul 05, 2009 10:50:23 am PDT #9537 of 28404
brillig
Back in the early 80s, when I was still in the library science program, I did a report about how comic books could pull kids in to the library, and my professors all said, "Well, I suppose, so long as we can quickly get them to proper books."
Hil R. - Jul 05, 2009 11:00:30 am PDT #9538 of 28404
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Another thing about that list, that someone on another forum pointed out -- none of those books have a non-white main character.