tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447831126865955132.comments2013-08-16T10:39:35.917-04:00The Broken Spine - An Ode to Well-Loved Kid LitMartahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15575725451545818904noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447831126865955132.post-66037686037290913462013-08-16T10:39:35.917-04:002013-08-16T10:39:35.917-04:00AHHHH BUNNICULA!!! ONE OF MY absolute faves!AHHHH BUNNICULA!!! ONE OF MY absolute faves!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447831126865955132.post-75626895373250692582013-08-09T23:37:22.694-04:002013-08-09T23:37:22.694-04:00Thanks, Miss Scarlet! Thanks, Miss Scarlet! Martahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15575725451545818904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447831126865955132.post-25641677475433026382013-08-09T23:35:49.246-04:002013-08-09T23:35:49.246-04:00I agree. I think it was the word "vampire&quo...I agree. I think it was the word "vampire" that turned her off... kind of funny when you think about the success of paranormal romances in recent years! Maybe we will see a backlash with the next generation of readers. Martahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15575725451545818904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447831126865955132.post-51228012716837532512013-08-09T23:33:17.564-04:002013-08-09T23:33:17.564-04:00Miss Scarlet, I also loved Sweet Valley High &...Miss Scarlet, I also loved Sweet Valley High & the Sweet Valley Twins! Did you read Sweet Valley Confidential? LOL! Martahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15575725451545818904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447831126865955132.post-50007710454803273802013-08-09T23:30:42.706-04:002013-08-09T23:30:42.706-04:00Thanks. I love the classics too but sometimes I t...Thanks. I love the classics too but sometimes I think they are lost on people when we force them on them. The important thing is to find something they enjoy reading. Eventually they'll get bored and start branching out...or a friend will read it & then it will be the coolest thing ever.Martahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15575725451545818904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447831126865955132.post-46176621839212518922013-08-09T20:16:43.125-04:002013-08-09T20:16:43.125-04:00I was so obsessed with Sweet Valley. I spent so mu...I was so obsessed with Sweet Valley. I spent so much of my allowance on that series. <3!!Miss Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10229159795899119620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447831126865955132.post-12338184036725864822013-08-09T19:52:13.803-04:002013-08-09T19:52:13.803-04:00These Rules are great! I especially love "Yo...These Rules are great! I especially love "Your Favorites Are Not Necessarily Their Favorites." So many parents have said to me, "why won't my child read the classics? I loved them!" Sigh. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13466515807410705834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447831126865955132.post-14864071951128025792013-08-09T19:04:14.903-04:002013-08-09T19:04:14.903-04:00Thank you so much for your comment! I am very exc...Thank you so much for your comment! I am very excited to know that my little blog came to your attention. I'm thrilled to hear that you've written a companion book and cannot wait to see it. Your Grandpa book really is a charmer. It's so much fun to show to grandpas. They just beam. Congratulations on all your success! Martahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15575725451545818904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447831126865955132.post-65306628671180022212013-08-09T18:40:43.369-04:002013-08-09T18:40:43.369-04:00Thanks for the "shout out" for HOW TO BA...Thanks for the "shout out" for HOW TO BABYSIT A GRANDPA. I'm happy to announce that the companion grandma book (yep, HOW TO BABYSIT A GRANDMA) will be published in March 2014! Lee Wildish is the illustrator again. Yahoo!<br /><br />Jean Reagan, the authorjeanreaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372490125986247145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447831126865955132.post-78736166571310074152013-08-07T12:54:35.053-04:002013-08-07T12:54:35.053-04:00i loved this book. when i was in elementary schoo...i loved this book. when i was in elementary school, there weren't as many books that featured animals as the main character (that i could find) so when i found this series i was over the moon with it.<br /><br />and yes, at that age, i did find parts of it to be creepy. but it's not to where it's "scary".rcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447831126865955132.post-48430121383121967062013-08-06T08:21:03.797-04:002013-08-06T08:21:03.797-04:00Here's mine...
http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsg...Here's mine...<br />http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/1977medalashantitozuluMartahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15575725451545818904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447831126865955132.post-26883218071027008942013-08-06T08:18:44.292-04:002013-08-06T08:18:44.292-04:00The Newbery is also a great way to go, especially ...The Newbery is also a great way to go, especially as they get older!<br />Martahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15575725451545818904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447831126865955132.post-75162052321638891662013-08-06T00:27:28.865-04:002013-08-06T00:27:28.865-04:00This would've been mine: http://en.wikipedia.o...This would've been mine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ox-Cart_ManMiss Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10229159795899119620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447831126865955132.post-14940771414845060552013-08-06T00:25:35.761-04:002013-08-06T00:25:35.761-04:00Love the analogy. And it's so true! Even for n...Love the analogy. And it's so true! Even for non kid books! Miss Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10229159795899119620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447831126865955132.post-42481099709679811662013-08-04T23:48:36.537-04:002013-08-04T23:48:36.537-04:00It's a wonderful book. I think we read it at ...It's a wonderful book. I think we read it at least a dozen times before my son noticed that one of the characters in the park was wearing a pigeon t-shirt! So clever & sly. Martahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15575725451545818904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447831126865955132.post-62688563884669500702013-08-04T23:46:41.620-04:002013-08-04T23:46:41.620-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Martahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15575725451545818904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447831126865955132.post-91093316633295771652013-08-04T23:46:02.283-04:002013-08-04T23:46:02.283-04:00I do too! Wish someone had done it for me! :-)I do too! Wish someone had done it for me! :-)Martahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15575725451545818904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447831126865955132.post-39695402401085723692013-08-04T22:59:30.146-04:002013-08-04T22:59:30.146-04:00What a great suggestion!What a great suggestion!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13466515807410705834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447831126865955132.post-44853783379765783962013-08-04T11:03:59.795-04:002013-08-04T11:03:59.795-04:00knuffle bunny has got to be our #1 favorite in our...knuffle bunny has got to be our #1 favorite in our household. love. love. love. it. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447831126865955132.post-37633263629365420232013-08-03T23:39:04.428-04:002013-08-03T23:39:04.428-04:00I love love love the idea of giving the Caldecott ...I love love love the idea of giving the Caldecott winner from the birth year!Miss Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10229159795899119620noreply@blogger.com