Comments on: The kids got tagged http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2005/06/20/the-kids-got-tagged/ dawn friedman's blog Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:05:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: bj http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2005/06/20/the-kids-got-tagged/#comment-1173 bj Tue, 21 Jun 2005 17:28:43 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=562#comment-1173 We have a lot of picture books, too, and it's amazing how they would each be missed if they disappeared (and are, when they walk to strange places, like behind the couch). But, a followup question is how many picture books did you have as a child? I'm a weird case, 'cause I was 6 when I came to the US, but I probably had about 10 picture books, compared to my daughter & son's 100s. bj We have a lot of picture books, too, and it’s amazing how they would each be missed if they disappeared (and are, when they walk to strange places, like behind the couch).

But, a followup question is how many picture books did you have as a child? I’m a weird case, ’cause I was 6 when I came to the US, but I probably had about 10 picture books, compared to my daughter & son’s 100s.

bj

]]> By: jackie http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2005/06/20/the-kids-got-tagged/#comment-1172 jackie Mon, 20 Jun 2005 19:12:03 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=562#comment-1172 A Little Princess was one of my favorites too-- the edition I had was a hardback that came paired with The Secret Garden, another favorite of mine. A Little Princess was one of my favorites too– the edition I had was a hardback that came paired with The Secret Garden, another favorite of mine.

]]> By: Jess http://www.thiswomanswork.com/2005/06/20/the-kids-got-tagged/#comment-1171 Jess Mon, 20 Jun 2005 17:37:39 +0000 http://www.thiswomanswork.com/?p=562#comment-1171 Re: The Dark is Rising series... did you just try The Dark is Rising, or did you maybe try skipping to Greenwitch? That one has Simon, Jane and Barney in it again (as does Silver on the Tree, the last in the series, but that one gets a little more surreal than the others). These were my absolute favorite books for a while when I was eight or nine, and I recently reread them because a local school had their kids read The Dark is Rising, and so now the kids are coming into the library wanting to read the rest of them. Susan Cooper also wrote a really neat book about a young Shakespearean actor getting sent back in time who ends up working with Shakespeare. The title is escaping me, but I could probably find it. I also have to give Noah a big yay for liking A Little Princess. That's one of my favorites. :) Re: The Dark is Rising series… did you just try The Dark is Rising, or did you maybe try skipping to Greenwitch? That one has Simon, Jane and Barney in it again (as does Silver on the Tree, the last in the series, but that one gets a little more surreal than the others). These were my absolute favorite books for a while when I was eight or nine, and I recently reread them because a local school had their kids read The Dark is Rising, and so now the kids are coming into the library wanting to read the rest of them.

Susan Cooper also wrote a really neat book about a young Shakespearean actor getting sent back in time who ends up working with Shakespeare. The title is escaping me, but I could probably find it.

I also have to give Noah a big yay for liking A Little Princess. That’s one of my favorites. :)

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