tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post5015369488401212101..comments2024-03-14T00:16:32.077-07:00Comments on 50 Books: BOOKS: Let the Wild Rumpus Start!Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16613804843380827691noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-41312522958719428352007-01-03T07:32:00.000-08:002007-01-03T07:32:00.000-08:00I really enjoyed your blogI really enjoyed your blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-90558500434068934512007-01-02T13:45:00.000-08:002007-01-02T13:45:00.000-08:00You need to get a hold of Kiss Goodnight Sam. Sam ...You need to get a hold of Kiss Goodnight Sam. Sam would dig it; if he's anything like my guys, he will enjoy the protagonist sharing his name. And it's a heartwarming book.<br /><br />My boys got I Love You Stinky Face (I love reading this: )), and a anthology of the original Rev. Awdry Thomas the Tank Engine stories - and they are fine, even fun, for reading. The trains are snarky and catty and funny, and not too overly didactic. And both my three-yo and six-yo dig them.BabelBabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00467487618830618571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-35410467207578215022006-12-29T09:31:00.000-08:002006-12-29T09:31:00.000-08:00I am required to read SkippyJohn Jones to my 5-yea...I am required to read <i>SkippyJohn Jones</i> to my 5-year-old niece every time she visits. This year, I decided she needed her own copy (along with a SkippyJohn doll - complete with mask and cape) and it was a big hit. We both love that book so much. The sequels are decent enough, but the original is magic.<br /><br />If Master Sam enjoys Walter, you might check out <i>Flawed Dogs</i> by Berkeley Breathed. He may still be a tad too young to really understand all the humor, but the pictures alone are priceless. Every class I've ever shared it with - kindergarten to high school - has loved it. (Though, sometimes it does make me a little misty at the end. But it's well documented that I am a sap. ;) <br /><br /><i>Edward Fudwupper Fibbed Big</i>, also by Berkeley Breathed, is another big hit with my niece. It's second only to SkippyJohn on her list of favorites. She got a copy of that as well this year, along with another book I've just discovered called <i>If...</i>, by Sarah Perry. I had to buy it for the cover art alone, but the inside is even better. And my niece loves to make up her own "What if..." as we read it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-22273887400930860342006-12-29T04:43:00.000-08:002006-12-29T04:43:00.000-08:00"Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance" by Keith..."Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance" by Keith GravesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-64352221919904330382006-12-28T17:45:00.000-08:002006-12-28T17:45:00.000-08:00My 15yo nephew and I do this all the time. We're ...My 15yo nephew and I do this all the time. We're always buying each other books we'd like ourselves, and them swapping them back and forth. And my 13yo niece (who isn't much of a reader but gets tons of encouragement from me) understands her Auntie well enough to get me a Borders gift card, and to share with me a book that SHE loves--Ann M. Martin's "The Meanest Doll in the World". <br /><br />I love being the aunt with whom the kids feel free to share their books. They know I'll never let a recommended reading age keep me from a good book. And their joy and excitement at having someone to share with is some high-powered soul food for me.Dimestore Lipstickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00636429198409262756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-9714471148529195542006-12-28T14:35:00.000-08:002006-12-28T14:35:00.000-08:00This is actually the first year that I did much of...This is actually the first year that I did much of my gift shopping for other people at the book store (or Amazon), and the feedback so far has been good. I do tend to agree, though, that it can be tricky finding just the right book for someone who's tastes may be different from your own.<br /><br />My book-ish loot consisted of the new <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Postcards-Mars-Jim-Bell/dp/0525949852/sr=1-4/qid=1167344821/ref=sr_1_4/701-3253422-1106769?ie=UTF8&s=books">Postcards From Mars</a>, a beautiful coffee table style book chornicling the Mars Exploration Rovers' mission and <a href="http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/item/books-978155297987/1552979873/Space+A+History+Of+Space+Exploration+In+Photographs?ref=Search+Books%3a+'a+history+of+space+exploration'">Space: A History of Space Exploration in Photographs</a>, which is a bit similar. A bit of a theme happening this year, I think :)spacepotatoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03299526454285045387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-44585765198312164672006-12-28T10:10:00.000-08:002006-12-28T10:10:00.000-08:00I work in a bookshop, you see, and so people refus...I work in a bookshop, you see, and so people refuse to buy me books any more. Which is so, so sad. (I enjoyed Christmas hugely, by the way! Not complaining!) <br /><br />I did get 'The Ladies of Grace Adieu' by Susannah Clarke (I was enticed by the pretty pretty cover) and my grandma gave me Howl's Moving Castle and the new A. A. Gill book, whatever it may be called... since she's housebound, I bought those for myself, so I'm not sure they count. Hmmm. <br /><br />I gave my good friend three books by Oliver Jeffers: Lost and Found, The Incredible Book-Eating Boy and How to Catch a Star. (I recommend these for Sam! I have no ideea if they're age appropriate but they are so pretty and interesting. LOVELY.) <br /><br />I bought my sister The Vesuvius Club by Mark Gatiss, because I got it for me and read the first page and thought we could discuss it at a later date! (The book, not the first page.) <br /><br />I've also got her birthday books sorted since she's on a big Donna Tartt kick at the moment: the two Curtis Sittenfeld and Special Topics in Calamity Physics. Babbling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-86408728549099902042006-12-28T08:58:00.000-08:002006-12-28T08:58:00.000-08:00For Christmas I received books that had mostly bee...For Christmas I received books that had mostly been on my list for a while and I had yet to read (The Wonder Boys, In Cold Blood, The Accidental and A Spot of Bother.) As for gifts, I mainly went with things I thought my friends would like. One friend is taking Canadian Studies at UBC with a particular interest in native women so I bought him <a href="http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/item/books-978155054661/1550546619/Stolen+From+Our+Embrace?ref=Search+Books%3a+'stolen+from+our+embrace'">Stolen From Our Embrace.</a> Another friend is a pirate fiend like I am so in the humour section at Chapters I found a book called <a href="http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/item/books-978029784867/0297848674/Pirates+In+an+Adventure+with+Communists?ref=Search+Books%3a+'pirates+adventure+communists'">The Pirates in an Adventure with Communists.</a> Both seemed to go over really well.swatcher, polish-rangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951012824136084896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-70946820714903829432006-12-28T07:42:00.000-08:002006-12-28T07:42:00.000-08:00I'm nowhere near the hallowed 50 books this year (...I'm nowhere near the hallowed 50 books this year (other than lurking away on site of same name). But I have... resolved? resoluted? ...to read twice as many books next year, which would put me within sight of 50. Maybe the year after that I'll get within spitting distance. Then? Touching.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06856187137331544258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-51957838092623367742006-12-28T07:28:00.000-08:002006-12-28T07:28:00.000-08:00We gave Nora a lot of Dr. Seuss, which she loves, ...We gave Nora a lot of Dr. Seuss, which she loves, and the Canadian relatives sent on a lot of Robert Munsch. Sam might really love Maira Kalman's What Pete Ate--do you have it? It's quite long, but lots of fun (for the parents and the kid), and Nora (at 18 months) will sit happily and listen to the whole thing, pointing out the objects Pete (a dog) has eaten.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-8377676409181651342006-12-28T06:52:00.000-08:002006-12-28T06:52:00.000-08:00I very much recommend Click Clack Moo for Young Ma...I very much recommend <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Click-Clack-Moo-Cows-That/dp/0689832133/sr=8-1/qid=1167317309/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-2524207-2627254?ie=UTF8&s=books">Click Clack Moo</a> for Young Master Sam, though he might be a little too Young just yet. But I guess kids don't stay that Young for that long.<br /><br />It was a good holiday for book-giving at our house, too. Hurrah!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-14667364099151737012006-12-27T23:57:00.000-08:002006-12-27T23:57:00.000-08:00As you know, I love politics, social and cultural ...<i>As you know, I love politics, social and cultural analysis and, even, Keynesian economics.</i><br /><br />And you think I'm wearing the smarty pants, Libby? Holy smokes. I had to look up the spelling of "Keynesian economics" when I wrote my original post. Heh. But let's keep up the mutual flattery -- this is fun!<br /><br />Solaana, Doppelsis got me a Little Golden book called <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0307602060/ref=nosim/bookfindercom0e">Charlie</a></i>, which has been out of print forever. It's about a skinny little stray cat who decides to leave the alley in search of a better life. It's a simple but hugely satisfying story. And the cover art makes me teary and smiley at the same time. As for Sam's other books, we do have (and love) <i>Chicka Chicka Boom Boom</i>, which Doppelsis also gave Sam, as well as <i>The Very Hungry Caterpillar</i>. But we need more. Or as Sam would say, "Mowah! Mowah! MOWAH!"<br /><br />And Anonymous's post reminds me that I meant to pick up some Munsch for Sam. <i>Good Families Don't</i> is definitely on the list, but my favourite is still <i>The Paper Bag Princess</i>.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613804843380827691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-82211960728855652692006-12-27T21:29:00.000-08:002006-12-27T21:29:00.000-08:00Speaking of farting and Canada, you and Sam need t...Speaking of farting and Canada, you and Sam need to read Good Families Don't by Robert Munsch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-69439026755300273582006-12-27T20:34:00.000-08:002006-12-27T20:34:00.000-08:00I totally lucked out on the book front this holida...I totally lucked out on the book front this holiday, with a healthy combination of non-fiction and fiction -- "The Upside of Down", "When She Was Queen", "Through the Children's Gate" and a few others. <br /><br />Even better, I feel like I am making a good dent in my book backlog. As you know, I love politics, social and cultural analysis and, even, Keynesian economics. So you can imagine how happy I am to finally be making my way through Obama's "The Audacity of Hope". It is so simple, so Let's Be Friends, but oddly compelling. And, soon, I'll get to tackle the Richard Dawkins versus Francis Collins debate by reading each of their books. I love the holidays!<br /><br />(PS - I am flattered, Dopp, but there is *no* doubt that you are the smarty-pants in this friendship. ;) And, I can't wait to chat about the book...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-31451311735852445772006-12-27T17:48:00.000-08:002006-12-27T17:48:00.000-08:00I got no books for Christmas. Literally, the first...I got no books for Christmas. Literally, the first time in 15 years, I think, that I haven't gotten a book for christmas. (That said, I'd gone to a used book shop to show a friend around and ended up walking out with three myself and if someone could reassure me that there's a light at the end of the tunnel that is "The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana" I'd appreciate it.) <br />In the meantime, what's the book that doppelsis got you? And is Sam too old for "The Hungry Caterpillar" and "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom?" I just remember those as vividly as "Where The Wild Things Are."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-85887129895092302372006-12-27T17:31:00.000-08:002006-12-27T17:31:00.000-08:00I got one book for Christmas despite pretty much m...I got one book for Christmas despite pretty much my entire wishlist being made up of presents of the page number variety and I was so upset that my boyfriend is taking me on a used bookshope scavenger hunt all over Vancouver on Saturday which is especially touching because he gets the whole book thing about as well as I get Keynesian economics. The fact that he supports my chronic reading habit so wholeheartedly ALMOST makes up for the fact that he's not a reader. Still don't know if I could bring myself to marry a bookphobe though ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-22384610588669742992006-12-27T16:22:00.000-08:002006-12-27T16:22:00.000-08:00I admit it - I got a friend a book that I wanted t...I admit it - I got a friend a book that I wanted to read myself - <a href="http://www.venganza.org/worship/fsm-book/">The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster</a>. And I read a fair chunk of it in the lineup at Chapters, waiting to pay for it.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07288949329731578611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-40869939130557404702006-12-27T14:33:00.000-08:002006-12-27T14:33:00.000-08:00I was just visiting my baby cousin, and Knuffle Bu...I was just visiting my baby cousin, and <I>Knuffle Bunny</I> is one of her favorites. She's a VERY quiet kid, doesn't talk much, but she'll always yell "KNUFFLE BUNNY!" at the end when the eponymous toy is finally recovered. And a second-grader I babysit for loves <I>Walter the Farting Dog</I> with all his heart. You chose well, grasshopper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com