Children's books discussion forum
What are the leading children's books out on the market and where can you go to buy them? Please post your recommendations here and also suggestions on where these can be purchased.
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The Robert Munsch books were always a favorite for me when I was very small --- he's a Canadian author who I think is known around the world. Milicent & The Wind, Mortimer and Thomas's Snowsuit were some of my favorites, and Love You Forever always made me cry. When we were kids, we loved Robert Munsch so much we wanted him to be our dad! My parents took us to see him one day and we were thrilled.Truly a Canadian legend!
Here's a link: http://robertmunsch.com/booklist.cfm
For older kids, Ronald Dahl is an obvious favorite, as well as Beverly Cleary, who wrote the books about Ramona Quimby and her little family and friends.
Do you rememer 'Tiki Tiki Tembo? That was one of my hands down favorite stories as a kid! It goes:
"Once upon a time in faraway China there lived two brothers, one named Sam, and one named Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako.
Now one day the two brothers were playing near the well in their garden when Sam fell into the well, and Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako ran to his mother, shouting, "Quick, Sam has fallen into the well. What shall we do?"
"What?" cried the mother, "Sam has fallen into the well? Run and tell father!"
Together they ran to the father and cried, "Quick, Sam has fallen into the well. What shall we do?"
"Sam has fallen into the well?" cried the father. "Run and tell the gardner!"
Then they all ran to the gardner and shouted, "Quick, Sam has fallen into the well. What shall we do?"
"Sam has fallen into the well?" cried the gardner, and then he quickly fetched a ladder and pulled the poor boy from the well, who was wet and cold and frightened, and ever so happy to still be alive.
Some time afterward the two brothers were again playing near the well, and this time Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako fell into the well, and Sam ran to his mother, shouting, "Quick, Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako has fallen into the well. What shall we do?"
"What?" cried the mother, "Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako has fallen into the well? Run and tell father!"
Together they ran to the father and cried, "Quick, Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako has fallen into the well. What shall we do?"
"Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako has fallen into the well?" cried the father. "Run and tell the gardner!"
Then they all ran to the gardner and shouted, "Quick, Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako has fallen into the well. What shall we do?"
"Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako has fallen into the well?" cried the gardner, and then he quickly fetched a ladder and pulled Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sarimbo Hari Kari Bushkie Perry Pem Do Hai Kai Pom Pom Nikki No Meeno Dom Barako from the well, but the poor boy had been in the water so long that he had drowned.
And from that time forth, the Chinese have given their children short names."
(taken from a website).
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How about YA lit? Any room for discussion? I love this new blog!
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Add it as a topic! I believe you have editorial powers yes? Wanna be co-moderators?
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Yeeehaw! I am dizzy with glee.
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One of my favorites as a child was a book called Mei Li about a little girl who was unhappy that her brother would be going to the city for the new year celebrations but she would not be allowed because she was a girl. She decides to sneak off and join her brother and had many adventures of her own. My uncle wrote and illustrated the book when he lived in "Peking" during the 30s. It received the second Caldecott Medal in 1939. Mei Li was only four when he wrote the book. The book is out of print now. I would love to see if she is still alive in Beijing. She would be in her 70s. Any ideas on how she might be found?
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Sorry peggyn, I don't have a clue about where Mei Li could be found... :(
In other news, does anyone know about the book "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs"? It tells the story of a small town called Chew and Swallow that gets daily rains of food like burgers or salad or dessert. Everytime I get hungry, I think about that book but then I think about what it would be like to eat food that rains down from the skies of Beijing and I get less hungry.
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Where do you get children's books?
Garden Books have many many children's book to select.
Welcome 44 Guanghua Lu, 2F ( 1F is Sequoia Cafe) www.gardenbooks.cn www.bookzines.com
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When i was a child,I like clifford,the big dog ,he is warm,funny,Emily Elizabeth is so lucky to have this big dog.And there is another good kids book:"the littlest emperor",begins this story about a little boy with big responsibilities,an even bigger heart,and his search for something he's never had;exciting fun! This is a very intresting story.I get this book for my niece from Garden Books , it's wonderful,they also have magic school bus,TinTin and many many popular childern books.
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One of my favorite book store passtimes as an adult is to "accidentally" wander to the Children's Books section of a bookstore and spend an hour re-reading old favorites. I know Reading Rainbow always taught us not to judge a book by its cover but I always do. My favorites have to be Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Magic School bus and the one with the badger who's name I can't recall but I do know her friend's name is Alfred and her sister's name is Victoria.