tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279797465140251843.post8202821322891922069..comments2023-05-10T03:04:43.843-07:00Comments on Anna and the Blog: Making Soapy's LibraryAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15316237512519156209noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279797465140251843.post-15769430538903798842009-09-12T09:07:38.912-07:002009-09-12T09:07:38.912-07:00Dear Anna,
I miss your blog posts. Even though t...Dear Anna,<br /><br />I miss your blog posts. Even though they make me have a complex about my own and wonder why I don't think of such cool things to write about. Still, I wish you'd write. Yo.<br /><br />-KatieKatie Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02726633446710833979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279797465140251843.post-73928797905123178042009-08-06T20:16:00.475-07:002009-08-06T20:16:00.475-07:00-The Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series
-Everything by E.L....-The Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series<br />-Everything by E.L. Konigsburg (e.g. The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and The View From Saturday)<br />-Lois Lowry books (including the Ask Anastasia series and The Giver)<br />-Dandelion Wine<br />-a Joan Bauer book or two (including Hope Was Here)<br />-Sharon Creech books (e.g. Love That Dog, Grandma Torelli Makes Soup)<br /><br />I'm ditto-ing most of Bridget's books and the Frances recommendations. Good heavens, I love the way Frances eats food.<br /><br />Oh--WAYSIDE SCHOOL! WAYSIDE SCHOOL! WAYSIDE SCHOOL!<br /><br />Get some Newberys too. They're usually pretty good--even the old ones. (The Bronze Bow, etc.)<br /><br />Turns out I could go on forever: to prepare for her tire-biting days--My Side of the Mountain.<br /><br />Also, Sarah, Plain and Tall (most perfect book ever written).<br /><br />THE LITTLE PRINCE!<br /><br />And the All-of-a-Kind Family series. (Taught me more about Judaism/Jewish holidays and girlhood than any other book I've read.)<br /><br />This is my new favorite game.Sarah Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10202621268907458846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279797465140251843.post-71607301927966203302009-07-22T20:30:05.159-07:002009-07-22T20:30:05.159-07:00I really liked all the "Where's Waldo&quo...I really liked all the "Where's Waldo" books. It wasn't until a few years ago that I realized how much of an effect those books had on my childhood. For instance, whenever people mentioned a train station or a ski resort the images of crowded, exciting places came to mind.Bryan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589900009955770881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279797465140251843.post-91511061155256281252009-07-22T18:53:15.442-07:002009-07-22T18:53:15.442-07:00Oops, one more I forgot. This one is for when she...Oops, one more I forgot. This one is for when she's a teenager.<br /><br />Girl of the Limberlost<br />Freckles<br /><br />both by Gene Stratton PorterKathy Hayniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08128459743012799948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279797465140251843.post-64083246146479926332009-07-22T18:05:08.555-07:002009-07-22T18:05:08.555-07:00Oh, the Frances books, too.
Bread and Jam for Fra...Oh, the Frances books, too.<br /><br />Bread and Jam for Frances<br />Best Friends for Frances<br />etc.<br />author's name is HobanKathy Hayniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08128459743012799948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279797465140251843.post-90337337975092682532009-07-22T18:04:18.416-07:002009-07-22T18:04:18.416-07:00Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Grandfather Twilight
The...Chicka Chicka Boom Boom<br /><br />Grandfather Twilight<br /><br />The Betsy Tacy and Tibb seriesKathy Hayniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08128459743012799948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279797465140251843.post-11965941492926148102009-07-22T14:18:30.298-07:002009-07-22T14:18:30.298-07:00The Egypt Game
Stepping on the Cracks
Calico Capti...The Egypt Game<br />Stepping on the Cracks<br />Calico Captive<br />Jacob Have I Loved<br />Johnny Tremain<br /><br />And for the younger crowd, Harold & the Purple Crown and anything by Frank Asch.Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11339936940500165901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8279797465140251843.post-14695863398944116532009-07-22T10:54:28.133-07:002009-07-22T10:54:28.133-07:00Lately I am a big fan of the Toot and Puddles book...Lately I am a big fan of the Toot and Puddles books by Holly Hobbie. A couple of weeks ago I checked out one of each at the library and made Bryan read them all. Then we bought the first one at the BYU Bookstore sidewalk sale a week or so ago. Let me tell you why I love them. First of all, the illustrations are wonderful. They are the kind of pictures that you find yourself noticing funny little details and laughing about them even though you've read the book fifty times. Also, I think these books do a great job at teaching morals without shoving morals down the kid's throat. It's kind of like Christ's parables to the masses- he just told the good story and let them figure out the meaning for themselves. Okay, maybe that was a bit sacrilegious, but I just finished reading in Luke this morning. Anyway, I have so many favorite children's books, but that is just one set. <br /><br />Also, I love Sitti's Secrets by Naomi Shihab Nye. This book needs no explanation. I promise you will have no regrets.Katie Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02726633446710833979noreply@blogger.com