tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post820267608571324017..comments2024-02-02T22:31:03.045-08:00Comments on Mt. Hope Chronicles: Five FavoritesHeidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-88018304142112086912010-08-12T19:18:32.666-07:002010-08-12T19:18:32.666-07:00Yes, Corgiville Fair has been a major favorite for...Yes, Corgiville Fair has been a major favorite for my oldest boy (now 4) since he was 2, and it's one of the few picture books that I NEVER get tired of reading. Our treasured copy is a library reject from a book sale, but we have a new copy in reserve, just in case! <br /><br />And speaking of library rejects, my own aged copy of Maggie Rose arrived in the mail today. How could I not hunt it down after such a glowing endorsement? Do you think we can get away with reading it this far out from Christmas?mdvlistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-50001410674165954242010-08-08T20:47:53.523-07:002010-08-08T20:47:53.523-07:00mdvlist~ Corgiville Fair?!!!!! That is one of my F...mdvlist~ Corgiville Fair?!!!!! That is one of my FAVORITE picture books. My middle guy was reading it before bed a couple nights ago. ;-)<br /><br />Christina~ Maggie Rose is a children's (chapter) book. It has a few great illustrations by Maurice Sendack throughout. It is about a spunky 8 yo girl who plans her own Christmas Eve birthday party. Jake would probably enjoy it, but it isn't a very BOYish book.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-11475749578711446662010-08-08T20:12:01.808-07:002010-08-08T20:12:01.808-07:00So.... is the Maggie Rose book a children's bo...So.... is the Maggie Rose book a children's book or an adult book? i.e. would a 6 year old boy like it for a read aloud?<br /><br />ChristinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-46227546027621200632010-08-08T11:04:31.783-07:002010-08-08T11:04:31.783-07:00I like the idea of a "favorites" list th...I like the idea of a "favorites" list that requires no justifications!<br /><br />Emily of New Moon (L.M. Montgomery)<br />A Mixture of Frailties (Robertson Davies)<br />Some Tame Gazelle (Barbara Pym)<br />Corgiville Fair (Tasha Tudor)<br />Till We Have Faces (C.S. Lewis)mdvlistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-5987753660137794352010-08-06T18:03:55.508-07:002010-08-06T18:03:55.508-07:00Jessye - I really keep thinking about watership do...Jessye - I really keep thinking about watership down, two years later! And I was so reluctant to read it! Bunnies, ships and what? But I just LOVED it! I have your book I need to return!Shannonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-91347635610710940742010-08-06T17:21:20.191-07:002010-08-06T17:21:20.191-07:00Jessye~ Shannon has tons of wild rabbits around he...Jessye~ Shannon has tons of wild rabbits around her house, and we can't see them without thinking about that book. :) (I was stunned to feel so profoundly about a book about rabbits...)<br /><br />Jessica~ I loved Walking on Water!<br /><br />Sandy Toe~ It thrills me to find out someone else has even read Maggie Rose. Glad you love her!!!<br /><br />Misha~ I'm a list-a-holic. :) It is so hard to pick favorites, though, isn't it?!<br /><br />Jenn~ Depending on the ages of your children, you might want to stick with Maggie Rose. :) Understood Betsy was a fabulous book. The Sign of the Beaver is on my to-read list.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-17165054145088790232010-08-06T16:59:33.100-07:002010-08-06T16:59:33.100-07:00Thanks for the list! I added these to my list of b...Thanks for the list! I added these to my list of books to read with my children! :)<br /><br />A few of my favorites for children...Calico bush, Understood Betsy, The Sign of the Beaver, The Chronicles of Narnia...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983747923969997503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-79360845985349691792010-08-06T14:28:39.033-07:002010-08-06T14:28:39.033-07:00I love your lists! I just have such a hard time co...I love your lists! I just have such a hard time coming up with my own! :)~beautyandjoy~https://www.blogger.com/profile/15516682020709878509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-15574658713716898882010-08-06T14:14:06.478-07:002010-08-06T14:14:06.478-07:00We love Maggie Rose!
sandy toeWe love Maggie Rose!<br /><br />sandy toeShell in your Pockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942896369222883929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-82034379354799112832010-08-06T11:27:53.707-07:002010-08-06T11:27:53.707-07:00That's tough . . . off the top of my head: Wal...That's tough . . . off the top of my head: Walking on Water (L'Engle), Abba's Child, The Help, The Thirteenth Tale, Little Bee (just read)Jessica Stockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08944990982584233095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-16876610236759426402010-08-06T11:25:48.802-07:002010-08-06T11:25:48.802-07:00I am reading Watership Down for the first time rig...I am reading Watership Down for the first time right now. Nick is really annoyed because he can't understand why I suddenly feel such a kinship with rodents.Jessyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16622310854916216179noreply@blogger.com