Comments on Anne McAllister's Blog!: Reading to Kids

Liz, will have to check out Roald Dahl's Revolting...

2008-12-01T11:38:00.000-07:00

Liz, will have to check out Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes. Sounds fun. And I totally agree about Ivor. We wore him out. Just thinking about him now, I'm smiling.

Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes was always a fav in ...

2008-12-01T07:18:00.000-07:00

Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes was always a fav in our house, although usually on Sunday mornings with everyone in bed together sharing tea and toast. My favourite was the Ant Eater who ate the Aunt...

Just one of those trans-Atlantic pronounciation things :)

Chris, Ivor the Engine is just sooo great!

Liz (also in Wales)

Thanks, Chris. Every good thought helps.

2008-11-30T12:24:00.000-07:00

Thanks, Chris. Every good thought helps.

Anne, I'm sorry to hear that Gunnar still isn't do...

2008-11-30T11:23:00.000-07:00

Anne, I'm sorry to hear that Gunnar still isn't doing well. Poor thing! I'll keep him in my thoughts.

Chris.

What a wonderful church to give out books, Chris! ...

2008-11-30T09:27:00.000-07:00

What a wonderful church to give out books, Chris! I love getting books as gifts and I love giving them as well. We live somewhat in the back of the beyond and getting to bookstores was tricky for years. But now, with the advent of online bookstores, I'm within a few mouse clicks of virtually any book I want. Very dangerous!

Gunnar is, sadly, not doing well at all. But we are doing the

SKYPE is great isn't it. I speak to all of my fami...

2008-11-30T08:35:00.000-07:00

SKYPE is great isn't it. I speak to all of my family on it regularly as well as friends scattered all over the globe. Being able to see them at the same time is great.

Being Welsh, Ivor the Engine brought back lovely memories for me. Growing up I read anything and everything. My favorite part of Christmas was when our local church handed out books on Christmas Eve, and evey year out

Hi Mags,Thanks for adding your faves. Anne Gracie ...

2008-11-29T08:09:00.000-07:00

Hi Mags,

Thanks for adding your faves. Anne Gracie just hooked my granddaughter on Enid Blyton's The Faraway Tree books. I suspect the Famous Five may be next. Will have a look for some of the others as well. I haven't heard of Little Beaver and the Echo, but it sounds like a book to check out. Thanks for the suggestion.

Books - a favourite topic, along with heroes! And...

2008-11-29T07:35:00.000-07:00

Books - a favourite topic, along with heroes! And oh, how blessed to be given the gift of reading from a very young age. From then, no matter where you are or what life throws at you, you will always have books.

Have you ever come across Little Beaver and the Echo, Anne? So sweet. One of a more recent generation of young children's books. Having no contact with children myself, the

What fun, Rose. It sounds as if your niece will gr...

2008-11-29T07:07:00.000-07:00

What fun, Rose. It sounds as if your niece will grow up to love the Harlequin and Silhouette books because they spring from that same root story. I love the 'crown' touch. Thank you for reminding me about the 'classic' tales as well as the others.

My niece has me reading cinderella or the little m...

2008-11-29T04:21:00.000-07:00

My niece has me reading cinderella or the little mermaid every time she visits. l love to read to her and although she knows the story by heart she still listens attentively. I bought this crown to put on when ever we read the story. l can see l will be passing on my harlequin and silhouette to her later on.