tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574269791828128314.post517730345169608731..comments2024-03-11T05:02:29.114-06:00Comments on indietutes: just going with itCharity Indietuteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13517919253368724623noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574269791828128314.post-75937714956976414442012-04-20T18:47:58.567-06:002012-04-20T18:47:58.567-06:00If there was a fire we'd be in sooooooo much t...If there was a fire we'd be in sooooooo much trouble. Our favorite bookstore is Goodwill where children's paperbacks are 25¢ and people regularly abandon Mr. Fox, Beezus and Ramona, Junie B. Jones and Little Critter. We've amassed the Little House books three times over because "Hey! who doesn't want the entire Little House Series, Chronicles of Narnia or Madeline L'engles Wrinkle Series for their birthday?" Birdie is right, if they were gone you would have so much space in the house but you would lose all those world's contained within those pages.Kristi. W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04946788934824816287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574269791828128314.post-20316630972607713872011-12-21T20:03:11.306-07:002011-12-21T20:03:11.306-07:00Ever since she could sit up and hold a book, my da...Ever since she could sit up and hold a book, my daughter has been a little reading maniac. When I sit down on the floor to play with her she brings me book after book and I read till my voice gives out. <br /><br />She has her own cabinet full of books, but I still got her another one, one of my favorites, Love You Forever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574269791828128314.post-3989040985431349312011-12-20T23:20:54.234-07:002011-12-20T23:20:54.234-07:00If you can find it, you HAVE to read "Pish, P...If you can find it, you HAVE to read "Pish, Posh, Said Hieronymous Bosch"Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059458625875121981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574269791828128314.post-24847846278043271692011-12-18T19:03:08.824-07:002011-12-18T19:03:08.824-07:00Just wait till they are a little older - there is ...Just wait till they are a little older - there is so much out there for teens! The Hunger Games, The Giver, House of the Scorpion, The Thief Lord, The Mysterious Benedict Society - just wait until you can dive in to a few of these...Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864738481827087777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574269791828128314.post-23340257870592791572011-12-15T12:39:55.323-07:002011-12-15T12:39:55.323-07:00I'm an avid reader, and have been so since chi...I'm an avid reader, and have been so since childhood, years before I became a professional writer and editor. I love giving books as gifts, too, and when I was young(er), I always imagined I'd have a huge library. When I moved into my 500-sq-ft condo, I struggled with finding room for my books. At one point, my tall, cheap book shelf broke in half, and I just said, "Forget it--I'm downsizing." I started backwards--instead of paring down, I asked myself "If I could keep just 10 books, which 10 would I keep?" I've ended up with maybe 100 or so. I kept my most favorites that I return to constantly, my reference books that aren't outdated or can't easily be replaced by the Internet, and sold/donated the rest. I'm a library girl now--a bibliophile who isn't a collector. My 10-year-old stepdaughter, who'll be coming to live with us in the New Year, is an avid reader and can clear a novel a day. Luckily, her mom was a librarian before she quit her job, so she understands the value of reading and books without needing to own them. Which just means we'll all have room for art and craft supplies, I guess. ;) And for breathing. It's amazing how liberating it was to get rid of stuff once I realized they weren't as important as I thought they were.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00020986406730749423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574269791828128314.post-2968486086093056252011-12-15T06:10:13.734-07:002011-12-15T06:10:13.734-07:00How was Fantastic Mr. Fox?? Reading is one thing ...How was Fantastic Mr. Fox?? Reading is one thing my son definitely loves! I feel one can never have too many books!fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14259303723573135074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574269791828128314.post-2896884103969034952011-12-14T23:05:16.242-07:002011-12-14T23:05:16.242-07:00My oldest daughter (12) is old enough to pick out ...My oldest daughter (12) is old enough to pick out her own reading, and more than once I've asked her, "What have you got that's good?" I'm more of a non-fiction reader, but I love a good YA fantasy or fiction now and again. She's got good taste in novels. :)Bekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06340755597339899174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574269791828128314.post-84443461767783551952011-12-12T06:54:39.832-07:002011-12-12T06:54:39.832-07:00I read to my kids so much, I no longer read myself...I read to my kids so much, I no longer read myself! (Of course, I might read more if my little one actually slept.). I, too, enjoy picture books and board books. The illustrations, the rhyming, the cute story. While my older one is reading (only at school, does not want to read to me) I think she is afraid if she starts reading herself, I won't read to her anymore. Books are always presents in our house - partly because I get tired of the same books. Occasionally, I have to hide a favorite book, because I just cannot read it again (a certain 300 page prehistoric encyclopedia).Georginehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700118666406927147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574269791828128314.post-18320720735530516442011-12-12T05:16:39.863-07:002011-12-12T05:16:39.863-07:00Lemony Snicket, Wrinkle in Time series by Madeline...Lemony Snicket, Wrinkle in Time series by Madeline L'Engel, Neil Gaiman, Lion Witch and Wardrobe series, The Hobbit...<br /><br />You are building worlds around them with your book piles! Towers of adventures, piles of potential..oh, the eager excitement of new places and ideas:) most valuable gift, besides love and security, that you can give a child. You give them other perspectives, ideas, challenge their imagination.<br /><br />Of my five, one struggled with severe vision problems and learning disorder. At ten, she has finished her jest novel, by Roakd Dahl - and oh, the pride and joy! Our struggle journey has led to her greater journey. <br /><br />All of my brood, (25, 19, 17, 10, 8), their dad, me, read voraciously. We share books, our great weakness. The two youngest love the second hand iPad they share, loaded with magic games i carefully choose - and books, enhanced books, ebooks. Like you, such a small house, so space saving...But they also love our huge collection of books that we share still...and second hand book drop visits with grandpa are such a joy!!<br /><br />Permaclutter is life enhancing, if you choose wisely what you surround yourself with.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11682781460751768147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574269791828128314.post-33032248863465423832011-12-12T02:33:38.617-07:002011-12-12T02:33:38.617-07:00I LOVE Where the Wild Things Are. Also love- The ...I LOVE Where the Wild Things Are. Also love- The Gruffalo. The mouse is my itty bitty pixie daughter, well, that's who the mouse is when I read it to her. <br /><br />You don't have to be big and strong to be the best, just a bit on the clever side. <br /><br />I hearted your post, and also have too many books.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038259454830853303noreply@blogger.com