Comments on: by request: our book mom-daughter book club list

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:58:41 +0000

It’s So Amazing is a completely wonderful book. I think that it should be required reading for all families with children. I’m so glad that you discovered it!

By: DeLane

DeLane — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:33:06 +0000

One of our favorites was (and still is) Alexander and the Horrible, Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:12:17 +0000

I’m a big fan of children’s literature and have read these posts with great delight. Through the years I’ve saved a stack of index cards that as a child I used to catalog the books I liked.

Here are some suggestions from the list.

The Cricket in Times Square (George Selden)
The 21 Balloons (William Pen de Dubois)
How to Eat Fried Worms (Thomas Rockwell)
Mrs. Piggle Wiggle (Betty MacDonald)
101 Dalmations (the original by Dodie Smith)
Half Magic (Edward Eager)
Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh)
The Trumpet of the Swan (E. B. White)
Danny, Champion of the World (Roald Dahl)
My Side of the Mountain (Jean George)
The Gammage Cup (Carol Kendall)
The First Two Lives of Lukas-Kasha (Lloyd Alexander)
Over Sea, Under Stone (Susan Cooper; the remainder of the series gets scary and dark, but this one can stand alone)
Otherwise Known as Shelia the Great (Judy Blume)
Ramona series from Beverly Cleary

By: Mary P

Mary P — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:26:37 +0000

I second The Phantom Tollbooth. Unfortunately for me I didn’t read until college and couldn’t believe that I had missed such a wonderful book! I also dearly loved The Boxcar Children series when I was younger. Thanks for sharing your list!

By: JulieKP

JulieKP — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:13:52 +0000

Thank you for sharing your list. There are some on there that I had never heard of before. Now we have new ones to add to our list.

Here are a few of our favorites:
1. Little House on the Prairie Series. We have read through these books twice. Once when my daughter was four and again when she was eight. They meant completely different things to her each time. The second reading was so much fun because we would ask how she would like it if she had to an outhouse etc. Lots of good discussions came from these books.

2. Boxcar Children Series. We read quite a few of these. They were written, if I remember correctly, in the 1940s. Lots of them being left alone to fin for themselves which made it all the more fascinating for them.

3. Ivy and Bean. This is a current read. It is about two little girls who are neighbors that get into mischief. I thought that they were as funny as my girls did. They are an easy read but lots of fun.

4. Mouse and the Motorcycle. A classic.

5. We are currently reading Phantom Toll Booth. It is way above the head of my six year old and my eight year old gets most of it. But I think that it is great.

My eight year old is currently into graphic novels. The problem is that there are so many that are totally inappropriate for that age group. Though if you have read Nancy Drew and liked those books you will love the graphic novels.