tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post1779862642884789385..comments2024-03-10T16:42:34.106-04:00Comments on Collecting Children's Books: February 12 Sunday BrunchPeter D. Sierutahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09301507180150710089noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-25106478837425691952012-03-05T13:29:45.996-05:002012-03-05T13:29:45.996-05:00The most fun I've ever had reading was in 3rd ...The most fun I've ever had reading was in 3rd grade, reading aloud with the rest of the class, "How to Eat Fried Worms", the Romona books, "SuperFudge"...anything from Shel Silverstien. Our class would ROAR with laughter. <br /><br />I picked up a 25th Anniversary edition of The Outsiders a few years ago (NOT Newberry...but still a fave) & was thrilled with all the extras in the back. My daughter was reading it in her 7th grade English class at the time & it was very helpful in getting her through it (she's not a reader, sad to say!)Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05316799279886354749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-21537179899710336292012-03-03T13:15:18.194-05:002012-03-03T13:15:18.194-05:00I think the first book I laughed myself silly over...I think the first book I laughed myself silly over was Owl at Home by Arnold Lobel. It was so ridiculous, and the language was so apt, it had my mother and I laughing to tears. Delightful!<br /><br />My 3 year old daughter's favorite laugh out loud-er is Little Peep by Jack Kent. Every time we get to the part where the chick tries to crow and "Peep A deedle peep" comes out instead she gets an infectious case of the giggles.Beccahttp://www.etsy.com/shop/OnceUponABookshopnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-33581318150461097732012-03-01T19:25:39.935-05:002012-03-01T19:25:39.935-05:00I can't remember which books made me laugh as ...I can't remember which books made me laugh as a child (which may be more because I read mysteries and adventure, not much humor) but as a college student, I remember laughing hysterically reading "Romeo and Julies Together (and Alive!) at Last" by Avi, and "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" by Barbara Robinson. <br /><br />I take that back! As a teenager, I remember thinking that "Me, Cassie" by Anita Feagles and "Meanwhile, Back at the Castle" by Hope Campbell over and over and laughing. I read them in the mid-70s, so they were about ten years old at the time, but I thought they were hysterical.kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15058866332019182004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-83834741455624357662012-02-26T12:42:07.700-05:002012-02-26T12:42:07.700-05:00Did you see this, Peter?
http://us.penguingroup....Did you see this, Peter? <br /><br />http://us.penguingroup.com/static/pages/youngreaders/minisites/john_green/Hope Vestergaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10162790216646616574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-32995137660576264902012-02-17T09:14:06.922-05:002012-02-17T09:14:06.922-05:00How to Eat Fried WormsHow to Eat Fried WormsSeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-22410923148309233872012-02-16T23:24:50.712-05:002012-02-16T23:24:50.712-05:00Bunnicula by James and Deborah Howe. Even now that...Bunnicula by James and Deborah Howe. Even now that we are grown-ups (supposedly) all my brother and I have to say is 'white zucchini!' and we fall apart laughing. I read it to my students every year and still burst into giggles during certain lines or scenes.C. Cackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415723417283481565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-18837010069034392882012-02-15T22:07:17.227-05:002012-02-15T22:07:17.227-05:00I've been complaining about the freeloaders in...I've been complaining about the freeloaders in bookstores for years. It used to make me so angry when we went to Borders and used to see people using the books for research or homework, then putting them back on the shelves, or reading the magazines in the coffee shop and then putting them back on the stand. A bunch of freeloaders. Now when we go to Barnes & Noble you can hardly move around the store sometimes, because there are kids with laptops sitting in front of the bookshelves using the wifi.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684124498981972463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-73325725751340583322012-02-15T12:30:14.800-05:002012-02-15T12:30:14.800-05:00Peter, so flattered that you want to hear me and J...Peter, so flattered that you want to hear me and Jonathan blather all year long...but we're not doing to do it. I think we'd get boring. I do tend to leave myself notes in the comments on our "Reading List" post that sits up there all year...and I'm going to try to do a better job of keeping up on my Goodreads account for anyone who wants to trade thoughts.<br /><br />I have an ARC of INSIDE OUT that I'll save for you. No charge. I'm using it for another month or two but won't need it after that.Nina Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03363775984160309811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-72657686914203745802012-02-14T20:08:00.823-05:002012-02-14T20:08:00.823-05:00I don't know if this has already been mentione...I don't know if this has already been mentioned but since this post talks about A Wrinkle in Time I thought I'd comment. My daughter reads a lot of books and then puts them on a shelf saying "You have to read this one"--almost every book she reads. One in particular that I just finished was Breadcrumbs. It references a number of other children's books but refers to Wrinkle more than once even mentioning tessering. I think you had a post about books that mention other books or was it movies that mention other books. Anyway, I hope children who read Breadcrumbs will be interested in reading the other books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-66812656289153567922012-02-14T15:03:46.314-05:002012-02-14T15:03:46.314-05:00Agree with Reka, LOVED Best Christmas Pageant Ever...Agree with Reka, LOVED Best Christmas Pageant Ever...and still recall sitting in the goldenrod covered wing chair (yes, the 70s) reading Harriet the Spy and when she was practicing to be an onion for the Thanksgiving pageant, I laughed so hard I got the hiccups. I can still picture every second of that afternoon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-35780864388374361002012-02-13T13:45:33.150-05:002012-02-13T13:45:33.150-05:00The books that made me laugh the most as a kid wer...The books that made me laugh the most as a kid were the Mrs. Piggle Wiggle stories (especially the thought-you-saiders one: "Marilyn fell in the toaster and burnt up dead"), The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, and My Family and Other Animals, which might not have been published as a children's book but hits all the right notes.Rekanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-50630810814729482342012-02-13T13:01:02.459-05:002012-02-13T13:01:02.459-05:00Ditto to the Bagthorpes books-- it still amazes me...Ditto to the Bagthorpes books-- it still amazes me that these are out of print.<br /><br />And I'm so glad I could help with the ARC hunt!<br /><br />Hope that your father is on the mend, and I'm sorry that this has been such a difficult time.Sarah Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-3129801270462872382012-02-13T12:28:03.243-05:002012-02-13T12:28:03.243-05:00Helen Cresswell's Bagthorpe Saga, especially A...Helen Cresswell's Bagthorpe Saga, especially Absolute Zero. I still remember laughing hard at several of the major set pieces in that one (the bingo game and the can-shaking rules, in particular). I've gone back and reread it as an adult, and it still holds up.DanBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-78956181775199778962012-02-13T10:23:02.209-05:002012-02-13T10:23:02.209-05:00The Wayside School books were the first ones that ...The Wayside School books were the first ones that I remember making me laugh out loud. <br /><br />My other favorites were Banana Twist and Banana Blitz, by Florence Parry Heide. They're both out of print now, but I adored them when I was eight or nine.Rachael Vilmarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01770915735652311107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-20429647117793989192012-02-13T09:43:37.322-05:002012-02-13T09:43:37.322-05:00There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom by L...<i> There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom </i> by Louis Sachar was a funny favorite, then his <i> Wayside School</i> books. Also <i> Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing </i> and <i> Superfudge </i> by Judy Blume.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11523071635689650005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-6077482787344141102012-02-13T09:20:01.189-05:002012-02-13T09:20:01.189-05:00I laughed so hard when Henry Huggins was trying to...I laughed so hard when Henry Huggins was trying to get out of doing that play. I thought Otis Spofford had really funny lines in "Ellen Tebbits". So I guess Beverly Cleary was my go-to for humor.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046320545497573335.post-81059023620747885362012-02-13T09:18:14.188-05:002012-02-13T09:18:14.188-05:00I was just the other day re-reading my favorite ch...I was just the other day re-reading my favorite childhood laugh-aloud book, Cheaper by the Dozen. ("That thing a drill press? Haw.") It still makes me laugh. But oh man, the casually racist references all over the place... I love this book, but it's impossible to ignore the language now.<br /><br />I haven't seen a sticker like that on an ARC, but I agree it didn't come from the publisher; surely it was added after Breaking Stalin's Nose was named Newbery Honor, since it wasn't collectible before. But if you know it's a collectible, why stick a big sticker that possibly damages the book across the front? Odd.<br /><br />I was looking at the Wrinkle anniversary edition in the bookstore yesterday (where I did buy some books). There's also a PB anniversary edition that's more similar to the original. What you can't see online is that both covers are beautifully glimmery and shiny.<br /><br />I look forward to learning the shortlist for the Book Prize, and I hope your father is healing well.LaurieA-Bhttp://sixboxesofbooks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com