Comments | scientistmom: The magic of reading

scientistmom

The magic of reading

Aug 25, 2009 09:23

First off, thanks to everyone for their lovely birthday greetings! You sure know how to make a gal feel loved!

I just dropped off my kid for her first day of class in first grade. I have a first grader. Amazing. Makes me feel all sorts of things I can't process yet. Once I get the words formulated, I'll post about it. But for right now, all I can ( Read more... )

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glycerineclown August 25 2009, 15:35:48 UTC

That's amazing about your daughter! and happy birthday :)

I'd recommend Beverly Cleary's books... "Ramona Quimby, Age 8" and "The Mouse and the Motorcycle" were some of my favorites. Maybe the Babysitter's Club or something? Nancy Drew?

They might be a little advanced but it sure looks like she's accelerating fast. I can't wait for my niece to be that age.

In a couple of years, get a bunch of Gary Paulsen's books -- "Hatchet," "Brian's Winter." I devoured them.

poppypickle August 25 2009, 15:56:08 UTC

Oooooo, these are all great recommendations! I was going to suggest some of the same ones!

glycerineclown August 25 2009, 15:38:06 UTC

Oh, and "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH."

scientistmom August 25 2009, 15:55:30 UTC

This book looks awesome! Plus, the researcher in me loves the NIMH reference.
Amazon pegs this book as for ages 9 to 12, so it might be a bit too much for her. But I would love for her to try to read this soon!
I'll get the Ramona books for her to see if she can handle it (it's rated for kids between 8-12). I definitely prefer these books over those Junie B. Jones books. I saw the reviews they had on Amazon for the Junie books. I'm not the only mom that thinks these books aren't good.
Thanks for the recommendations! :-)

linsadair August 25 2009, 15:57:10 UTC

Redwall by Brian Jacques

scientistmom August 25 2009, 15:59:32 UTC

Oh yeah! I even remember the cartoon based on this series. Kenzie and I loved watching it!
I'll look at the book in the lib though. Again, Amazon pegs it for the 9-12 year old crowd. I'll see if the kiddo can handle it.

poppypickle August 25 2009, 16:00:57 UTC

That's so wonderful about your daughter. I was the exact same way when I was little. I read anything & everything, including books that were way too old for me haha.

Anyway, I LOVED "The Phantom Tollbooth" & all of the "Harriet the Spy" books. The Rahl Dahl stuff might be a bit much for her at this age, but maybe not. I will try to think of more...;-)

sexnseafoam August 26 2009, 05:04:27 UTC

Bring on the Roald Dahl...She's ready.

scientistmom August 26 2009, 14:41:08 UTC

Believe me, I am soo looking forward to it!

sexnseafoam August 26 2009, 19:01:51 UTC

Hahaha, he has books for every age group. She'll be so excited.