The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion
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Group Read-A-Thon July 2014
My 2 year old also loves the lift the flap books. And we have to do EVERY SINGLE one no more the amount before turning the page. lol
I hear you! What other flap books do you have? (I need inspiration!)
Don't forget the Pinky Ponk and Uppsy Daisy Karen! I think The Pontipines (sp?) were favs in our house and the tumblyboos (sp?) Hairy Maclary by Lynley Dodd was known off by heart ... that series was a big winner in our house, so delightful.
Yes we have Hairy McClary too....I went to ToysRUs today and they had In the Night Garden plush toys and my son was so taken with them... until I pressed their hands to make them talk and then he freaked out! haha. It was only Iggle Piggle that he would kind of put up with. The others scared the bejeesus out of him... haha... poor little guy ;)
Connection: Both female authors with first names starting with L
Tia's Tally :6
Perk's Tally: 111
Karen wrote: "Yes we have Hairy McClary too....I went to ToysRUs today and they had In the Night Garden plush toys and my son was so taken with them... until I pressed their hands to make them talk and then he ..."
That's funny, my kids had the same reaction! They didn't want anything to do with those toys!
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg
Connection: About children who are missing and female authors.
Mary-Ellen's Tally: 12
Perk's Tally: 112
Connection: Long title and award winning books
Tia's Tally: 7
Perk's Tally: 113
All the Summer Girls by Meg Donohue
Connection: The ocean is pictured on both covers
Laura's Tally: 2
Perk's Tally: 114
Crystal Cove by Lisa Kleypas
Connection: Both covers have women looking at the ocean. In both are women struggling with their past and current choices and they both were published on 2013
AniSsina's Tally: 5
Perk's Tally: 115
My daughter is 3 months old. I'm not adding her counting primers, because, well, they have like 14 words in the entire book.Karen wrote: "Go for it Mary-ellen! any book counts :)
I haven't added the books I read to my son because he is not quite 2 and that probably is taking things a bit far...lol"
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Connection: Both books have the ocean on the cover
KayLynn's tally: 5
Perk's tally: 116
KayLynn wrote: "My daughter is 3 months old. I'm not adding her counting primers, because, well, they have like 14 words in the entire book...."
lol. Yes not a lot of reading that can happen at 3 months old ;)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Connection: Both American authors
Mary-Ellen's: 13
Perk's Tally: 117
Shadows by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Connection: Both written by American women
Mary-Ellen's Tally: 14
Perk's Tally: 118
Straddling the Line by Jaci Burton
Connection: Both titles start with 'S' and the name of both authors starts with 'J'. Both have hotties in the cover :P
AniSsina's Tally: 6
Perk's Tally: 119
Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
Connection: Both titles start with 'S.'
Ashley's tally: 3
Perks's tally: 120
The Rape of Nanking
Connection: Both are books about war/ have soldiers in it.
Jodi's tally: 2
Perks Tally: 121
Four: A Divergent Story Collection by Veronica Roth
Connection: Last book had four words in the title, this book is about the character Four.
Mary-Ellen's Tally: 15
Perk's Tally: 123
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick
Connection: Both are "Goodreads Authors"
Karen's Tally: 7.1
Perk's Tally: 125
Ok, Karen, here's a couple of the kids books I said I would add! ;)
The Night at the Museum by Milan Trenc
Connection: Both author's names start with an "M".
Alycia's tally: 8
Perks tally: 126
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems
Connection: they're both listed by moi!
Alycia's tally: 9
Perks tally: 127
The Pigeon Needs a Bath! by Mo Willems
Connection: They are both by the hilarious Mo Willems.
Alycia's tally: 10
Perks tally: 128
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
Connection: both authors are from the US
Kristie's tally: 4
Perks tally: 129
Far From You By Tess Sharpe
Connection: The main character in both books were liars.
Jodi's Tally: 3
Perk's Tally: 131
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind
Connection: Both books deal with the theme of murder.
Ashley's tally: 4
Perk's tally: 132
My Story by Elizabeth Smart
Connection: Both have the word "story" in the title. Both author's last name begins with S (Elizabeth's ghost writer's last name also began with an S).
My tally: 6
Perk's tally: 133
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman
Connection: Both are books about survivors.
Alycia's tally: 11
Perks tally: 134
Maus, Vol. 2: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman
Connection: Sequel to the other book.
Alycia's tally: 12
Perks tally: 135
Karen wrote: "I hear you! What other flap books do you have? (I need inspiration!)"The Maisy books have some with flaps, The Baby board books (Where's My Belly Button? Etc) and a bunch of Sesame Street books. :)
Saga, Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
Connection: Both are comic books/graphic novels.
Ashley's tally: 5
Perk's tally: 136
Life Before Life: A Scientific Investigation of Children's Memories of Previous Lives by Jim B. Tucker, M.D.
Connection: Both books include children who will have, or have had, unusual memories.
Laura's Tally: 3
Perk's Tally: 137
Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes Connection: The light coming through from the open door on the cover
Tia's Tally: 9
Perk's Tally: 138
by Dean KoontzConnection: Hidden qualities
Colleen's Tally: 9
Perk's Tally: 139
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Connection: Both Goodreads authors
Mary-Ellen's Tally: 16
Perk's Tally: 140
Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard
Connection: "Liars" in the title
Beth's tally: 1 book
Perks group tally: 141 books
Connection: Genre of Young Adult
Karen's Tally: 8.1
Perk's Group Tally: 142 books
The Selection by Kiera Cass
Connection: Genre of young adult, red-haired girl on the cover
Beth's tally: 2 books
Perks group tally: 143 books
Saga, Volume 3 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
Connection: Both books have women on the covers, both titles start with "S".
Ashley's tally: 6
Perk's tally: 144
Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
Connection: Both titles start with "S"
Georgina's tally: 5
Perk's tally: 145
The Fall of Five by Pittacus Lore
Connection: Both have characters with telepathic powers. (Ella and Rose)
Georgina's tally: 6
Perk's tally: 146
The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Connection: Both about dystopian worlds, both with a guy number 4, both published in 2013.
AniSsina's tally: 7
Perk's tally: 147
The Iron King
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Connection: Both Goodreads authors
Mary-Ellen's Tally: 17
Perk's Tally: 148
One week to go until the end of July....It has been great to watch all the connections, and I can't believe we are almost at 150 books! Great work everyone!
Satisfaction by Sarah Mayberry
Connection: Both of the heroine's names start with an M (Meghan and Maggie)
AniSsina's tally: 8
Perk's tally: 148
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he absolutely loves that book because of all the flaps. I actually have bought the book 3 times now as the first one he wore out, and so I bought 2 more - one currently we are reading and the third as a spare!
He also loves In The Night Garden: Little Library, but they are harder to read (iggle piggle, macca pacca, ninky nonk... seriously?! who are these people?!!)