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Marianne wrote: "I dropped in to welcome the new members and just realized that I never officially introduced myself. I'm Marianne, and I've always loved to read. I read quite a lot of children's books at the appro..."Thanks so much for your participation, Marianne. It's great to have you here!
A BIG hello and welcome to all new members! 😊
There's no chat thread, but I haven't disappeared. I picked up a copy of this month's book from the library and plan to read it before the month is over :)
A chat thread would be nice. Hint, hint.😊
It was up right after Karin posted her comment! I anticipated you, lol! 😉
Cleo wrote: "It was up right after Karin posted her comment! I anticipated you, lol! 😉"I was hinting for one, as you may have ascertained ;)
Hello, I enjoy children's literature and classic books. I currently teach 4th grade reading. Thank you for the invitation.
Thank Rosemarie. Cleo sent me an invitation.
Hello Lynn!! It's so great to have you in the group!
Hi, I am Hedi. I love any classics including classic children’s literature.Thanks, Cleo, for inviting me to the group, I hope I can participate a bit despite my other obligations (reading groups, work and other hobbies).
Yay Hedi! I know you have limited time so it's an honour that you've popped in to say hello. I hope you'll join us for a read here and there. At least the books are short. 😁
Thanks for the warm welcome to all of you. I will try to read the one or other book with you and am looking forward to that. 😊
Hello Hedi and thank you everyone for the welcome.
Hello, my name is Theresa and I joined a couple of months ago but am just now introducing myself. I have been on Goodreads for a while but recently saw a friend comment on this group and thought I would check it out.Even though I am over 50 I am just starting to get to read most of the children's classics I missed in my youth.
I grew up reading Nancy Drew and Little House books. recently I started Anne of Green Gables series and a few other older books. I am not sure what is considered a classic here but I consider any old book a classic and I know that is probably not the correct way.😊
I did read My Side of the Mountain but started it late in March and finished in April. I really loved it but didn't comment on here yet. I had been planning to read Pollyanna for a while now and that is why I didn't want to change it for May. So if it isn't the group pick for May, I might not join in till the summer.
I am really looking forward to getting more involved in this group.
Welcome, Theresa. Pollyanna is a lovely book, as well as its sequel.I'm older than you and still discovering new children's classics that I haven't read before.
I liked The Little House on the Prairie books too-and still do.
Welcome, Theresa! I'm so happy that you've joined. I think normally a "classic" is considered 50 years or older but I believe we've relaxed this expectation in the group depending on the book.
If you haven't read them already, I highly recommend the Swallows and Amazons series, the Finn Family Moomintroll books and The Phantom Tollbooth. Those are some of my well-known favourites!
Rosemarie wrote: "Welcome, Theresa. Pollyanna is a lovely book, as well as its sequel.I'm older than you and still discovering new children's classics that I haven't read before.
I liked The Little House on the Pra..."
Thank you, I didn't realize there was a sequel.
Cleo wrote: "Welcome, Theresa! I'm so happy that you've joined. I think normally a "classic" is considered 50 years or older but I believe we've relaxed this expectation in the group depending on the book.
I..."
Thank you, I have not read any of those books.
There's not just one sequel to Pollyanna, there's a whole cottage industry! The original author, Eleanor H. Porter, wrote just the first sequel, but subsequent to her death in 1920, Harriet Lummis Smith was contracted by the publisher to write four more. Then Virginia May Moffitt wrote two, and Elizabeth Borton (later of I, Juan de Pareja fame) wrote five. (It's kind of like what happened with the Oz series after Frank L. Baum, I guess.)I've no personal knowledge of the quality of anything beyond the original book.
Thanks, Michael! I didn't know any of this information. But the fact that it's not common knowledge is perhaps a commentary on the quality of the further books. I would love to hear if anyone has read even one of them and what they thought.
I've only read the sequel by Porter.
Marianne wrote: "Welcome, Theresa!"Thank you, I am excited to be here.
Pollyanna was one of my favorite movies growing up but I have never read any of the books. I hope I enjoy it as much as I did the movie.
I’m reading Pollyanna as we speak. It’s not very exciting and it’s pretty slow going, plus I can already see where it’s going. 😕
Michael wrote: "There's not just one sequel to Pollyanna, there's a whole cottage industry! The original author, Eleanor H. Porter, wrote just the first sequel, but subsequent to her death in 1920, Harriet Lummis ..."Well, I have a whole shelf of Pollyanna hardback books that belonged to my mother. I have read the first I know, and I am unsure how many of the others. I liked Pollyanna.
Welcome to all new members! Please feel free to introduce yourselves. We hope you'll join us for at least a read or two!
We've reached 100 members! 🎉 Please feel free to introduce yourselves and hopefully a few more people will join in on the monthly reads.Welcome all!
Cleo wrote: "We've reached 100 members! 🎉 Please feel free to introduce yourselves and hopefully a few more people will join in on the monthly reads.Welcome all!"
I was thrilled beyond words when I was a moderator for my group when we hit 100 members! Unfortunately that feeling didn’t last (group membership rose to about 700 members when my group was featured on Goodreads). Slowly participation within the group fizzled. You can’t lead a horse to water, am I right? After a painful decision I decided to disband my group and as they say, the rest is history! 😊
Congrats on reaching 100 members! Hopefully more members will introduce themselves and start participating more!
Loretta wrote: "Cleo wrote: "We've reached 100 members! 🎉 Please feel free to introduce yourselves and hopefully a few more people will join in on the monthly reads.Welcome all!"
I was thrilled beyond words whe..."
Sadly it's all too common for participation even in very large groups to fizzle out; few make it for the long haul. Some people stop coming to GR for various reasons, or lose interest in participating plus other reasons for stopping.
Cleo wrote: "We've reached 100 members! 🎉 Please feel free to introduce yourselves and hopefully a few more people will join in on the monthly reads.Welcome all!"
Congrats on hitting 100 members, Cleo! Even though I am not as active anymore on this site because I am not reading these days, I feel horrible every time I receive notifications about this group in my inbox. I always tell myself to stop by and say hello or see if I am in the mood to pick something up, but I haven't done that. :'(
Tiffany wrote: "Cleo wrote: "We've reached 100 members! 🎉 Please feel free to introduce yourselves and hopefully a few more people will join in on the monthly reads.Welcome all!"
Congrats on hitting 100 members..."
Hi Tiffany! So nice to hear from you!
Not reading! For shame! Only kidding! I’ve been reading but sadly, not as much as I had been. I’m not sure why. My goal, when I first joined Goodreads, was to read those classics that I never read and since I felt I accomplished that goal, I started reading other genres that interested me but perhaps, not as much? Joining this group I thought would help. I’d still be reading classics but now it would be those classics for children that I’ve never read. It’s been a challenge for me though because number one, my library is very limited in their selection of books and number two, let’s face it, I have to be interested in reading the book that’s been selected to read! Take this month’s read. I’m not really looking forward to reading it but I’m pretty sure my library will have a copy. We’ll see how I do! Have you ever read this month’s book Tiffany?
Sorry to be babbling! Just wanted to respond to your post and let you know that I was happy to hear from you! Please check in again! Hope you are doing good and that life is treating you well! 😘
Loretta wrote: "Tiffany wrote: "Cleo wrote: "We've reached 100 members! 🎉 Please feel free to introduce yourselves and hopefully a few more people will join in on the monthly reads.Welcome all!"
Congrats on hit..."
Good luck Loretta. My library didn't have a copy of Swiss Family Rob. and I am in the capital of my state. Three stories high with loads of empty shelves and hardly any classics.
Yes, your group was great, Loretta, and I was sad when it fizzled out. I find very few groups work well. Even the bigger groups with a good number of readers tend not to have very deep conversations. The one I'm a member of that works best is a small private group where members have to commit to reading 2-3 books per year. Even though the membership is small, because of the commitment and the vetting, the conversations are excellent! Hopefully even if there are people who are lurking here, the group gives them a reference for children's classics. If I can encourage people to read more of them, I'm happy. And I appreciate everyone's participation more than you know, so thanks everyone who makes the commitment to read and comment. Life is busy and I know that it's not easy to fit everything in, even things you want to. 🙏
Tiffany!!! I'm so happy that you stopped by to say hi. I've been thinking of you often. I hope that you're doing well! I do hope you get your reading groove back. Reading makes life so much more vibrant. Take care of yourself and please keep in touch! You are missed! ♥️
Karin wrote: "Loretta wrote: "Cleo wrote: "We've reached 100 members! 🎉 Please feel free to introduce yourselves and hopefully a few more people will join in on the monthly reads.Welcome all!"
I was thrilled ..."
Yes I know Karin.
Hi Everyone, Thanks for letting me join this group. It's very nice meeting you. I haven't been very active on Goodreads for almost 3 years now but have started a relatively relaxed job 6 months which allows me to read leisurely again. I'm also expecting my first child so wanted to discover some classic children's lit so I have some good recommendations ready for her when it's time to share.
Welcome, Priyanka!Thank you for sharing your happy news with us.
Children's books are great for all ages.
Yay, Priyanka! It's so nice to see you here and thank you for introducing yourself. Please feel free to peruse the group. In the threads, I've separated books not only into historical periods but into age appropriate reads as well (primary, elementary, junior and senior) . You can take a look at the bookshelf, search by tags and see what you can find.
It's great to see you here, Priyanka :)
Children's Classic Books
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Pollyanna (other topics)The Phantom Tollbooth (other topics)
Swallows and Amazons (other topics)
Finn Family Moomintroll (other topics)
I Capture the Castle (other topics)
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I'm sorry to hear about your mom. She sounds like she had a very full life and I'm sure your celebration will honour her memory.