Children's Classics Monthly Read

[Marc]

Dahl would be great. He's also written some short stories I remember reading in school, though they were more adult oriented. Kinda creepy.

[Lisa, the usurper]

Alright, here is the link for Dahl in Goodreads

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

What book would you like to read? There is always James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, or we could try an idea that one of the members discussed in another thread about making a month about that author and everyone can read what book strikes them at the time, and discuss them in general. Any ideas?

[☯Emily]

I think we should pick a month and have everyone read a book of their choice by Dahl.

[Emma]

Wes should read charley and the chocolate factory

[Katherine]

I am just joining this group...love the idea. My kids are grown but I currently work in a children's bookstore so children's literature is always on my radar. I LOVE that you are looking at classics and not just the hottest new books! KUDOS to all of you.
I have to put a plug in for the series My Father's Dragon! Perfect first chapter book for boys or girls. Written in the 1940's but full of good, clean adventure! Also surprised that no one suggested any E. B. White or maybe I missed it. Trumpet of the Swan is his unsung masterpiece :)

[SheriC]

E.B. White sounds good, too. Charlotte's Web is the only one of his that I've read.

How about Shel Silverstein? Or are the 1970's too contemporary?

[Katie]

Katherine wrote: "I am just joining this group...love the idea. My kids are grown but I currently work in a children's bookstore..."

That sounds like my dream job!

[Katherine]

Katie wrote: "Katherine wrote: "I am just joining this group...love the idea. My kids are grown but I currently work in a children's bookstore..."

That sounds like my dream job!"
It is a perfect job! Not only does my friend own the store but I make my own hours :) I used to teach first grade and pre-school so I love seeing the kids. The hard part is finding time to stay current with the new literature, refresh myself with the classics but also find time to read "grown up" books.

[Lisa, the usurper]

Alright, let's do March as Dahl month. It will be a read any book and then I will start a thread in the children's read folder. This should be fun!

[Jess]

has anyone suggested "a wrinkle in time" or "the giver" yet? both those are wonderful classics

[Sorento62]

Hi, Jess-
It looks like the group read A Wrinkle in Time in 2012. It has been decades since I read that and I can't remember it very well so may re-read it at some point.

I want to read The Giver, so it would be great if this group were to read it this year.

-Julie(Sorento62)

[Lisa, the usurper]

How about starting a nomination list now for the next few months?

[Sharon]

Jess wrote: "has anyone suggested "a wrinkle in time" or "the giver" yet? both those are wonderful classics"

I've read A Wrinkle in Time (and the others in that series), but although The Giver is on my shelf, I haven't read it. It's come up in several contexts lately, though, so I think I need to.

[Christina]

I know this is a "classic" group... but I really can't help but ask if anyone has read Abarat by Clive Barker? It's a really great YA read...

[Katie]

Lisa wrote: "How about starting a nomination list now for the next few months?"

I like this idea!

[Blueberry]

I love the Giver. It is a series of four now. I like the second one the best.

[Lisa, the usurper]

Nomination list for April 2014:

[Kayla]

Christina wrote: "I know this is a "classic" group... but I really can't help but ask if anyone has read Abarat by Clive Barker? It's a really great YA read..."

Yes Christina! I love Abarat! It's one of my favorite series. The artwork is just amazing!

It's just too bad that it takes a while for the next book in the series to come out. Although, I always tend to take my time reading through a series anyway, so it doesn't bother me as much as it might bother others.

[Lisa, the usurper]

Looks like The Giver it is for April! This book always seems to generate such interesting discussions! Can't wait!

[Sorento62]

I would like to nominate this book first published in 1916:

for a future children's book group read.
I had never heard of it but must have found it in my recommendations on Goodreads. Take a look at the reviews.

[☯Emily]

I read this as a young girl and remember liking it a lot.

[Lisa, the usurper]

How about for May? I'm pretty sure that we don't have a book for this next month.

[Sorento62]

Lisa wrote: "How about for May? I'm pretty sure that we don't have a book for this next month."

Sounds good to me. Understood Betsy, by Dorothy Canfield Fisher.

[Nora]

Sorento62 wrote: "Roald Dahl is great. Lots of the adults in his books are so mean and scary. It's kind of shocking, when we want children to feel supported and encouraged by adults, to have this children's author t..."

Roald Dahl...what imagination. I came late to Phantom Tollbooth and enjoyed.

[Nora]

☯Emily has reviews on Booklikes wrote: "I think we should pick a month and have everyone read a book of their choice by Dahl."

Perhaps a good idea.

[Nora]

What is the book in which a very big boy befriends a small boy with a disability? It was very good.

[Jess]

From Dahl? The bfg?

[Sorento62]

Nora wrote: "What is the book in which a very big boy befriends a small boy with a disability? It was very good." Jess wrote: "From Dahl? The bfg?"

I don't think it was The BFG. I read that for Roald Dahl month. It is about a giant and a little girl, and she does not have a disability. -Julie

[Lisa, the usurper]

Any nominations for June? Sorry to be so late, this time of the year gets crazy for me.

[Lesley]

Here's suggestions I remember from my faves as a child

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
What Katy Did
Heidi
Five Children and It
Black Beauty
The Wind in the Willows

[Lisa, the usurper]

Wonderful nominations. The group read The Wind in the Willows already, but the others sound great.

[Trudy]

I second Five Children and It. I loved it also.

[Lisa, the usurper]

Alright, that sounds like a winner for June. We can decide on the other ones during the month. Thanks everyone!

[Lisa, the usurper]

So, which of the next nominations are we going to pick? How about Black Beauty or Heidi?

[Tammie]

I second Heidi. That was going to be my recommendation.

[Lisa, the usurper]

Heidi it is!

[Dawnita]

I don't think I've ever read Heidi. I need to see if I have it around here somewhere. :-)

[Lesley]

Since I've recently read this to my grandchildren, I'm going to have a treat and be read to myself! I'm going to download a dramatisation of Heidi to my iPad through Librivox.

I've nearly finished reading Five Children and It to my grands. They are loving it. One of the younger ones went and buried his sister's furry soft toy in the sandpit. Sadly it rained a little overnight so there were tears, tantrums and a fair bit of cleaning up!

[Suzanne]

Oh that is so cute (about burying the toy)! I love that they are enjoying the story so much!

[Lesley]

Have to admit it's not just the kids who are enjoying it. So is the reader (me)!

[Suzanne]

That is the best kind of read-aloud - when the reader AND the readees love it!

[Diana S]

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Frank Braum

[Sorento62]

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

[Lisa, the usurper]

Condensed version for September:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Little Prince

[Lisa, the usurper]

How about reading Oz for September and Little Prince for October?

[Lisa, the usurper]

It is time to nominate some more books for the children's read in November and December. Make your recommendations below and try to keep the nominations to only 2 per person. Thanks!

[Sorento62]

Lisa wrote: "It is time to nominate some more books for the children's read in November and December. Make your recommendations below and try to keep the nominations to only 2 per person. Thanks!"


The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein

[Lisa, the usurper]

Sorento62 wrote: "Lisa wrote: "It is time to nominate some more books for the children's read in November and December. Make your recommendations below and try to keep the nominations to only 2 per person. Thanks!..."

The next monthly read-thanks for nominating Sorento62!

[Sorento62]

Hi!
For December I nominate The Gift of the Magi

by O. Henry.

-Julie

[Lisa, the usurper]

Awesome! Thank you!