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Please.
1. I'm setting a new goal for myself. I will force Jenn to make this bookcase with me and then, every month, I will set aside some money to purchase one kid's chapter book. Maaaaaaybe two. (Or ten, let's be realistic here!)
Now, as it happens, most of what I read are kid and YA lit, ha! But I still want some advice. I'm sure I've temporarily put aside the names of many of my childhood favorites. So I'm going to start a list of books and series I remember from my childhood. I'm asking only that you add to it, any books you feel are appropriate for kids. If you want to critique books that are on the list, that's good too - but try to keep personal preference out of it, just things like "I found this book had some stereotypical images of this group of people" or "It was kinda violent", not "WOW SO BORING!" No YA unless it fits, please. Use your best judgment.
2. I often like the concept of Klutz books, but I feel stifled because I cannot look inside them in the store to see if I want to buy them after all. Same deal with kits and that sort of thing. Anybody with any Klutz book or kit that normally comes shrinkwrapped, something for kids, if you could just help me out by either describing the contents or by taking a picture or two of the contents, that'd be really helpful. I'll write up what I can of the Klutz books I got for the nieces in the morning.
( My not-very-comprehensive list of chapter books I remember! )
There are others that are slipping my mind. I just want to list books. Even if they have major problems with them, I want them on the list so I can remember that later. Some people over at TBW have given suggestions, which I've gratefully added, but only those books which I'm personally familiar with. If you can add more titles (anything which triggers a memory, I'll add, and if I get enough I'm not familiar with I'll add another entry for those), or if you can spread this around so I get more help, I'd be thrilled.
Oh, and I've asked before and I'll ask again: Where can one get a rotating bookcase such as libraries have, cheap? I've counted - the ones our library uses can hold 400 books! I'm figuring a library/bookstore/school supply store, but which would have the cheapest ones? Or can I pick them up, like, used? Does that happen?
1. I'm setting a new goal for myself. I will force Jenn to make this bookcase with me and then, every month, I will set aside some money to purchase one kid's chapter book. Maaaaaaybe two. (Or ten, let's be realistic here!)
Now, as it happens, most of what I read are kid and YA lit, ha! But I still want some advice. I'm sure I've temporarily put aside the names of many of my childhood favorites. So I'm going to start a list of books and series I remember from my childhood. I'm asking only that you add to it, any books you feel are appropriate for kids. If you want to critique books that are on the list, that's good too - but try to keep personal preference out of it, just things like "I found this book had some stereotypical images of this group of people" or "It was kinda violent", not "WOW SO BORING!" No YA unless it fits, please. Use your best judgment.
2. I often like the concept of Klutz books, but I feel stifled because I cannot look inside them in the store to see if I want to buy them after all. Same deal with kits and that sort of thing. Anybody with any Klutz book or kit that normally comes shrinkwrapped, something for kids, if you could just help me out by either describing the contents or by taking a picture or two of the contents, that'd be really helpful. I'll write up what I can of the Klutz books I got for the nieces in the morning.
( My not-very-comprehensive list of chapter books I remember! )
There are others that are slipping my mind. I just want to list books. Even if they have major problems with them, I want them on the list so I can remember that later. Some people over at TBW have given suggestions, which I've gratefully added, but only those books which I'm personally familiar with. If you can add more titles (anything which triggers a memory, I'll add, and if I get enough I'm not familiar with I'll add another entry for those), or if you can spread this around so I get more help, I'd be thrilled.
Oh, and I've asked before and I'll ask again: Where can one get a rotating bookcase such as libraries have, cheap? I've counted - the ones our library uses can hold 400 books! I'm figuring a library/bookstore/school supply store, but which would have the cheapest ones? Or can I pick them up, like, used? Does that happen?
