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the eric update - day 216: a field trip to the library!
since we're running a little low on new reading material for odin , we decided to take advantage of our unseasonably warm weather and go on a field trip by walking to our local library!
i guess you never know, but we sure hope odin thinks that libraries are supercool.
maybe we could help convince him if more librarians sent him a postcard ( ahem) :-)
while it might look as if we picked out a lot of books, kris has the crazy idea of reading odin at least one or two new books a day instead of one or two the same old books everyday. so this is maybe 10 days of reading. with so many children's books to choose from we pretty much chose them at random and haven't ever heard of most of them. we're certainly open to recommendations for age appropriate reading material.
and yes, "Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood" and "Raising Cain : Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys" are for us. i can't remember how we found out about the books, but the reviews look interesting. then again, i have yet to find a "parenting" book that's worth more than the paper it's printed on, so it's more likely than not that they are both cleverly disguised steaming piles of crap. but hope springs eternal.
hmmm. maybe i should start an odin book club.
2/05/2005 07:44:00 PM
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I know I checked out Raising Cain and was pretty annoyed by it. I didn't find Real Boys on my expedition: let me know if it's less annoying that RC.
Snakehairedgirl
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10:38 PM
I highly recommend a book called "Old Turtle". It is a really beautiful story and the illustrations are lovely. Enjoy.
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1:42 PM
I suggest a literary trip to the Northeast with Robert McCloskey's classics "Make Way For Ducklings," "One Morning in Maine" and "Blueberries For Sal" -- my standard baby shower gifts from Boston!
Also, there are two new classics to be had in "Sock Monkey Goes To Hollywood" and "Sock Monkey Boogie-Woogie" by Cece Bell -- awesome illos and fun for adult readers too. Enjoy!
Goodnight moon is great, as are all of Rosemary Well's Max and Ruby board books.
I'd recommend repeating an old favorite each day as well as reading a new one. Kids learn lots of pre-reading skills by hearing the same words over and over, so they can recognize the rhyme, fill in the missing words, connect the words to the pictures etc. Plus I think the repetition and familiarity of an old favorite must be soothing in a world where so much is new to them every day.
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11:44 AM
I suggest a literary trip to the Northeast |
as someone who grew up "waaaaaaaay downeast" ( in fact, almost as far downeast as you can get ), i'd say your suggestions are absolutely perfect!
I'd recommend repeating an old favorite each day as well as reading a new one. Kids learn lots of pre-reading skills by hearing the same words over and over, so they can recognize the rhyme, fill in the missing words, connect the words to the pictures etc. |
you're absolutely right. i think we'll probably end up reading him 1-2 new books a day and gradually put together a "favorites" list from which read an additional book a day.
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