tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25059881.post5655620211757994887..comments2024-03-07T12:27:37.632+02:00Comments on Food & Family: The BookshelfKithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11594062064082350697noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25059881.post-35755660386127361822010-05-20T20:08:23.460+02:002010-05-20T20:08:23.460+02:00Great to hear all your favourites, everybody. I...Great to hear all your favourites, everybody. I'm going to look our for the ones we haven't already got on the bookshelf, though we're not doing badly with the classics you've mentioned! So many good books to read. I hopethey don't grow up too quickly so we can fit them all in!Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11594062064082350697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25059881.post-31208870550674410492010-05-20T18:58:58.367+02:002010-05-20T18:58:58.367+02:00I grew up on Afrikaans translations of Beatrix Pot...I grew up on Afrikaans translations of Beatrix Potter and Richard Scarry books, both of which I still think are wonderful. The Berenstain's bears and the Grinch Who Stole Christmas were also hot favourites when we were younger. After that, I went through a hige Prince Valiant phase (there was a series of 7 illlustrated books based on Hal Foster's famous cartoon strip). Can't be beaten as far as swashbuckling historical adventures for boys go! I also loved the Magic Faraway Tree, although I never quite "got" the Famous Five... When I was a little older I loved Hardy Boys and nancy Drew mysteries and positively devoured any books featuring myths and legends (Greek, Roman, Norse, African - you name it!). And for teenagers, there are few greater joys than SE Hinton's beautifully written coming-of-age books.Jeann @ CookSister!http://www.cooksister.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25059881.post-68732623359604506142010-05-03T02:44:44.320+02:002010-05-03T02:44:44.320+02:00how wonderful. we also have two assymmetrical book...how wonderful. we also have two assymmetrical bookshelves (designed by me). we gave most of our huge libary away when we moved here from vienna 11 years ago and have manage to not only refill them, but amass even more. our kids are ALL avid readers, max is not supposed to be reading at his age, yet he devours encyclopedias... and that makes me very happy. reading is such a joy and enrichment!thepassionatecookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10617713421812264990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25059881.post-284997982229813662010-05-02T18:43:06.239+02:002010-05-02T18:43:06.239+02:00Dr. Seuss books, Little House on the Prairie, Anne...Dr. Seuss books, Little House on the Prairie, Anne of Green Gables, Frog and Toad Together, Amy's Long Night, The Three Little Kittens, The Bearenstein Bears... ah, the list goes on and on...Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201825708442679157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25059881.post-31795205172003559052010-04-30T21:58:35.344+02:002010-04-30T21:58:35.344+02:00I loved the Runaways which I only met as an adult....I loved the Runaways which I only met as an adult. the books are kept in the adult section of our local library! Other favorites are The Secret Garden, Anne of Green Gables, The Just So Stories and The Swiss Family Robertson.Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04559117374898494915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25059881.post-730925714482893172010-04-29T17:07:25.404+02:002010-04-29T17:07:25.404+02:00Thanks for the recommendations, edj and tamela.
Go...Thanks for the recommendations, edj and tamela.<br />Go ahead Marisa - the idea's definitely open source! bit of a long-term investment though, as it's only now paying off many years later, but we've been able to enjoy re-reading them several times over while we waited.Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11594062064082350697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25059881.post-21180859678033000282010-04-29T14:51:38.638+02:002010-04-29T14:51:38.638+02:00I love the idea of creating a library for the litt...I love the idea of creating a library for the little ones! I loved to read as child and did so voraciously (still love to read, time just a bit more limited now) and wouldn't like to think that my (future) children wouldn't want to read. I might steal this idea if you don't mind. :-)Marisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412734634457510531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25059881.post-73948457554852471882010-04-26T22:39:47.868+02:002010-04-26T22:39:47.868+02:00Some recent favs of my 3 are the Percy Jackson boo...Some recent favs of my 3 are the Percy Jackson books, the Gregor the Overlander books, and Sea of Trolls by...I forget.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25059881.post-40189519073330457052010-04-26T21:19:51.312+02:002010-04-26T21:19:51.312+02:00Thanks for sharing! It's fun seeing the Books...Thanks for sharing! It's fun seeing the Bookshelf's journey through time :) I'm at that stage where I'm starting to collect things for when we start a family.<br /><br />Essential reading, I would say, but also my favorite, are Bible stories -- and I don't mean that in some fundamentalist way -- but just because they are so enthralling. If your boys love action stories, they won't be able to put down the book of Samuel once they start reading. It's still a page-turner for me.<br /><br />My other favorites for young kiddos are the Golden Books series -- I think they mean so much to me because I associate them with my lovely grandmother. Those books, the Winnie-the-Pooh stories, and other fun ones like What-a-Mess.tamelahttp://cupcakemate.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com