tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post4715516661165424885..comments2024-03-19T05:45:33.244-04:00Comments on the underwear drawer: lumosMichelle Auhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04938937923678734252noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-46150134836326764222012-02-18T11:49:12.481-05:002012-02-18T11:49:12.481-05:00Оптимизация , хотите быстро продвинуться в топ? Пр...Оптимизация , хотите быстро продвинуться в топ? <a href="http://premium-seo.ru/" rel="nofollow">Продвижение сайтов</a> !Ronald Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188182851621856031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-61377487874501160522012-02-18T11:47:47.232-05:002012-02-18T11:47:47.232-05:00good!good!Ronald Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188182851621856031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-19402521195997555632012-01-28T14:13:30.933-05:002012-01-28T14:13:30.933-05:00Wow!! This Boy Having A great Hobby..that is reall...Wow!! This Boy Having A great Hobby..that is really favorable for him:)<br /><a href="http://www.giveupweed.com/" rel="nofollow">cannabis addiction</a>cannabis addictionhttp://www.giveupweed.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-91754504068860002352011-11-25T17:12:27.229-05:002011-11-25T17:12:27.229-05:00Don't be afraid to journey into the Ricky Rico...Don't be afraid to journey into the Ricky Ricotta series ( my 7 year old loves), Humphrey the Hamster, missile mouse, Secrets of Droon, or Vincent Shadow: Toy Inventor. Stay away from Captain Underpants.Unless you are a huge fan of the potty humor genre.Root_docnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-79460484752059971242011-10-21T22:13:52.076-04:002011-10-21T22:13:52.076-04:00back in the days....it was safe to read on the sub...back in the days....it was safe to read on the subway. now i keep my head up and remain vigilant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-38882337427793236812011-10-21T20:18:00.724-04:002011-10-21T20:18:00.724-04:00Boys take a little longer than girls to get into r...Boys take a little longer than girls to get into reading. I think it's because girls live a little more in fairyland during the early childhood. But eventually they do get it. J K Rolling is a genius at getting people reading. You should look into the Star Wars Series. Both of my boys were captivated by them.Lisa https://www.blogger.com/profile/09324961653370110887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-46907113335814368592011-10-19T10:54:38.114-04:002011-10-19T10:54:38.114-04:00Did you find a place to shower/get ready at JHU?Did you find a place to shower/get ready at JHU?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-86096777455793723312011-10-19T07:49:04.967-04:002011-10-19T07:49:04.967-04:00I'm glad I'm not the only nerd who read in...I'm glad I'm not the only nerd who read in the shower! Those Babysitter's Club books bindings are really quite secure. I loved to fill the tub up and read in there for hours.Annienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-55335717647739001952011-10-16T13:10:52.197-04:002011-10-16T13:10:52.197-04:00Although I really don't care for the Harry Pot...Although I really don't care for the Harry Potter series at all, they were also the first books my boy read when he turned from a reluctant to a voracious reader. So go Ms. Rowling.<br /><br />As for the girl/boy protagonist thing, I think we often don't give boys enough credit for being willing to listen to books about girls, and because of that, they never get the chance to discover what great books some of them are. My boys like being read to (and I was a girl) so I read them the books I loved. If a story is a good story, boys will like it. <br /><br />So far my 8 and 11yo boys have listened happily to the entire Little House series (and yes, the food in Farmer Boy!), The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, Anne of Green Gables, Island of the Blue Dolphins, Harriet the Spy, Strawberry Girl, and a host of other books with girl protagonists - along with plenty of books featuring the fellows.zinemamahttp://www.katehaas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-80381552179740110322011-10-15T22:08:58.493-04:002011-10-15T22:08:58.493-04:00Loved the BSC...I think I wanted to be best friend...Loved the BSC...I think I wanted to be best friends with all of them at one point! And Sweet Valley, it started off so innocent with the "Kids" series and turned downright raunchy and tragic once they graduated and went off to Sweet Valley University! Also, I believe SVH was at one point a TV series, albeit a short-lived one- the episodes are on YouTube- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcmbBpPhNLIShttp://offtherockk.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-37238161074848664102011-10-15T20:06:21.726-04:002011-10-15T20:06:21.726-04:00Congratulations! That must be a wonderful feeling....Congratulations! That must be a wonderful feeling. I read the Harry Potter series as I was growing up, and I think there is something (extra) magical about reading them as a child. I was also a voracious reader (and still am). But I used to get in trouble for reading at the table, especially when we had company, and I'm fairly certain I didn't do my eyes any favors by reading from the light of the street lamps after I was supposed to be in bed. I needed reading glasses at 18. Definitely buy Cal that new reading lamp! I know I just talked about myself a lot, but the truth is, of hope that someday I can feel as proud as you must feel now knowing that the love of reading is going to teach him more about life and about himself at an accelerated rate.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01957870218750281678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-26009730426425130002011-10-15T18:40:53.494-04:002011-10-15T18:40:53.494-04:00Anon -- Yes, Farmer Boy! I think it was the third...Anon -- Yes, Farmer Boy! I think it was the third book. I think my favorite was On the Banks of Plum Creek (#4), because they lived in an underground house which I thought was cool.OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-4233186039218744152011-10-15T10:31:46.684-04:002011-10-15T10:31:46.684-04:00The second Little House book is told from the male...The second Little House book is told from the male perspective, I think it's called Farm Boy or something along those lines. Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote it from her husband's POV when he was a child. Though I am female it was my favorite book because it goes into detail about the food. Mmmmmm...home cooked country food.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-11298379903512386802011-10-15T08:19:57.491-04:002011-10-15T08:19:57.491-04:00Atlantagirl -- I didn't think the series was S...Atlantagirl -- I didn't think the series was SO girly, but in general little boys don't read books with girl protagonists because.... well isn't it obvious? <br /><br />Not sure if it's true, but I heard once that Harry Potter was originally about Hermione, but that the publisher made Rowling change it to Harry because they knew that only little girls would read the book if the protagonist was a girl. I hope that's not true, because it makes me a little sad.OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-91701668887926267832011-10-14T22:43:46.895-04:002011-10-14T22:43:46.895-04:00I loved this post. I also was a voracious reader ...I loved this post. I also was a voracious reader as a kid, both in the bathtub and out (hell, I still am a voracious bathtub reader), and both quality books and the BSC. I certainly hope that my ten-month old daughter will love reading as much as I did. She does enjoy being read to now, so maybe that's a good sign...<br /><br />I have a sister who's much younger than I am. For the longest time at age 3 or 4, she was only interested in having Pokemon books read to her. I bribed her to sit still and listen to just one damn chapter of Sorceror's Stone, because I thought she'd like it. I read sort of fast so she wouldn't get up and leave during the first chapter. At the end, she looked up at me and said, "Keep READIN'!" We read her the first three books in a month; by the time the fourth one came out, she was reading it herself.<br /><br />Go Cal! Keep it up!Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-22787014793843109052011-10-14T22:34:10.643-04:002011-10-14T22:34:10.643-04:00OMDG: I was reminiscing tonight to my fiance about...OMDG: I was reminiscing tonight to my fiance about how much I loved the Little House series! I asked him if he read it and, with a snort of derision, he said no. I guess it's pretty girly, though I'd think the pioneer spirit spans both genders!<br /><br />What got me on the topic is this new book I checked out at the library called The Wilder Life, by this author who visits all the 'Little House' locations!! Haven't started reading it, though.Atlantagirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-3979767113406268452011-10-14T11:40:47.771-04:002011-10-14T11:40:47.771-04:00A fabulous post...reading for pleasure is a great ...A fabulous post...reading for pleasure is a great tool to have in your arsenal, and I've been doing it since I was three. I wasn't a series girl, but I did (and still do) a lot of reading. I was reading the medical journals by the time I was twelve (geeky, I know!). Good for Cal; it will serve him well in the future to be well-read.medrecgalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-79770801431068142382011-10-14T04:58:52.944-04:002011-10-14T04:58:52.944-04:00Harry Potter...who is that??Harry Potter...who is that??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-13685891576918381422011-10-14T01:43:03.687-04:002011-10-14T01:43:03.687-04:00Cam Jansen!!! "Click!"
Ohh second grad...Cam Jansen!!! "Click!"<br /><br />Ohh second grade.Gregory House, PA-Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114548202436644026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-73689439431038042882011-10-13T22:04:13.844-04:002011-10-13T22:04:13.844-04:00I used to read all my books in my native language....I used to read all my books in my native language. But then in my secondary school, I started to pick up the English version. <br /><br />And all because I wanted to read Harry Potter's newest book. (It'd take about six months before we can start reading the Indonesian version).<br /><br />So I probably have to thank JK Rowling for making me learn English. :Dlove_sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09355370148486407191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-51034770618030661182011-10-13T21:35:11.840-04:002011-10-13T21:35:11.840-04:00That is awesome that he loves to read now. I love ...That is awesome that he loves to read now. I love Beverly Cleary. And I remember the "My Teacher is an Alien" series was pretty fun to read, too. I can't wait until my kids are old enough to read. I have to remind myself to read physical books instead of electronic ones, so they know I'm reading and not just playing on the computer/device.Jennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-78231437961806572452011-10-13T21:07:46.001-04:002011-10-13T21:07:46.001-04:00For me the moment came right when I turned 7 at th...For me the moment came right when I turned 7 at the end of first grade: It was the Little House on the Prairie series that did it for me. Harry Potter is more difficult I think. He's a really good reader! <br /><br />As a side note.... Oh how I wish I'd been allowed to read Sweet Valley High!!! So jealous.OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-81850818696922658832011-10-13T20:52:35.787-04:002011-10-13T20:52:35.787-04:00I am very impressed that he is reading at such an ...I am very impressed that he is reading at such an advanced level. My youngest daughter and Cal are almost the exact same age (7/20/2005). She is just now getting the hang of reading and still has difficulty with about every third word. We are still sounding out "ch" "th" "wh", etc. <br /><br />Good for Cal. Are his teachers impressed with his reading skills? Surely he must be the most advanced in his class.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-47925747984832898352011-10-13T20:46:05.653-04:002011-10-13T20:46:05.653-04:00This entry has made me realize that I need to inco...This entry has made me realize that I need to incorporate reading for pleasure back into my life. Ever since I left my job in August and headed back to school, I haven't read for pleasure since I got back in the classroom! Going to find something to download on my Kindle right now!<br /><br />Go Cal! Harry Potter is the best!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619557993592374610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779260.post-35811856760128136242011-10-13T20:08:48.487-04:002011-10-13T20:08:48.487-04:00Love Harry Potter!
Do you worry about Cal develop...Love Harry Potter!<br /><br />Do you worry about Cal developing myopia since he's such a voracious reader? My mom used to tell me that my eyesight would go bad if I read lying down (well, I did eventually develop myopia at age 11 years, but not from reading lying down, but probably genes had something to do with it + I was also reading A LOT)aliendochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943953235357596536noreply@blogger.com