Comments on: Nephews Read Books

By: Jack

Jack — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 23:53:32 +0000

I’m stuck and I’ve been stuck for almost six mtonhs. I have in my possesion 60 of the best pages I’ve EVER written (and nearly everyone who has read them agrees with me) but I can not find my voice again. My hard living, tough, baseball beat writer has left me high and dry.I have no idea how to get him back. I’ve thought about ditching it for the YA genre or a memoir or something. But then the more I think about it, the more I don’t want to be a part of the ‘trend’. I want to be me, in my own voice. If people want to emulate ME though, well, I am am ok with that.

By: Cheryl Rye

Cheryl Rye — Sun, 10 May 2015 00:18:22 +0000

My children, now a girl of 10 and a boy of 7, adored reading the John D. Fitzgerald series, \”the Great Brain.\” They read these books with their papa, who had read them with his own parents. They were about 4 and 7 at the time. And when the kids are older, Le Guin\’s \”Earthsea\” trilogy is great. The fourth Earthsea book is, of course, beautiful but not for your average fourth grader. Hold off a while longer for that one, and read it first, if you haven’t already.

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 09 May 2015 02:08:27 +0000

My kids — boys and girls — both enjoyed anything published by American Girl.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 06 May 2015 19:36:03 +0000

Thanks for the recommendation, Heather! That one does sound really fun.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 06 May 2015 18:01:28 +0000

CIRCUS MIRANDUS is one I’m recommending to everyone I meet right now! It doesn’t pub until June, but it is every kind of fantastic. It’s about finding and preserving magic in the world, and reads like the best of Roald Dahl– genuine and heartfelt, classic and timeless, its own kind of magic. 10/10 will read again!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Mon, 04 May 2015 18:30:21 +0000

Oh, yes, Beverly Cleary! Ramona, especially. And Encyclopedia Brown is perfect–and reminds me that I can’t introduce them to my favorite kid sleuth, Cam Jansen, soon enough. Thanks for all the recommendations, Joelle!

By: Joelle

Joelle — Mon, 04 May 2015 16:44:14 +0000

Don\’t forget Beverly Cleary! So much to choose from there, from animal stories Runaway Ralph and Ribsy, to Ramona and all her friends. I too love the Clementine books. What about Encyclopedia Brown? Those are so great because the \”solution\” comes after the story and you can have a discussion and try to figure it out! If he\’s not that into Laura Ingalls yet, try Farmer Boy on its own. A big hit with my brother at that age, but the others, not so much. I\’ve heard from the librarian that the Flat Stanley books are a BIG HIT with kids that age.Some Canadian recent releases you might like, and should be able to get, are the John Jasper Dooley series, The Ghost and Max Monroe series, and a standalone called The Elevator Ghost.Have fun!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Mon, 04 May 2015 13:18:56 +0000

Oh, Island of the Blue Dolphins!! One of my childhood favorites. And I can’t believe I forgot about Fudge! Thanks, Shelley!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Mon, 04 May 2015 13:17:27 +0000

That’s a fun idea! And thanks for the book recommendations!

By: Barbara Alfaro

Barbara Alfaro — Sun, 03 May 2015 22:50:41 +0000

Sorry you have distorted the links to the ebooks as they are quite wonderful. For those interested, \\\”The Ollie Dog Quartet\\\” and \\\”The Little Green Astronaut\\\” are available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords. The illustrations by my nephew are great fun.