I Still Enjoy Reading Children's Books

From Tots To Teens

By: emerald

Written on February 22nd, 2011

Every year our local library has an 8 week summer reading program from tots to eighteen. At the end of the program, there's an award ceremony to recognize the participants and reward their hours of free-time reading. I sign my kids up every year. Parental reading counts for the kids' time, and parents get put in a drawing for a gift basket of goodies. Each book a parent reads, their name goes in the basket. For the past two years in a row, my Son has read the most hours in his age group, and I have won the parents' gift basket. My daughter has won awesome prizes such as gift cards and an MP3 Player! I've had the joy of reading beginner books up to teen themes. I have two favorite kiddie books now. Diary Of A Worm by Doreen Cronin ( I now want to get her newer book Diary Of A Spider!), and Dirt On My Shirt by Jeff Foxworthy. I highly recommend these for kids AND adults!

By: emerald

Age: 36-40 , Female

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mamajosh

Those sound great; I think I'll look for them today! :) I like The Bronze Bow, all the Molly Moon books, the Series of Unfortunate events, and all the Narnia books. The series I most enjoyed reading (for it's poignantly accurate second-grade humor and the voices I get to do) and that my class would most enjoy hearing was the Horrible Harry series.

Jun 7, 2012
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mother1983

nice....

Feb 28, 2011
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leosdisciple

it's a blast, i use a pointer when i read to my 5 year old g-daughter, and i pick out a sports article(s) to read with my 9 year old g-son, plus we have an electronic dictionary ready for the hard words, i am proud of this

Feb 22, 2011
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emerald

I TOTALLY agree, BObert! The whole series is WONDERFUL! :) If I didn't already have freaky kids, I would adopt those bird kids! :D

Sunshine... the page will crack you up! THe pissy look on the sister's face is HYSTERICAL! ;D

Feb 22, 2011
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whisperingsunshine

Oh see now I have to go get it! lmao!

Feb 22, 2011
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BobFrost

Just for the record..Patterson's Maxium Ride series is EXCELLENT!!!

Feb 22, 2011
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emerald

Humpty, I too read 30 minutes a day. With son's ADHD, sometimes that meant 2 different 15 minute segments. However, our reading spots were weird! For my son, he wanted me to sit on toilet seat and read to him while he took a bath! LOL. Me and daughter actually read James Patterson's Maximum Ride together. Our reading spot was to curl up on my bed. THen my son joined in listening saying it was a great Action book! :)

Feb 22, 2011
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emerald

THanks, Tas! We can never have enough reading groups! We welcome yours, too! ;)

Lala, it's a great program! :) And my son was in the newspaper last year for this too. He recieved a gold metal and a trophy. Each age group had winners and trophies. Plus we have a fun lunch with games, treats, waterballoon fight, and socializing.

Sunshine, you won't be disappointed! Both books are surrounded by humor and cute writings! I hate to ruin the story, but my favorite part of the Worm story is when the boy worm tells his mirror-primping sister that her head looks like her rear! ROFLMBO!

Feb 22, 2011
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thecarer

My kids too signed up for this and youngest still does.Best 20/30 mins each day reading befofe bed either to them or with them taking turns to read a page.

Feb 22, 2011
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whisperingsunshine

Jotting both those books down now, thanks! And what an great program to participate in

Feb 22, 2011
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MrsLalaninjacakes

Aw that's cool. We have that too, where the librarian comes into school to tell the kids about it. Last years contestants even ended up in the local paper!

Feb 22, 2011
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Orangetas

Thats great emerald. Your kids are so lucky to have a mum who loves and encourages reading.

(I had forgotten about this group and gone an made a new one :(

Feb 22, 2011
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