Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Foreign Book Collection

Dobru Noc Nina! - Slovak children's book
Meine Fibel - German children's textbook
Wilhelm Busch Album - German rhymes and cartoons
Morle - German children's book
Janosch - German children's collection

Friday, January 26, 2007

Maurice Sendak Favorites

The Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffman
Bears! by Ruth Krauss
Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik
Father Bear Comes Home
Little Bear's Friend
Little Bear's Visit
A Kiss for Little Bear
Where the Wild Things Are
Chicken Soup with Rice
In the Night Kitchen (haven't read this one yet)

Favorite Newbery Medal Winners for Kids

Ella Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine - 1998 Honor
The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963 - Christopher Paul Curtis - 1996 Honor
The Midwife's Apprentice - Karen Cushman - 1996 Winner
The Giver - Lois Lowry - 1994 Winner
Shiloh - Phyllis Reynolds Naylor - 1992 Winner
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 - Beverly Cleary - 1982 Honor
Ramona and Her Father - Beverly Cleary - 1978 Honor
Frog and Toad Together - Arnold Lobel - 1973 Honor
Charlotte's Web - E.B. White - 1953 Honor
Little Town on the Prairie - Laura Ingalls Wilder - 1942 Honor

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Books I Grew Up On

Are You My Mommy?
Bears, Bears, Bears
Berenstein Bears
Blueberries for Sal
The Borrowers
Boxcar Children
Corduroy
Curious George
Ferdinand
The Giver
Goodnight Moon
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Katie Did It
The Missing Wedding Dress (featuring Barbie)
Madeline
Make Way for Ducklings
Ramona Series
Stone Soup
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Zel

Books I am Reading Now

The Bible - I'm about halfway through.

Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts - Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott

Love and Respect - Dr. Emerson Eggerichs

For Women Only - Shaunti Feldhahn

Germany: A New History - Hagen Schulze

barefoot contessa: at home - Ina Garten (yes, a recipe book)

James and the Giant Peach - Roald Dahl

Chicken Soup for the Bride's Soul