tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post7585026718998089453..comments2024-03-23T08:55:43.666-07:00Comments on Joyous Lessons: Picture Books We Love :: Favorite Folk Songs, Part TwoCelestehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-10782743302218178132014-07-09T16:45:51.349-07:002014-07-09T16:45:51.349-07:00Your welcome. :) Your welcome. :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-83354654778391603822014-07-08T06:06:07.161-07:002014-07-08T06:06:07.161-07:00We love those cross references too! My kids have ...We love those cross references too! My kids have been listening to a lot of E. Nesbit audiobooks this summer - she is such a good writer. I'm enjoying eavesdropping on their conversations about the books. That's good to know about the audio version of Half-Magic. I've never been quite sold on the idea of dramatized audiobooks for novels, it seems a little odd to me. Shouldn't the story be able to stand on its own?Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689104216675201913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-26325405761100519072014-07-07T16:00:27.541-07:002014-07-07T16:00:27.541-07:00We are in the middle of the Half-Magic series righ...We are in the middle of the Half-Magic series right now, actually--we listened to the first on audio, and my daughter is reading the second now. It's great because we read Nesbit's Five Children and It books a few months ago, and those are referenced in Half-Magic. A really fun connection. :) I bought a few used a couple weeks ago and have the rest out from the library until we can get copies of our own. (Sidenote: I actually didn't much like the audio version we listened to, as it was complete but dramatized, meaning different people read the lines for the different characters. So I wouldn't recommend going that route.)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-39795562320950405992014-07-07T15:30:27.626-07:002014-07-07T15:30:27.626-07:00What a great find! I was at my library's used...What a great find! I was at my library's used book sale over the weekend too and I kept my eye out for folksong books but didn't find any. I did find a nice illustrated copy of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The House at Pooh Corner, as well as the better part of a series by Edward Eager (recommended on Like Mother, Like Daughter back around Christmastime) Oh, and a landmark bio of Lawrence of Arabia, which is a nice coincidence since we've been discussing him around the dinner table recently (thanks to a recent magazine article my husband and I read).<br /><br />And that's wonderful to have a book buying Grandma! Grandmas around here tend to buy Legos, but those are quite appreciated too. ;-)Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689104216675201913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-78741847189411715762014-07-06T22:39:56.412-07:002014-07-06T22:39:56.412-07:00"Or perhaps I should just buy it." <-..."Or perhaps I should just buy it." <--- Haha--story of my life! I put that one on my son's Christmas wishlist for Grandma (she loves buying books for them, thank goodness!), but I have had trouble keeping myself from just adding it my Amazon cart. ;) And funny enough, guess what I found at our library's used bookshop this weekend? Spier's Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night! Great timing. :)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-28160947145190188092014-07-02T10:32:15.098-07:002014-07-02T10:32:15.098-07:00Now it is my turn to thank you, Amber. I just pla...Now it is my turn to thank you, Amber. I just placed the Meadowcroft book on hold at the library. Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255732394849264954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-73690082432907909182014-07-02T08:57:33.047-07:002014-07-02T08:57:33.047-07:00We really like the Star Spangled Banner one too! ...We really like the Star Spangled Banner one too! I'll have to get that out again so I can introduce it to my younger ones. Or perhaps I should just buy it. We really appreciated that it had all the verses too.<br /><br />Dawn, I appreciate learning about the Erie Canal book - that's a favorite song around here. We read We Were There at the Opening of the Erie Canal by Enid Meadowcroft a couple of years ago and learned the song at the same time. That was definitely a highlight from that school year. Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689104216675201913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-12401768605475295102014-06-30T19:42:06.428-07:002014-06-30T19:42:06.428-07:00I'm glad you found me, Holly! Welcome, and th...I'm glad you found me, Holly! Welcome, and thanks for reading along. :)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-74957529363835516322014-06-30T19:38:31.166-07:002014-06-30T19:38:31.166-07:00Oh that first book looks delightful! Thanks for sh...Oh that first book looks delightful! Thanks for sharing. I just found your blog through feedly (just searching # charlotte mason I'm excited to tag along on your journeyHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051948560106260045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-65490969617723353562014-06-28T21:48:08.393-07:002014-06-28T21:48:08.393-07:00Yes, I have seen the D'Aulaires' version r...Yes, I have seen the D'Aulaires' version recommended several times but unfortunately it's not at our library. :/ But I'm going to grab the others you mentioned next time I'm there. So great to have them in time for the 4th! :)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-12323512794362533752014-06-28T21:46:29.700-07:002014-06-28T21:46:29.700-07:00Thank you for the recommendation, Karen--just requ...Thank you for the recommendation, Karen--just requested it from the library! :)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-63196528528673434122014-06-28T06:34:11.360-07:002014-06-28T06:34:11.360-07:00I am enjoying this series, Celeste. Thank you! I ...I am enjoying this series, Celeste. Thank you! I didn't know Spier's had a Star-Spangled Banner book, but I will try to find it at the library. We have D'Aulaire's of the same title and love it. I never realized that there were four verses in the actual anthem -- and neither did my husband, who is a soldier in the US Army. So sad!<br /><br />Others we enjoy are Spier's The Erie Canal, as my boys love the song and I grew up in Buffalo, NY so it is of familial significance in that regard. We bought our copy on a visit to a portion of the canal a couple years ago. Stephen Kellogg's Yankee Doodle is also very well done. <br /><br />Thanks again for all of the ideas! I'm loving them. Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255732394849264954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-3051638362948274502014-06-26T17:10:52.421-07:002014-06-26T17:10:52.421-07:00Thanks for sharing about all the picture books. We...Thanks for sharing about all the picture books. We read Peter Spier's The Star-Spangled Banner several months ago. A fun read that my daughter absolutely loved when she was around 2 and 3 is Harry Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy. We read that book so much that we all had it memorized! <br />KarenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com