tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post1349499398425101306..comments2024-03-18T09:53:12.654-04:00Comments on MotherReader: Geisel, Carnegie, Silbert, and OdysseyMotherReaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274509991340797264noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-86905671607406098512011-01-20T19:40:55.656-05:002011-01-20T19:40:55.656-05:00Bink and Gollie is an engaging little book, but it...Bink and Gollie is an engaging little book, but it does not exemplify what a beginning reader should be. A beginning reader is more than just "not a lot of words." The design in a beginning reader matters just as much as the content, and Bink and Gollie does not meet those design criteria. /end crankypants rant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-46665211983809544792011-01-14T19:24:39.581-05:002011-01-14T19:24:39.581-05:00I can only listen to audio books in the car, and I...I can only listen to audio books in the car, and I vastly prefer books I've already read.Bethhttp://libraryfrog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-58796012404845937272011-01-13T22:26:27.347-05:002011-01-13T22:26:27.347-05:00Your statement about Bink & Gollie made me cur...Your statement about Bink & Gollie made me curious as to the definition of a beginning reader. My daughter is what I would consider a beginning reader (kindergarten), and, while she loves "Bink & Gollie" (it's the book she requested for her Christmas gift after checking out from the library), she's no where near reading it herself yet. I found the ALA page with the criteria and "Bink & Gollie" looks like it qualifies, but just barely and possibly with a little stretching. <br /><br />Now, "We Are in a Book" she is able to easily read all by herself already and she absolutely ADORES every single page.Brimful Curiositieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135626740021266451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-3974490596610833652011-01-13T20:31:04.952-05:002011-01-13T20:31:04.952-05:00My 6-year-old and I were both thrilled Bink & ...My 6-year-old and I were both thrilled Bink & Gollie and We Are In a Book. We actually went out to purchase our own copies the next day. I'm not sure about the exact designation for "early reader" but I will say that my daughter didn't "get" everything in them until after we'd read through them a few times, particularly We Are In a Book. With both titles, I'm struck by how much is "said" with such brevity - both in the text as well as the illustrations. <br /><br />I absolutely love Ballet For Martha and have read it quite a few times. Appalachian Spring (the music/ballet/set that the story is about) is one of my all-time-favorite pieces of music. From the first time I picked up the book, I felt that the illustrations particularly reflect the overall feel of the piece.Kristin McIlhagganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-1026476388265312362011-01-13T19:44:20.842-05:002011-01-13T19:44:20.842-05:00The most disappointing thing I have heard about th...The most disappointing thing I have heard about this year's awards was that the Today Show, which has for years interviewed the Newbery and Caldecott winners the day after the announcements, instead ditched them for an interview with Jersey Shore's Snooki.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-58802247042058189962011-01-13T16:16:50.732-05:002011-01-13T16:16:50.732-05:00Bink and Gollie is NOT a beginning reader. It'...Bink and Gollie is NOT a beginning reader. It's not even appropriate to be read TO a beginning reader. My 5yo could not really follow the slangy language or figure out who was speaking when. Speaking of which, we also found Interrupting Chicken hard to follow. Amusing for an adult but not a child, in my opinion. We love David Ezra Stein's other books, though, esp. Pouch!Even in Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477875616674358434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-76387674885733126732011-01-13T15:57:22.707-05:002011-01-13T15:57:22.707-05:00Madelyn, Junie B Jones books are the only audioboo...Madelyn, Junie B Jones books are the only audiobooks I've ever been able to enjoy. The narrator is amazing, and makes the stories even funnier than reading them in print. I can still listen to those on trips and laugh.MotherReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274509991340797264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-26110365285991015762011-01-13T15:44:27.369-05:002011-01-13T15:44:27.369-05:00I've become a huge fan of audio books for car ...I've become a huge fan of audio books for car trips, and the way they're put together makes such a huge difference. Glad to know Smekday got a good reader! (You'll be happy to know that Junie B did, too.)madelynhttp://www.madelynrosenberg.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-39782771663524289292011-01-13T15:18:44.563-05:002011-01-13T15:18:44.563-05:00Thanks for the update. I will go read Ling and Ti...Thanks for the update. I will go read Ling and Ting and We are in A Book. I love Lin and Willems. I will glance curiously at the de Camillo.<br />I had no idea there was a Carnegie medal for Chilren's video.<br />We need to think up our own award...The Pen and Ink Blogspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709195512534318571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-1399330488954984412011-01-13T15:18:07.391-05:002011-01-13T15:18:07.391-05:00I'm currently listening to The Knife of Lettin...I'm currently listening to The Knife of Letting Go, one of the audiobook honorees, and it is fabulous. I hope I can find the sequels on audiobook also because the narrator is terrific. I especially liked his voice for the dog in the story.fourth musketeerhttp://fourthmusketeer.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com