tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post5656586787919293567..comments2023-06-07T05:36:30.935-07:00Comments on See www.nurturedbylove.ca for the active version of this blog: Gentle storiesmoominmammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561834420653149624noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-66021674021366626652008-03-22T06:35:00.000-07:002008-03-22T06:35:00.000-07:00Thanks for these. My 2 yo is the polar opposite o...Thanks for these. My 2 yo is the polar opposite of her sister, so we're going to have to add new titles to the bookshelves.<BR/><BR/>My oldest adored the Father's Dragon book. <BR/><BR/>We buy most of our books from Dawn Publications. And I just found about Tara Publishing (tarabooks.com), whose books look really, really interesting to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-23370844836393215622008-03-08T06:55:00.000-08:002008-03-08T06:55:00.000-08:00I've just been reading My Father's Dragon to my 3 ...I've just been reading My Father's Dragon to my 3 year old, and he loves it! <BR/><BR/>I have to say, he also seems to have a crush on Fiona. When I read your blog, he wants to see pics of her! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the gentle stories recs. They look great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-60475353407517715162008-03-07T17:22:00.000-08:002008-03-07T17:22:00.000-08:00Annelys, I knew that -- why did I write Norway? Br...Annelys, I <I>knew</I> that -- why did I write Norway? Brain fart. Heading off to edit. We also like Emil and His Clever Pig. And "Ronia" is a favourite for older kids.moominmammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561834420653149624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-15280490311159656392008-03-07T11:43:00.000-08:002008-03-07T11:43:00.000-08:00Miranda, thanks for these. DS really likes and get...Miranda, thanks for these. DS really likes and gets chapter books with complex language, but he's easily scared. With TV it's impossible, we have ditched the DVDs he was given by people after each was watched half through, and now if he watches TV, it's the Teletubbies! Though with reading loud books it is easier (I've been known to read an entire scary section in a silly light-hearted tone so it wouldn't scare him), and he's even enjoyed Roald Dahl, it is still lovely to get suggestions. His favourite for ages (around the time we read all the Sophie books) was the Faraway Tree books. There are some scary scenes, but the kids always get home to mom in the end. He's always been more scared by scary concepts, refusing to watch Nemo because Nemo is separated from his dad rather than because of the sharks, KWIM?<BR/><BR/>I do think that the suggestion of looking to the past is a good one, as the 7 or 8 year olds in the Faraway Tree seem far more like DS at 4 than today's 7 or 8 year old.Beccyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09105307933461445709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-82482376784340779982008-03-07T11:23:00.000-08:002008-03-07T11:23:00.000-08:00Since I'm Swedish, I just have to comment that Ast...Since I'm Swedish, I just have to comment that Astrid Lindgren wrote about Sweden, not Norway ;o)<BR/><BR/>She has written a lot of nice books, this far I have only read about Pippi Longstocking this far, but as you write, Noisy Village and probably also about Emil may be nice soon (my oldest is 5 yo).annalyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08824843803018144312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-82169690279940629402008-03-07T00:23:00.000-08:002008-03-07T00:23:00.000-08:00I'll add the Boxcar Children series (the original ...I'll add the Boxcar Children series (the original books, anyway) and the original Winnie the Pooh stories, as well. Also the Grandmother Stories series. My ds5 is now alternating between wanting Dr. Doolittle or Hardy Boys ;-)vegiemamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565884457084460158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-73704232286983684992008-03-06T10:04:00.000-08:002008-03-06T10:04:00.000-08:00Oh, I loved All-Of-A-Kind-Family forty years ago, ...Oh, I loved All-Of-A-Kind-Family forty years ago, when I was a kid. And my kids loved it in their turns, too. We have been through three cycle sof those books!<BR/><BR/>N. enjoyed the Catwings books, though we never knew about them with the Chemistry Geek Princess was growing up. She enjoyed the "Anastasia" series, though, but I do not remember the author.<BR/><BR/>And believe it or not, I still occasionally pick up one or another of these books just for myself.Elisheva Hannah Levinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16061377724926154037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-67695480122387352602008-03-06T05:34:00.000-08:002008-03-06T05:34:00.000-08:00Here is another she would likeThe Ordinary Princes...Here is another she would like<BR/><BR/>The Ordinary Princess by M M Kaye<BR/><BR/>http://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Princess-M-Kaye/dp/0142300853/ref=pd_bbs_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204810342&sr=8-4<BR/><BR/>Both my daughters loved this from about age 5, and both (10 and 7) reread it frequently<BR/><BR/>Amanda SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-25867312452659658372008-03-06T03:40:00.000-08:002008-03-06T03:40:00.000-08:00Two possibilities from another era (1930's) which ...Two possibilities from another era (1930's) which are gentle and the have real charm of everyday life, the first in the country, the second in London:<BR/><BR/>Milly Molly Mandy stories: available through amazon.ca <BR/>http://tinyurl.com/3afg74<BR/><BR/>but there are more titles available at amazon.co.uk<BR/><BR/>My daughter loved these, and still re-reads them.<BR/><BR/>The Children from One End Street:<BR/>http://tinyurl.com/2qnumg<BR/><BR/>from amazon.co.uk<BR/><BR/>Dick King-Smith also has some other titles in the same age range which might be good.<BR/><BR/>LindaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-86892884415912987272008-03-05T12:17:00.000-08:002008-03-05T12:17:00.000-08:00Ohhh, thanks for posting that. Heading off to our...Ohhh, thanks for posting that. <BR/><BR/>Heading off to our library's site...Penelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468104105181259827noreply@blogger.com