tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445819367576845715.post2941367432905091126..comments2024-03-12T04:12:23.111-04:00Comments on Words on Wheels: When a post becomes a novelDebbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05671482394424988047noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445819367576845715.post-81803252818841514532011-09-14T11:44:32.987-04:002011-09-14T11:44:32.987-04:00Bahahaha! My girls had a mother who read to HER? ...Bahahaha! My girls had a mother who read to HER? Oh, boy.<br /><br />Proofread, wouldja already?!Mrs. Kelley Dibblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192189624517973551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445819367576845715.post-46067225952626393902011-09-14T11:43:21.379-04:002011-09-14T11:43:21.379-04:00You may have tangible wealth untold;
Caskets of je...You may have tangible wealth untold;<br />Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold.<br />Richer than I you can never be--<br />I had a mother who read to me.<br />~Strickland Gillilan (1869-1954)<br /><br />I didn't. Have a mother. I mean, I did have a mother but she did not read to me. But my girls had a mother who read to her. <br /><br />LOVED this post. We were so into books, and my children loved how I would change my voice for each character. I got hoarse on road trips, though. *wink*Mrs. Kelley Dibblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192189624517973551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445819367576845715.post-38595437993221714332010-03-06T10:39:12.095-05:002010-03-06T10:39:12.095-05:00This is a topic very close to my heart because I, ...This is a topic very close to my heart because I, too, believe reading is the most important value one can instill in a child. When our firstborn was 4 months old I began reading to her. Of course, my family and hubby gave me That Look, however, I ignored them and continued. As she became a toddler, reading was our bedtime ritual; how can one drift off to slumberland without hearing a sweet, heartfelt story? As daughter #2 arrived, the reading continued and, by this time, I had a list of favorites to share. <br /><br />Now that I have grandchildren, books continue to be my favorite gifts to them. Two years ago I started mailing a book each week to our granddaughter in Atlanta. I'm not sure who enjoyed the ritual more, me or Ansley. She would call me, sounding quite excited about the latest one to arrive via the mailman. To date, she has a phenomenal library and books continue to be her favorite gifts. I truly believe her love of reading and being read to has given her an edge. Now, at age 7, she's reading on a 5th grade level. While I certainly won't attempt to take credit for her ability, it gives me pride.<br /><br />Just love that you included a photo of my favorite childhood book...Charlotte's Web. Even now, I can remember my teacher (possibly second grade?), reading it aloud each afternoon following recess. Honestly, there was a time when I truly believed all pigs and spiders talked! And, you know, I'm still not convinced they don't. <br /><br />Thanks for the walk down memory lane, Debbie. I smile thinking about a gentler time when parents took the time to share one of life's best kept secrets and lessons.Linda Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445819367576845715.post-11513980929170287022010-03-06T10:14:14.918-05:002010-03-06T10:14:14.918-05:00I missed so much in my childhood but have made up ...I missed so much in my childhood but have made up for it as an adult. I had a learning disability and didn't really appriciate reading till I was a teen. My parents were not big readers so we never ventured into a library. So no early childhood favorites here. But God was good to me and mated me with a reader. This man taught me the love of reading and when first born arrived I read to her. My siblings laughed at me! We would sit in the library for story time with all the other Mom's and their children. This started a chain reaction! All four of my children are big readers and one is a librarian at an elementary school. Of my eight grand kids most are readers for the fun of it but 2 of my girls, Miss G and Haley, read only cuz they have to. I'm hoping that the magic of words will soon settle on them!<br />Now in my Golden Years I'm never without a book! Books are my best friend! I love to read!<br />I guess that I would have to say that the Little House books are my favorite juvenial reading and I read all of thek with #1 daughter when she was in elementary school. The other books you mentioned are family favorites also!<br /><br />BethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445819367576845715.post-53778960582329347452010-03-06T10:00:19.245-05:002010-03-06T10:00:19.245-05:00I find it humorous that the self-described "p...I find it humorous that the self-described "perfect child" picked the classics, while the self-described "erratic one" picked stories about racial tensions in the South and Middle Earth!!laura :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02461841679680180098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445819367576845715.post-6180495578504233722010-03-06T07:19:26.740-05:002010-03-06T07:19:26.740-05:00Bed knobs and broomsticks, I remember lining up my...Bed knobs and broomsticks, I remember lining up my sister and brother on the bed and reciting the magic words to transport us. We didn't go anywhere magic but it wasn't from lack of trying. <br /><br />CandaceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445819367576845715.post-54604218829620142062010-03-05T23:15:30.432-05:002010-03-05T23:15:30.432-05:00What a great post. I love that you listed the tit...What a great post. I love that you listed the titles of your favorites. My first grader and I are going through the Little House Series right now for History.Amy Kinserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01772181702486470463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445819367576845715.post-74067508244835126522010-03-05T16:35:59.173-05:002010-03-05T16:35:59.173-05:00Oh no. This is scary...
The girls were equally ho...Oh no. This is scary...<br /><br />The girls were equally horrified to discover that I had never read Anne of Green Gables either. I was "required" to read it. I have to say that I LOVED IT when I finally did. <br /><br />I think I'm Anne.<br /><br />And I LOVE how you read with your kids. Major pat on the back!!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05671482394424988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445819367576845715.post-9124900695912918002010-03-05T16:08:09.499-05:002010-03-05T16:08:09.499-05:00*unto* itself
Signed,
That girl who also doesn...*unto* itself<br /><br />Signed,<br />That girl who also doesn't proofread comments until it's "too late"Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387693157648013613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445819367576845715.post-4249220272063780052010-03-05T16:06:39.101-05:002010-03-05T16:06:39.101-05:00It's been so long since I read a grown-up book...It's been so long since I read a grown-up book I had to put it on my 101 list, but I can happily tell you some of my favorite children's books, as we *definitely* have daily reading time at our house! (If I might brag a bit, I think little man Ben is QUITE the reader. Let his Grammie tell you about it. I just love that he loves reading!)<br /><br />Kid's books: Officer Buckle & Gloria, a whole host of Dr. Seuess books - I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew, The Lorax, Oh the Places You'll Go, Thidwick the Big Hearted Moose. Then there's Don't Laugh Joe & My Lucky Day (both by Keiko Kasza), The Little House. <br /><br />I loved the Little House on the Prairie books and read them all when I was in elementary school. My other "school" favorites - Hatchet, The Dark is Rising, A Wrinkle in Time, The Acorn People, The Canterbury Tales, Hamlet (#1 of all time)<br /><br />I confess to buying the Anne of Green Gables boxed set a couple of years into my marriage to Sam because he could not BELIEVE I'd never read them, and I still haven't. (Seriously, I need to block out some reading time!) <br /><br />Perhaps I should break this comment out as a post until itself entitled "When a comment become a post"! <br /><br />Signed,<br />That girl who keeps calling herself your kindred spirit in every comment she leaves, however creepy that might be!Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387693157648013613noreply@blogger.com