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 Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:33 am
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:59 pm
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Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:47 pm
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:40 pm
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 3:59 am
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 5:11 am
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 2:57 am
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Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 8:30 pm
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Here's one probably no one here has tried, but in our house it's been a runaway smash hit: Yotsuba!&, by Kiyohiko Azuma. It's a manga (Japanese comic book), and yes there is an ampersand in the title. If your child is between 4 and 7, it might go over really well, and we adults certainly loved it - we bought it for us! It's about a young girl (I think she's 5) named Yotsuba and her adventures when she and her dad move to a new town and meet their new neighbors. No nudity, no sex, nothing vile. There is a minor character who smokes, but largely for the comic value of having Yotsuba yell at her for being a "bad person". Yotsuba learns not to talk to strangers, never to ride the bus alone, how to catch fish, how to go grocery shopping, manners...each chapter has a different theme. My son has lobbied (successfully) for us to read him one chapter every night at bedtime, and laughs out loud every time. Look for it in the manga section of your local bookstore.
My son isn't really literate yet (or at least that's what he claims), so mostly at night he has us reading comic books. Lately, aside from Yotsuba!&, he's been favoring the Star Wars: Clone Wars series. His field trip to the library did net a new favorite, though - "I'm a Tiger Too", which he managed to either memorize or learn to read by the time it was due back. Sometimes he still quotes it. ...Yeah, he'll be getting his own copy for his birthday.
His perennial favorite is a rendition of "St. George and the Dragon" with illustrations by Trina Schart Hyman (my favorite illustrator). Nothing appeals to a wannabe superhero more than the story of a brave young man fighting against a terrible dragon. It probably helps that both of us parents (whoever is reading) really get into the different parts, roaring and waving imaginary swords and so on. I've read "The Faerie Queene" myself, so I have a soft spot for this one.
I strongly suspect my son can read a bit, but is afraid that if we know that we'll stop reading to him at night and make him read on his own instead. Aside from reassuring him that that's not going to happen (story time is my favorite!), I can't do much else besides wait for him to own up.
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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:38 am
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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:51 am
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