I absolutely love books. There, I've admitted it.
I love the smell of the pages, the feel of the crisp or soft curving covers, the sound the pages make when you turn them. I love the illustrations, the words, the imagery. I love books.
As you all know, Nate started preschool this month. He came home with four, FOUR, Scholastic newsletters. I've been drooling over them for the past week.
I could buy him Who Loves the Fall? or Apple Trouble. I could get both with paperbook and CDs as well as Old MacDonald Had a Farm. Nate would probably enjoy You Can Name 100 Trucks.
Halloween is coming up, and I bet both children would enjoy On A Scary Scary Night (Can You See What I See?). Or maybe they'd like to read more Mo Willems books (oh, how we love Mo Willems - every parent should read Mo Willems books to their children) such as Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!, or Nate's second favorite book: Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late.
Of course, there is also Pirate Pete's Talk Like a Pirate. Nate loves pirate books (such as Night Pirates and Pirates Don't Change Diapers). We've also enjoyed the Skippyjon Jones books in the past, and I see two of them are in the catalog: Skippyjon Jones and Skippyjon Jones in the Doghouse. Corduroy, I notice, is only $1! This is shocking.
Some other fun books include All the Colors of the Earth, Can You Say Peace?, First the Egg, Shake dem Halloween Bones, Skeleton Hiccups, Hiccupotamus, and The Hippo-NOT-amus.
My eyes feast upon a set of three books: Poetry for Young People: Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allan Poe, and Robert Frost. How about some more educational books with Brian Cleary's A Mink, A Fink, a Skating Rink: What is a Noun?; Slide and Slurp, Scratch and Burp: More about Verbs; Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What is an Adjective?; and to Root, to Toot, to Parachute: What is a Verb?. Then of course there is Usborne's Illustrated Greek mythology book. Another Usbourne book on Sharks, and Usborne's First Thousand Words in Spanish.
How in the world can I choose from all these wonderful books?
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posted by Jen R. (aaron-n-jen.com) at
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Q: How do you choose?
A: Just ask!
Given that we have 4 months worth of Scholastic newsletters and we have budgeted/agreed upon $20 per month, that gives us $80 to spend. Due to the fact that we received 4 at one time, we have the unique opportunity to pick more than $20 worth from one month, as long as the total for all 4 orders is <$80. Here's the rundown:
- Apple Trouble? Yes
- Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus? Yes
- Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!? Yes
- Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late? Yes
- Pirate Pete's Talk Like a Pirate? Yar
- Skippyjon Jones in the Doghouse? Yes
- Corduroy? Yes
- First the Egg? Yes
- Shake dem Halloween Bones? Yes
- Hiccupotamus? Yes
If the sum is under $80, we're good. Love you!
29 August, 2008 11:49
That's a pretty sweet selection of books for them!
29 August, 2008 13:43
Oh gawsh, how I miss Scholastic. When I was teaching, my wallet always managed to be emptied to Scholastic. But the prices are great, the choices awesome, and the kids gleefull? What's it all worth? More than the empty pocketbook, I say!!!
Since we do not have scholastic here, we make a twice yearly voyage to the book fair, where we all wander through our favorite sections and bring home those book-smelly, crisp pages to enjoy night after night, day after day, our cupboards overflowing with the goodness of words, printed on pages of crisp fresh paper.
There, I admitted it too...without actually having to, you know, say it!!
01 September, 2008 03:21
how does Nate like pre school? Jade LOVES it and her "best friend" changes daily. i have a love/hate relationship with book orders. but my rule is to let the kids pick one book each and i choose one for them. if i had more $$ i could buy more than they could carry home. :)
15 September, 2008 14:05
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