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Oh good catch...I am almost tempted to save those tell she's old  
enough to read them on her own, they are so simple and told from such  
an easy viewpoint...

I'll look for old ones with good pics.

I do read poetry to her but I find to keep her interest, it needs to  
be really evocative. Shel Silverstein works.

Graeme Bass is fun.  We made friends with the Kirks recently, he  
writes the Miss Spider series, they are fun to read but she's getting  
too old for them.


On Oct 26, 2008, at 5:09 PM, EarthNSky wrote:

> What about the Laura Ingles Wilder, Little House on the Prairie  
> series?
>
>
>
> bob ford wrote:
> > Treasure Island ....gender roles, huh ....bobf
> >
> > p.s. I love poetry, 'still read Eliot once a week, to remind myself  
> > of a different path in life  ...bobf
> >
> >
> > > > > o that, she was enthralled. Most of
> > > today's
> > > > > childrens' books
> > > > > are so dumbed down, these are so nice to read
> > > aloud. Real
> > > > > words!