I've always been an avid reader. When I was about 12, I decided to subscribe myself to a book club called 'Especially for Girls'. Without my mother's permission or knowledge, I filled out the registration card and mailed it out. Well, the books began to arrive soon, wonderful stories, I still have a few....'Trouble With Thirteen' & 'Karen Kepplewhite is the Worlds Best Kisser'.
Needless to say, my mother soon found out and was furious at my ordering books without her permission & at the bill....but let me stay with the club, she knew her daughter was a hopeless bookworm. How can you stay angry at a kid who was being sneaky to get books :)
Well, thankfully my love of books and writing passed on to my own 2 children. They both enjoy reading and we have quite the collection of childrens books here. My son, 11, enjoys mysteries and anything UFO related. I'll post a list of his favs soon on my blog too.
My daughter, 7, loves to read Junie B. Jones books. She has several of them. Who is Junie B.? She is a fun, outspoken 1st grader who gets into all kinds of predicaments and who usually gets into an arguement with her classmate 'May'. Created by Barbara Park, the Junie B. Jones books are a so much fun. I read them with my daughter and we laugh out loud every time.
Titles include:
-Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May.)
-Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus
-Top Secret, Personal Beeswax: A Journal by Junie B. (and me): this one is a journal where Junie B. has prefilled some of it, then you can fill the rest in too.
-Toothless Wonder
-Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentine
-Junie B. Jones has a Monster Under Her Bed
-Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth
The story always begin with ....'My name is Junie B. Jones. The B. stand for Beatrice. Except I don't like Beatrice. I just like B and that's all.'
If you have a little one between grades K-3, I think they might just love the Junie B. Jones books :) Not a day goes by here that my daughter doesn't read some Junie B.
