I know we have lots of these lists around here, but I personally think they're great ways of getting to know more about people, and getting new people to open up more.
This really has nothing to do with size issues...but since we were all kids at one time, and many of us have/had young children in our lives, I'm betting we all have children's books that were/are special to us. Some goofy, but others that carry wonderful messages.
I used to work with kids, ranging from infants all the way to 13-14 yrs old, and there were some books that they never got tired of having read to them. One of these was Chick chicka boom boom by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, Lois Ehlert ...great book for young kids learning the alphabet. The older kids loved books like The Stinky Cheese Man and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, both by Jon Scieszka.
One book I've given to all of my own kids as a gift is The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein. I was surprised to find it mentioned, though, as a "controversial" book in a symposium dedicated to discussing it. There are some very interesting thoughts posed there, which I encourage anyone who loves the book to read. It's very interesting to read the diverse (sometimes, imo, ridiculously complicated) opinions on the book's message, but I did find some nice thoughts there, especially by the second writer.
Your turn!
This really has nothing to do with size issues...but since we were all kids at one time, and many of us have/had young children in our lives, I'm betting we all have children's books that were/are special to us. Some goofy, but others that carry wonderful messages.
I used to work with kids, ranging from infants all the way to 13-14 yrs old, and there were some books that they never got tired of having read to them. One of these was Chick chicka boom boom by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, Lois Ehlert ...great book for young kids learning the alphabet. The older kids loved books like The Stinky Cheese Man and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, both by Jon Scieszka.
One book I've given to all of my own kids as a gift is The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein. I was surprised to find it mentioned, though, as a "controversial" book in a symposium dedicated to discussing it. There are some very interesting thoughts posed there, which I encourage anyone who loves the book to read. It's very interesting to read the diverse (sometimes, imo, ridiculously complicated) opinions on the book's message, but I did find some nice thoughts there, especially by the second writer.
Your turn!
