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   RobinP
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   Robert McClung books for science.

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   wearejenandkev
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   Thanks Robin!  I added Robert McClung to my list after glancing at them on Amazon.  They look great!  My kids love animals!

   Jennifer

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   my3boys
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   We just found 4 Sugar Creek Gang books at a Friends of the Library today.  I think they were $1.25.  I found about 11 books that I thought were on a list or two that I have and I can't wait to let my boys read them. 

   Someone mentioned Homer Price earlier and I have a story to share.  My 11yo son has really begun reading for enjoyment (last year or so) and he was wanting to go to the library.  I encouraged him to pick a book from our home to read for now.  I told him that if he didn't find one that clicked that we'd go to the library soon. Well, he picked one and after 1 chapter didn't really care for it, okay, so he picked up Homer Price.  I could hear him from his bedroom laughing out loud to himself:) yeah! And, he couldn't quit sharing the whole book with me, chapter by chapter.  Well, he finished the book and loved it.  Later, we were talking about older books vs. newer ones, so he wondered what year Homer Price was written. The copyright date says 1943.  He was shocked!  He says, "I've been reading books that are THAT old?"  I said, "Yes, but you liked them didn't you?"  He said, "Yes".  And, then he realized that they are older than his grandma:)  That really shocked him.

   I'm so glad that my son (s) have learned to appreciate good books and, hopefully, as they get older they will make good choices in that area of their lives.  My oldest has really begun to understand the difference already:)

   This site, in particular, has really helped ME choose better for my kiddos.  Thanks everyone.  

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   SCMconvert
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   This is a great topic!  I'm pretty new to CM and am in the process of building my home library.  My kids are 7, 5 and 2.  

   I love lots of the suggestions people wrote (Narnia, Little House, Beatrix Potter, Child's Garden of Verses, AA Milne, etc)

   A few others we love are William Bennet's A Child's Book of Virtues

   Velveteen Rabbit, 

   Pilgrim's Progress

   Dear Canada and Royal Diaries books

    

   On my wish list are Parables of Nature, Handbook of Nature study, Character Sketches (Institute in Basic Life Principles) and I love the looks of this Aesop's Fables.

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   amandajhilburn
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   I went to Goodwill's bookstore yesterday and RACKED UP!!! Guess what I got for $1.99........Minn of the Mississippi!!!! WooHoo!!

   I also got:

   Anne of Green Gables (boxed set)

   A Child's Garden of Verses

   A Child's First Library of Learning set of 27 books (for 9.99)

   Patrick Henry biography

   Ralph S. Mouse

   The Mouse and the Motorcycle

   The Bronze Bow

   Stuart Little

   Sarah Plain and Tall

   My Side of the Mt.

   Now We are Six by Milne

   From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

   Love Comes Softly (for myself :)

   A set of Jonathan Park cassettes (2.99)

   So You Want to be President

   Ramona and her Father/ Ramona and her Mother

   Whew...I think that was all. :) It was so much fun!!!! I just had to share my excitement :)

   Amanda

    

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   RobinP
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   I love days like that...  My husband laughs at me because I will actually get breathless before going into a big book sale.  But that's my passion and why I have over 9000 books.    Congratulations on your haul!

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