Hi!
I put your email down to get a $5 coupon from Cafe Press, in case you haven't ordered your dragon shirt yet. I hope you don't mind! It will save you the shipping charge, at any rate.

posted by hobbitprincess at 10:24 am (EST) on Jul 26, 2008

Hey avoiding a fit is BIG progress if you ask me.

posted by Sodapop at 9:53 pm (EST) on Jun 10, 2008

Wow, looking back at the comment I made in September of last year, about Jerry Spinelli and I said my son was reading at 8.5 level --- he finished the year reading at a 12.9+ level!

posted by Sodapop at 7:09 am (EST) on Jun 10, 2008

I tried to post another dancer for your daughter but it won't post on the profile page so I'm going to post it on a new thread in the Children's Fiction group if I can. Hope she likes it 8)
Mary aka MEM82

posted by MEM82 at 12:19 pm (EST) on Jan 17, 2008

Hey Cara,
Thank You!! I'm so glad your daughter liked the gingerbread man! I love all the little graphics you can find out on the 'net. You check out some of the party threads on the Hogwarts Express group for more. I have a son who just turned 3 and he also likes to look at the graphics that get put on sometimes 8) See you around LT!
Mary aka MEM82

posted by MEM82 at 11:02 am (EST) on Jan 17, 2008

Hehe, thank you cara! Also all the best (belated) wishes for you!

posted by J_ipsen at 1:22 am (EST) on Nov 6, 2007

Hey, Thankyou. I think I will go ahead and order it. If it turns out to be too young for him I can save it for my six year old. He (the 6 year old) came home from school two weeks ago with a library book. He read the first 4 pages or so then asked me to read it to him. I did and thought it seemed a little advanced for him so I asked his teacher if he was supposed to read it himself. I told her he read some of it and struggled a little. Turns out it was a 5th grade book!

posted by Sodapop at 8:04 pm (EST) on Sep 8, 2007

Hi, I see you have some Jerry Spinelli books catalogued. What grade/reading level would you say they are? I've heard a lot of recommendations for them lately and my son has picked one out, on one of those scholastic book club flyers. But I'm thinking they might be a little young. He's 6th grade but reading (according to latest star report) at an 8.5 level.

posted by Sodapop at 9:13 am (EST) on Sep 7, 2007

Hey there, haven’t ran into you in the Dragon for a while! How are things?

posted by dodger at 2:23 am (EST) on Aug 13, 2007

As a father, I feel envious of your collection of children's books. :-)
Wonderful.
I guess some of those books won't be easy to get hold of in the UK.

posted by Lodhi at 10:16 am (EST) on Jul 21, 2007

Hi, and welcome to LT! Isn't this just about the greatest thing around? I'm also glad to meet another teacher. I hope your summer is going well. I actually only have 3 weeks before I have to report back. I have a lot of personal reading I want to do, but I need to start some reading for school too. I am going to try to teach loads and loads of literature this year. It seems I try something new every year!
Have a good day!

Beth (AKA hobbitprincess)

posted by hobbitprincess at 9:46 am (EST) on Jul 2, 2007

Finished the Valdemar book last weekend, in two nights! It was enjoyable and I am a huge fan of horses! So thanks! Hope all is well with you.

posted by villandry at 4:48 pm (EST) on Jun 21, 2007

Hi - just a quick note to tell you I bought the first book in the Valdemar series. I've thought about reading these for years and never got around to it. I'll let you know how it goes!

posted by villandry at 12:08 pm (EST) on Jun 14, 2007

Hi Cara,

GGK has a series that is "Authorian" a take-off on the King Arthur legend - I read it several years back. It is called the Finovar Tapestry (spelling??). The first book is SUMMERTREE. As I recall, it was good. One of those stories where the characters are from the real world and get transported by magic into another world. The way the magic works and the mythological undertones are really excellent - magic as a natural force. The cover art is spectacular! It comes in a format that is an oversized paperback (that's my next-to-favorite format - hardback is always best if I can afford it!) If you can, I would suggest get the first book from the library and see if you like it.

I have another book of his that I started to read and haven't had a chance to really get into it. It is set in Rome. That's one of the symptoms of being book obsessed! I've stacks of books around that I am "reading." I always manage to get more to read before I am done with what I have!

My favortie author of all is a lady named Janny Wurts. She has a lot of books out - "The Wars of Light and Shadow" is an epic series that she is currently still writing. The first book is called CURSE OF THE MIST WRAITH. Love it!
Her writing style is unique. Very descriptive and detailed. I find her books force me into a more intense and focused pace. She is one of the authors (like JK Rowling) that I end up buying the hardcovers on everytime - like you, I just can't wait to read it when it comes out!

You should be able to find Janny's books at the library too. She is a member here at LT - found out about this site from Janny's website.

gotto go to work! Take care!

posted by villandry at 7:29 am (EST) on Jun 8, 2007

Hi Cara,

I know what you mean about being surprised by Martin. While I really enjoyed his books, they were often very sad because of what ends up befalling the characters, though it makes for a suspenseful reading. I found his approach to switching point of views to be very appealing and certainly makes it hard to put the book down! He is very good at making characters that seem real, faults and quirks and all. It is going to be interesting to see what happens. I have heard that HBO is going to make the books into a series. That should be interesting.

Iris

posted by villandry at 7:06 pm (EST) on Jun 7, 2007

Hi - looks like you and I have a lot of books in common! Terry Brooks, Kate Elliott, Tad Williams, George RR Martin...not to mention the Harry Potter series and the Tolkien books. I recently joined this website too and it is really interesting to see who has the same tastes. I am curious to know how you liked George RR Martin...I've mixed feelings on his series. Anyway, Welcome!

posted by villandry at 10:07 pm (EST) on Jun 6, 2007