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| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Whisper's 2009 Reading Take Two | | 291 | Whisper1, March 30 |
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| For Parents: Raising Readers : Books for a voracious 8-year-old reader | | 50 | megkrahl, October 2008 |
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... Without Words by Packer
134. Lace Makers of Glenmara by Barbieri
135. How to Talk to a Widower by Tropper
136. The BFG by Dahl
137. Hope in a Jar by Harbison
138. Crying Tree by Rakha
139. Knock Out by Coulter
140. Leaning, Leaning Over Water by Itani
141. Hotel on the C ... ... Trot by Roald Dahl & Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl
36) 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
37) The BFG by Roald Dahl
38) The Handmaid and The Carpenter by Elizabeth Berg
39) The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl
40) Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
41 ... ... Patron
A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
the View From Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg
I also enjoyed the The BFG by Roald Dahl,
Blitzcat by Robert Westall
... oldest loved James and the Giant Peach. There was one disgusting poem in it that he could recite by heart. I love The BFG for all the words it added to my vocabulary like "snozzcumbers." ... - classic
The Last Thing I Remember - a thriller for teens
Dorothy Dale's Camping Days - just not that interesting
The BFG - classic Roald Dahl
James and the Giant Peach - ditto
Girl in Buckskin - historical fiction with a bit of a bite
Other Fiction - some of these I ... ... (5/08/09)
7. Harr, Jonathan: The Lost Painting (6/16/09)
8. Dahl, Roald: Esio Trot (7/01/09)
9. Dahl, Roald: The BFG (7/02/09)
Category 6: Roald Dahl
1. The BFG
2. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
3. Matilda
4. The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
5. George's Marvelous Medicine AND The Enormous Crocodile (these are each too short to count as one book, so I'm combining them)
6. My Uncle Oswald
... ... happens.
Thanx for the recx. I have picked up 8 here today and that is only down to message 61.
belva
P.S. We love BFG at our house. We read it aloud a lot and it just cracks all of us up!~! ... you other YA readers. I wish I had written down who it was who recommended it on their thread so I could thank them.
#68 The BFG by Roald Dahl
Now this one has gotten a lot of discussion in the group! I know Linda read it, and a bunch of others, so when I saw it at the Scholastic Wareho ... Carolyn
Earlier this year I was on a Roald Dahl journey. I so agree with your comments regarding the BFG. Of all that I read, this one stands as my favorite. I loved the play on words, especially the phrase "right or left" meaning right or wrong!
I remember reading The BFG to my son and enjoying it as much as he did. The video was delightful too. ... by Quentin Blake. Recommended for the young and the young at heart-- 3 ½ stars
Book 63:
Dahl, Roald: The BFG
999 Want To! category (7/02/09)
PL 208 pages
I enjoyed Esio Trot so much I picked up the last Dahl book I’ve been able to find used to purchase and read ... ... by Quentin Blake. Recommended for the young and the young at heart-- 3 ½ stars
Book 63:
Dahl, Roald: The BFG
999 Want To! category (7/02/09) (Fantasy)
PL 208 pages
I enjoyed Esio Trot so much I picked up the last Dahl book I’ve been able to find used to purchase ... Linda - I love The BFG too!
I'm glad to hear that the yearbook is finished! I'm really enjoying summer - spending a little more time with my boys, working a little, and getting some travel in. I can't believe that it's already July! ... me.
Here are some of the books we have read recently that we have all liked.
Ella Enchanted
A Tale of Despereaux
The BFG
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Half Magic
A Wrinkle in Time
The Silver Chair Happy Summer, Roni! I hope you enjoy some much needed R&R.
I listened to the audiobook of The BFG earlier this year - Natasha Richardson was the narrator. So, I still have her voice in my head when I remember the BFG saying, "Right? Or left?" Glad you enjoyed it! I'm so glad you liked The BFG. Wasn't it simply delightful? Didn't it make you smile? Didn't it tear at your heart string? And wasn't it just so darn creative that you wanted to jump inside Roald Dah'ls mind to see if you could possibly assimilate some of the magic?
You managed to find ... #203 Roni
I happen to have a copy of The BFG that I picked up of 25 cents at a used book sale. I could use a quick and hopefully enjoyable read. I'm going to dig it out tomorrow! This isn't the first time I've seen it mentioned--I know Whisper 1 recommended it, also. I'm assuming it will ... ... the recommendation, Roni.
Sounds like you picked up some bargains at the Scholastic Sale! I was one of the lovers of The BFG. Glad to see you liked it too. ... you other YA readers. I wish I had written down who it was who recommended it on their thread so I could thank them.
#68 The BFG by Roald Dahl
Now this one has gotten a lot of discussion in the group! I know Linda read it, and a bunch of others, so when I saw it at the Scholastic Wareho ... ... Kid.
Drat! I just looked in the box of books I bought at the Scholastic Book Fair last weekend, to see if I would read The BFG or Matilda next and realized that when I boxed up the Spanish books for Joyce that I sent off today after work, I missed Captain Underpants. I'll have to send ... ... me from recommendations right here in LT:
Inkdeath
The Sea of Trolls
The Hunger Games
Fablehaven
Matilda and The BFG by Roald Dahl
No More Dead Dogs
And then in Spanish to send to Joyce in Panama:
Corazón de Tinta (Inkheart)
Despereaux (The Tale of Despereaux)
La ... >94
Am I the only one who instantly wondered how you could shoot someone with The BFG? ... to Turn Your Yard and Garden into a Bird-Friendly Haven
Burnett, Frances Hodgson – The Secret Garden
Dahl, Roald – The BFG (R)
De Lint, Charles – The Onion Girl
Diamant, Anita – The Red Tent (R)
DK Eyewitness Books – Animal Kingdom
ETA - touchstones ... for this week, and the only comment I have to make is that the cover model for the book was a terrible choice, lol
172. The BFG by Roald Dahl - juvenile; Linda (Whisper) recommended it on her thread here, http://www.librarything.com/topic/51585&work=1513#1102202, and I have nothing to ... I just finished up The BFG by Roald Dahl, which I loved, but now on to more serious fare: When Titans Clashed by David M. Glantz and Jonathan House. On Whisper's recommendation, I am reading The BFG by Roald Dahl. ... month for me!
The three best reads:
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Song Yet Sung by James McBride
The BFG by Roald Dahl
And two very good books:
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull (Thanks, Catey!)
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters (Thanks, Cheli! ... ... O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
26. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
27. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
28. The BFG by Roald Dahl
29. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
30. The Accidental Sorcerer by K. E. Mills
31. Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper
32. Slammerkin by Emma Don ... ... Magician's Book: A skeptic's adventures in Narnia by Laura Miller
67. No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman
68. The BFG by Roald Dahl
69. Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
70. Fablehaven: The Rise of the Evening Star by Brandon Mull
71. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Coll ... I'm glad to see you enjoyed The BFG so much. I admit I still haven't read it, but my two oldest kids have read it so many times that I feel as though I have. It is an all-time favorite of theirs.
I also enjoyed 84, Charing Cross Road, which when I read it a few years ago I made sure to ... ... my hands on a copy.
Maybe it will come up on BM soon. One can only hope! lol. Thanks for the reviews on both this and The BFG which is one of my well loved childhood books. ... one without the intense feelings invoked by the end.
On a completely different note, I agree with your assessment of The BFG. I found both the BFG and Sophie to be charming and real. Thanks for pointing me to that one. Book #24 - The BFG - Roald Dahl - Finished March 16, 2009
Categories: fiction, young adult, audio, library
Thanks, Linda/Whisper, for inspiring me to pick up Dahl again. This was a great listen on my drive to/from work. The BFG tells the story of a Big Friendly Giant who lives among ... Book Nineteen: The BFG by Roald Dahl.
Short review: An orphan is kidnapped by the one friendly giant in the world, and faces off against his nine evil compatriots.
Long ... Book Nineteen: The BFG by Roald Dahl.
Short review: An orphan is kidnapped by the one friendly giant in the world, and faces off against his nine evil compatriots.
Long review: Posted. ... I know next week will be another "slammed" week and I will have this lovely book waiting for me to relax with! I also have The BFG waiting--I feel less stressed already!
... d;
Chapter books I read my 5 year old
1. Peter Pan
2. Alice in Wonderland
3. Treasure Island (unabridged classics)
4. The BFG
LT recommendations
1. American Gods
2. Neverwhere
3. After Dark
Teen fiction/YA
1. Artemis Fowl: Lost Colony, The
2. The Time Paradox
3. InterWorld
4. ... ...
#185 drneutron & 186 flissp
I'm so much into fantasy this year I had to grab those children's books. I knew I wanted The BFG because of Whisper1's recommendation; the other two I just decided to take a chance. I'm glad to get encouragement on The Phantom Tollbooth. I does like it will ... ... (TP) impulse buy!
Waugh, Evelyn: Brideshead Revisited (TP)
Children/YA
Dahl, Roald: The BFG
Barker, Clive: The Thief of Always: A Fable impulse buy!
Juster, Norton: The Phantom Tollbooth: Special 35th Anniversary Edition impuls ... ... who is now twelve, enjoys his books very much and has read most of them three or four times. She particularly loves the BFG. Personally, I've always thought James and the Giant Peach is Dahl's masterpiece. I hope you enjoy The BFG. I read this to my youngest son many years ago and we both loved it. The animated film version is very good too. ... he is old enough to read it on his own if he would still enjoy it. Entertaining. 3 stars
Next up for me will be The BFG. I found it this year for twenty-five cents at the used book sale. I got Witches at last year’s sale.
... he is old enough to read it on his own if he would still enjoy it. Entertaining. 3 stars
Next up for me will be The BFG. I found it this year for twenty-five cents at the used book sale. I got Witches at last year’s sale.
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The BFG by Roald Dahl.
I just had to reread this again, having talked so much about it on Whisper's thread (and others) and it came at a good time. I was tired and ... ... about Danny, the Champion of the World, which condones poaching.... They are funny stories though :)
Glad you enjoyed The BFG! ... about Danny, the Champion of the World, which condones poaching.... They are funny stories though :)
Glad you enjoyed The BFG!
>487 Oooops, just noticed! OK, sorry. See you over in the new thread) I hope everybody saw Whisper on the "Hot Review" list today--for her review of The BFG!
Congratulations! Now all of LT can enjoy the review and learn about Roald Dahl. I'm so glad The BFG is your favourite Dahl as it is mine as well. It is the only one I continue to read again and again and again and again :) #474: OK, you talked me into it. I am checking out The BFG when I go to the library tomorrow. ... er.com/lt/number_7.bmp">
The BFG by Roald Dahl
By far, my favorite of all the Dahl books I've read to date.
Orphaned, bespectacled, tiny Sophie creeps out of bed during the witching ... ... growing kit. Right next door is the San Diego Junior Theatre, and guess what they are putting on for the next three weeks? The BFG!
http://www.balboapark.org/in-the-park/events.php?OrgID=27
I will gladly fourth the discussion re: HP and Diana Wynne Jones. I enjoyed the Harry Potter books, ... I finished Roal Dahl's Revolting Rhymes and now I'm reading The BFG ... reviews of yours I've been reading have been simmering and I'm ready to try reading him. Yesterday I found a used copy of The BFG at the used book sale and today I rummaged through the boxes I pack last summer to make room on my shelves--these were the books I thought I could do without for as ... ... at the time, I have a suspicion though, that they probably won't quite live up to my memories... Maybe I'll re-read The BFG instead... although I'm not sure how it'll be without being in bed with my sister and my Dad putting on all the voices of the different giants for us ;) digifish...
I'm currently reading Boy and I was able to obtain a copy of The BFG from my local library. I hope to read all of Dahl's books in the next few months.
Thanks to all for recommending this wonderful author.
toronotoc
I'm adding Shame to the list. What did you like ... ... (apologies!) but I wanted to second lunacat's recommendation of Dahl's autobiography Boy: Tales of Childhood and also The BFG :)
I really really hope you enjoy The BFG, its by far my favourite Roald Dahl and I think everyone should read it and love it! Voor mij ook Kruistocht in spijkerbroek maar daarnaast ook de GVR , Daantje de Wereldkampioen , Pjotr en Oorlogswinter so glad your enjoying Roald Dahl I have read all of his books they just make you smile!
I suggest the twits or the BFG next! ... Dodson Forward.
2. Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine.
3. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.
4. The BFG by Roald Dahl.
5. George's Marvelous Medicine by Roald Dahl.
6. Longitude by Dava Sobel.
7. The Asimov Chronicles edited by Martin H. Greenber ... ... too! The Witches was always my fav as a kid, though I loved both Charlie's and Matilda. I'm not sure if I ever read The BFG... will have to remedy that! Well, I will look for The BFG if nothing else then, lunacat, since you recommend it so highly. ... books!! IMO, I didn't like the Charlie books and James and the Giant Peach nearly as much as I liked some of his others. The BFG remains my favourite though. ... to make things move with my mind after reading it... lol. A few of my other favorites by Roald Dahl are The Witches, The BFG, and James and the Giant Peach. ... and George's Marvelous Medicine which are for slightly younger than Matilda so might be a good intro for her. Oh, and The BFG which is my favourite Roald Dahl is fabulous :) Roald Dahl is brilliant. I think my favourite of his is The BFG which you HAVE to read. As well as The Twits, The Enormous Crocodile and George's Marvellous Medicine.
His children's poetry is also great: Revolting Rhymes, Dirty Beasts and Rhyme Stew. And when you'd have your fill ... ... my son. We like it, but not as well as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which is one of my favorites. We haven't read The BFG or Matilda yet. We'll have to try those next. ... factory was. A great read, but Roald Dahl must have had some imagination.
If you like his work you should try the BFG. I think I liked it even better than Charlie. ... in it. Talbin, I hope you like it when you get to it.
Roald Dahl: some of it I remember being COMPLETELY involved in. The BFG gave me nightmares for months, while Matilda had me secretly staring intensely at objects in the quiet of my own room and hoping... But with things like George, ... ... (5/08/09)
5. Harr, Jonathan: The Lost Painting (6/16/09)
6. Dahl, Roald: Esio Trot (7/01/09)
7. Dahl, Roald: The BFG (7/02/09)
8. McEvedy, Colin: The Penguin Atlas of African History (3/14/09)
9. Tarbell, Ida M.: He Knew Lincoln (8/02/09) (Civil War)
... .
3. Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist by Liz Kessler *Finished 01/10/09 Okay.
4. The BFG by Roald Dahl (Class Read-Aloud) *Finished 02/13/09 Unanimous- the kids loved it.
5. The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Le ... ... Feb 20th) 4.5 out of 5
27. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks (finished Feb 22nd) 4 out of 5
28. The BFG by Roald Dahl (finished Feb 25th) 5 out of 5
29. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (finished March 3rd) 3 out of 5
30. The Accidental Sorcerer by K. E ... I have read The Lightning Thief,
But I've never read BFG. ... Novel) Library
27. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow (nonfiction, cancer, memoir, philosophy)
28. The BFG by Roald Dahl (Juv, Giants, adventure)
29. Any Given Doomsday by Lori Handeland (Urban Fantasy, adventure, sex)
30. I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak (YA, Sus ... 59. The BFG by Roald Dahl.
Unabridged audiobook narrated by Geoffrey Palmer. Hilarious! Merrystar, that sounds a lot like The BFG but he doesn't climb down drainpipes. ... wonderland
6. Pippi Longstocking
7. His dark materials
8. The curious incident of the dog in the night-time
9. The BFG
10. The neverending story
adult
11. To kill a mockingbird
12. Nothing new on the western front
13. the poisonwood bible
14. The stone diaries
15. A ... ... wonderland
6. Pippi Longstocking
7. His dark materials
8. The curious incident of the dog in the night-time
9. The BFG
10. The neverending story
adult
11. To kill a mockingbird
12. Nothing new on the western front
13. the poisonwood bible
14. The stone diaries
15. A ... ... Chronicles:The Wrath of Mulgarath by Holly Black ****
All set now to watch the movie with my 7yo.
7. The BFG by Roald Dahl ***1/2
Seemed slower and less exciting than most of the other Dahl books we've read together, but it does have a lot of fun made-up words, such as ... ... everyone else in the spoiler thread.
Also listening to All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot and reading The BFG with my son. Both are wonderful :o) ... and the Chocolate Factory in particular is neither long nor terribly complex (though Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Twits, and The BFG are better introductions to Dahl). There are some fantastic suggestions for gentle read-alouds at Ambleside Online.
http://www.amblesideonline.org/New.shtml ... in the beginning. But I've heard it's quicker going after about 60 pages and that's where I'm at.
Also reading The BFG by Roald Dahl with my son, first time for both of us.
And listening to All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot which isn't all over LOL hilarious like I ... ... think James and the Giant Peach translated to film very well. My favorite though was an obscure animated movie done for The BFG, it was fantastic. I collect children's books! I LOVE them.
My favorite "chapter book" (all words, few pictures) is The BFG by Roald Dahl (he is my favorite children's novel writer).
My favorite picture book is The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch (I love all of this guy's stories).
My favorite ... ... it by now.
As to the original topic of discussion in this thread: I picture a group of mountain trolls, perhaps like in The BFG, bopping each other on the head, in turn, saying "MY fangs are bigger than yours!" "well, MY fangs are sharper than yours!" "yeah? well, MY mum is uglier than ... ... but I think some kids will find it too freaky. She still really likes to reread all the Roald Dahl books, especially the BFG.
In her class this year they read Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson and Underground to Canada, by Barbara Smucker (about the underground ... ... However, I know any number of older children that wouldn't be able to handle that imagery. I know a 10 yo who can't read The BFG because the imagery is too intense, no matter how comically exaggerated.
She very clearly sees that fairy and folktales and myths are are "just stories." However, ... ... Woods, the first 'Magic Treehouse: Dinosuars Before Dark', A Wrinkle in Time, Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing and The BFG. But nuts, I put back Tiger Rising. I'll have to get it next time. And The Edge Chronicles sound interesting too. Thanks redthaws and Osbadistone! ... when we got to Farmer Boy--too boyish! Roald Dahl has some great books for boys and girls: The Enormous Crocodile, The BFG, James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More, and The Fantastic Mr. Fox, just to name a ...
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