Something old, something new, something borrowed ... Yesterday it was "something true." to finish our rhyme. Today? Well, it's something
valued.Okay, it isn't a perfect alliteration, but I tried!
Although reading is a timeless skill, what we read - and how we read - change. Some of the books we loved as kids would seem hokey now. Some have references that wouldn't make sense to kids - phone booths? telephone dials? what are they? What hooked us - maybe a classic Nancy Drewor Anne of Green Gables or Heidi or Journey to the Center of the Earth - wouldn't work for many of our 21st Century kids. There was no
realistic fiction back in the day - no edginess, no taboo subjects, and the good guys usually won. It's different now - not better, not worse - different.
Donalyn Miller (aka the Book Whisperer) and her group of rabid readers are going to help us embrace the differences and bring them together. They're talking all kinds of books, sometimes pairing books we loved with modern classics. Whether you're trying to get a pre-reader excited about books or trying to keep a pre-teen reading, they've got lots of ideas.
Here's today's lineup.
- Donalyn Miller has “Something Old, Something New: Pairing Classic and New Favorites” at The Book Whisperer blog
- Danielle Smith has “When I Was Young: The Books That Got Them Started” at There’s a Book
- Tess Alfonsin shares some “Childhood Favorites” at Reading Countess blog
- For some “Dystopian Science Fiction” ideas, see what Kate Sutherland suggests at Kate’s Book blog
- “Read Alouds in the Secondary Classroom” at RAW INcK Blog (still waiting on the URL)
- Professor Nana has “The New Classics: New Books for Tweens on Classic Themes” at The Goddess of YA blog
- Hilde Garcia is sharing some “First Lines from Children’s Books”at The Pen and Ink Blog
Do you have some suggestions of books that bring favorite/classic stories to a modern audience.? We'd love to hear them. Reading is a way to connect with your kids ... share the stories, swap books, laugh, cry ... make these the classics YOUR kids remember!
As has been our practice, we will update the direct links to the individual posts as they go live. You can also follow the discussions on Twitter. We're using the #SAS2010 hashtag.
Here we are ... the last post of the 2009 event.
Today's post answers the question "Can you recommend a book like ... ?" Ready-to-go booklists are really valuable (and we do have summer reading coming soon), so if you've got a link for a booklist, please add it below.
I have only included read-alike and booklists mentioned during the event. I know there are more out there -- Little Willow's lists at Bildungsroman are a personal fave. With summer reading looming on the horizon, it would be great to have share more choices.
As I have in days past, I'm including the link to Worldcat to make it easy to find these books.
READ-ALIKES and BOOKLISTS (by audience)
Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers
Elementary Readers (Independent readers – 3rd grade and up)
Middle Grade and YA If you liked …
The Wrap-up ...Three days ago:
Adult, Toddler, and Preschool BooksTwo days ago:
Picture Books & Easy ReadersYesterday:
Middle Grade and Young Adult BooksToday:
The Complete List (PDF version)
Have you ever been in a situation where someone asks you what to read next, but you are hard pressed for an idea? Today, The Reading Zone has a post with great Read Alike lists! As in, if you liked this, you might like... It was just what I needed right now to keep my kiddos on their feet and reading when they would rather play in the beautiful warm weather. Check it out!
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The first book that comes to my mind that brings a classic theme and feel to a new audience is The Penderwicks (and the sequel). So lovely!!
Today's posts were a lovely stroll down memory lane, with a few new ideas thrown in, too. Fun!!
It was a lot of fun. It was amazing to me how many books that were memorable but that I had forgotten about. And it was so sweet of Pam to add classics for her Thursday Three at Booklights, too.
Today's posts were great!! It was fun to discover some new classics and revisit some old ones!! Thanks for the memories!!
Once again, I've done my little summary, but also introduced how I'm honoring this week with my weekly feature Fairy Tale Fridays. I hope you can join in with us tomorrow too!!
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