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To: epicure who wrote (6408)	1/20/1998 2:30:00 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

Alexa, can you find those books in most libraries? I'm kinda stumped finding some really interesting books for my kids. They either seem too wordy or too childish. I would like to find more kids books which have wonderful stories but also great pictures too. The kids seem to really relate better if they can see the images along with the story. Did you ever see the movie "The Story Lady". An Excellent movie, by the "Featured Films for Families" company. Some of their films are really outstanding. Michael

To: epicure who wrote (6408)	1/20/1998 2:55:00 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 71178

We did all the Dahl and the L'Engle books too! But the boys didn't like Rootabaga Stories. The Narnian Chronicles were a hit. Any book by Louis Sachar is fun. Jerry Spinelli, Gary Poulson (good boytype survival stories). Ammo's favorite in 4th or 5th grade was Escape from Alcatraz. We've had to go back to visit twice now and he wants to see all the movies about it. Absolutely fixated on the place. Now I'm curious, though. These are mostly contemporary authors. What did everyone love as a young person? Dan bought a Tom Swift and a Hardy Boys for the boys and they didn't take to it at all. He and I both were heavily influenced by those little biographies about everyone from Alcott to Babe Ruth...read them all. I loved Alcott and Nancy Drew and the Bobbsey Twins and Cherry Ames, Nurse, and Vicki Carr, Stewardess and Trixie Belden, Girl Detective-anything that I could dream I could be.I guess I read some decent things, but they don't spring to mind!