tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post115420846975487681..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Back to the original missionMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-1154636638613781812006-08-03T16:23:00.000-04:002006-08-03T16:23:00.000-04:00I third the motion! I also did not fall in love w...I third the motion! I also did not fall in love with Kira-Kira, but Weedflower is one of my favorite books of the year so far.Stephanie Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860771061981553752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-1154538046247047422006-08-02T13:00:00.000-04:002006-08-02T13:00:00.000-04:00Ditto on what Fuse#8 said about Weedflower. You ca...Ditto on what Fuse#8 said about Weedflower. You can probably safely read my review before reading it if you want a bit more info. I don't give much away in the books - except picture books, they're fair game.MotherReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274509991340797264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-1154311796881427792006-07-30T22:09:00.000-04:002006-07-30T22:09:00.000-04:00Modesty aside - I have to agree - POND SCUM makes ...Modesty aside - I have to agree - POND SCUM makes an excellent read-aloud. That's how I wrote it actually, by reading a chapter at a time to kids in my son's school. After each week's installment I had to rush back home and crank out more story or be met in the schoolyard the following week with groans and blank stares. And you don't want to get the cold shoulder from a school-full of kids!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for noticing!<BR/><BR/>AlanSilberBook-Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17001911125490495754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-1154220010839107252006-07-29T20:40:00.000-04:002006-07-29T20:40:00.000-04:00Just FYI, if you hated Kira-Kira, you'll probably ...Just FYI, if you hated Kira-Kira, you'll probably love Weedflower. That's the tagline that should be on the cover of the book.fusenumber8https://www.blogger.com/profile/16216979020263363698noreply@blogger.com