Comments on: Children’s Classics — Your Choice

By: Children’s Classics–My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George « Hope Is the Word

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:53:40 +0000

[...] over at 5 Minutes for Books was coming up shortly, I panicked (a little). I mean, I think I’m the one who suggested this month’s theme of adventure! (You can correct me if I’m wrong, girls. ) I was in the middle of two books at the [...]

By: kara

kara — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:53:40 +0000

Gosh the longer I sit here the bigger the smile becomes on my face. I have always loved to read, so my childhood favorites are flooding my brain-what a fun trip down memory lane!!!

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:49:04 +0000

Looks like Mr. Linky is down, but here’s the link I did for this month’s carnival. Yes, I know, I’m a day late.

http://markcarstairs.blogspot.com/2009/01/trixie-belden-maybe-not-classic-but.html

By: Amy @ Hope Is the Word

Amy @ Hope Is the Word — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:39:12 +0000

I thought of a few more:

A Girl of the Limberlost and/or Freckles

time travel month (I did a project once on JF and YA time travel novels; there are quite a few good ones out there.)

a certain time period (I’m thinking of Karen Cushman books here)

and
and
and

the possibilities truly are endless!

By: Stephanie'sMommyBrain

Stephanie'sMommyBrain — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:48:09 +0000

What about a Book Field Trip. When I write a review I sometimes Google the author, book, or illustrator and I’m coming across a lot of fun museums. I’ve never heard of any of them which makes me wonder what other fun book related museums are around.

Or maybe you could do a post on a Field Trip inspired by a book. Such as a trip to PetSmart after reading Clifford. That kind of thing.

Anything that takes you from the pages of the book to action.

By: Veggiemomof2

Veggiemomof2 — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:06:05 +0000

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By: Children’s Classics: Five Children and It « Treasure Seekers

Children’s Classics: Five Children and It « Treasure Seekers — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:06:10 +0000

[...] today’s 5 Minutes for Books Children’s Classics carnival, I’m reposting a review I previously wrote about Edith Nesbit’s delightful [...]

By: momma blogs a lot » Blog Archive » Children’s Classics: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:26:11 +0000

[...] wasn’t sure what I was going to blog about for this month’s Children’s Classics carnival @ 5 Minutes For Books. But as I finished reading The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe [...]

By: Alicia @ Experiencing Each Moment

Alicia @ Experiencing Each Moment — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:26:05 +0000

Amy’s ideas are great! I love the “dog” theme. That’s actually something you could carry through annually. Each year the animal month could be a different animal.

By: Lindsey@A Kindred Spirit's Thoughts

Lindsey@A Kindred Spirit's Thoughts — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:35:55 +0000

Oooh I’ll be thinking about your question here. My post is up! Sorry about the double link – can you delete the first one (#6 – Emma’s First Christmas)? Thanks so much for hosting this, I’m glad I could be a part of this one!

By: Jennifer, Snapshot (and 5M4B)

Jennifer, Snapshot (and 5M4B) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:15:31 +0000

Love some of Amy’s suggestions. I would also like to see the Newbery’s covered again sometime, and I love the idea of “dog stories” (or whatever theme) that could be applied to chapter books or picture books.

Another thought I had was “future classics.” What modern books are destined to be classics — for example, your beloved Benedict Society books. Along those same lines (in addition or instead of), we could do “Reads like a Classic,” which you might like more. Some of the same books might fit in, but I have a couple of books that I’ve read that were written in the last few years that could have just as easily been written 40 years ago, and I love to point Amanda to those kinds of books.

By: Children’s Classics by Patricia M. St. John « Hope Is the Word

Children’s Classics by Patricia M. St. John « Hope Is the Word — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:36:55 +0000

[...] you want to read about more children’s classics? Pop over to the Children’s Classics carnival at 5 Minutes for [...]

By: Amy @ Hope Is the Word

Amy @ Hope Is the Word — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:30:05 +0000

Okay, I’ve been thinking about new themes, and I came up with a few. I have not thoroughly looked through the archives to see if they’ve been done before, but here goes:
1. dog stories, or, a focus on a single one like Where the Red Fern Grows, Old Yeller, Big Red, Sounder, or Shiloh
2. Frances Hodgson Burnett
3. More Newberys
4. Mystery month
5. Girl heroine month
6. Coming-of-age month
7. Adventure month

By: Alicia @ Experiencing Each Moment

Alicia @ Experiencing Each Moment — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:12:33 +0000

Love the next 2 months Classics, and I’ll be thinking of an April carnival theme. Very fun!