tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post8785848347082442146..comments2023-12-13T02:57:32.461-08:00Comments on Book Aunt: Bloggers Recommend...KateCoombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-72950608001727730082011-01-19T16:15:52.577-08:002011-01-19T16:15:52.577-08:00I somehow missed Shakespeare Bats Cleanup too! Wha...I somehow missed Shakespeare Bats Cleanup too! What you wrote sounds hilarious, and I'm a huge fan of Love that Dog, so...I'm in. Thanks for the recommendation!<br /><br />Great blog. I've just bookmarked it so that I make sure to check back often. <br /><br />Betsy Parkes<br />www.the-best-childrens-books.orgBetsy Parkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729197530078211028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-88939561589274301502011-01-18T16:25:37.419-08:002011-01-18T16:25:37.419-08:00Sheri--I think I just heard the Twilight Zone them...Sheri--I think I just heard the Twilight Zone theme drifting by... Anyway, I'm guessing you would have liked the book(s) even without life mirroring art so perfectly, and now all the more so!Kate Coombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138566291199003171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-3522524734415608302011-01-18T16:17:36.709-08:002011-01-18T16:17:36.709-08:00Melissa--Well, my big confession is that I held of...Melissa--Well, my big confession is that I held off on reading The Hunger Games for quite a while because I'd heard it was so violent. Of course, once I read it, I was hooked! So yes, I think you enjoy Shakespeare Bats Cleanup once it works its way to the top of your TBR pile. :)<br /><br />Tany--I did not know that! The woman is so, so talented! I miss Eva Ibbotson, too. "Playful" is just the right word for so much of her stuff.<br /><br />Terry--Thanks very much! Lions was a pretty casual purchase for me (used on Amazone) because some blogger mentioned it and it caught my fancy. And now I'm glad I did.Kate Coombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138566291199003171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-32991610982563255322011-01-18T16:11:46.566-08:002011-01-18T16:11:46.566-08:00I'm going to look for Shakespeare Bats Cleanup...I'm going to look for Shakespeare Bats Cleanup at the library tonight. Having suffered through mono at about the same age, while at the same time reading and experimenting with poetry, I'm sure I'll love it!Sheri Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14653834734547794502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-79098081339115493492011-01-18T16:06:17.952-08:002011-01-18T16:06:17.952-08:00What a wonderful post, Kate. Lions definitely goes...What a wonderful post, Kate. Lions definitely goes on my want-to-read list. I love "period pieces." Your style of giving readers a frame of reference (in the comments as well) is very helpful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-8874884170299629312011-01-18T15:03:32.436-08:002011-01-18T15:03:32.436-08:00I LOVE "Listening for Lions" and "J...I LOVE "Listening for Lions" and "Journey to the River Sea is definitely a great companion book. I reviewed Whelan's book on my blog back in 2009. I love her, but Ibbotson is definitely more playful, even when there is no magic in her books. So sad to loose her.<br /><br />I LOVE LOVE "Disreputable" too! Reviewed it last year when it came out in PB. Did you know that Lockhart also writes under the name Emily Jenkins? She wrote TOYS GO OUT and TOY DANCE PARTY and some really great picture books.Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02172778520685967018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-15187865533802214332011-01-18T07:50:13.750-08:002011-01-18T07:50:13.750-08:00I still haven't read Shakespeare Bats Cleanup,...I still haven't read Shakespeare Bats Cleanup, which is a shame because I've heard lots of folks recommend it too! I'd better add it to The List.melissa @ 1lbrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292714636311546457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-10466705998249745512011-01-17T16:19:46.628-08:002011-01-17T16:19:46.628-08:00Welcome, Jennifer! That's so nice!Welcome, Jennifer! That's so nice!Kate Coombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138566291199003171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-48078094772701546242011-01-17T12:31:00.282-08:002011-01-17T12:31:00.282-08:00I just 'found' your blog, and am thrilled....I just 'found' your blog, and am thrilled. I am a "Book Aunt" too, and wouldn't trade it for anything! In fact I was just posting today about sharing books with the kids in my life. I'm even happier because I LOVE The Secret Keeper.....and the poem about marbles on your website. : ) Thank you.Jennifer Morian Fryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331899710605393958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-23179877966915174052011-01-17T07:46:28.432-08:002011-01-17T07:46:28.432-08:00Karen--You hear jokes about kids getting their mom...Karen--You hear jokes about kids getting their moms toys for Christmas and then kindly offering to play with them, but then there are the moms buying kids books they wouldn't mind reading... Good luck with the swiping! :)Kate Coombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138566291199003171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-22372619984512845982011-01-17T05:26:04.312-08:002011-01-17T05:26:04.312-08:00I got Lions for my daughter for Christmas...maybe ...I got Lions for my daughter for Christmas...maybe I should swipe it off of her shelf! And I've heard, too, of Anna and the French Kiss. I went out this weekend and found Falling In Love with English Boys -- which I'd seen on multiple YA blogs recently. A quick, light romance read about an American girl in London. Sounds like a cousin to Anna in Paris.Karen S. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116824802269613088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-69813175684736022762011-01-15T20:59:14.521-08:002011-01-15T20:59:14.521-08:00Amy--Aha! Well, then it was worth my time to write...Amy--Aha! Well, then it was worth my time to write about it. Enjoy! (And thanks for the kind words about my posts!)Kate Coombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138566291199003171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-73389916912481122102011-01-15T19:52:57.656-08:002011-01-15T19:52:57.656-08:00Thank you, Kate! These look wonderful, and your r...Thank you, Kate! These look wonderful, and your reviews are the best. I am presently ordering SHAKESPEARE BATS CLEANUP and SHAKESPEARE MAKES THE PLAYOFFS. You're not alone - they're new to me! A.Amy L Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830987204619914326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-49121368072473983762011-01-15T17:20:55.206-08:002011-01-15T17:20:55.206-08:00Charlotte--Yes, um, my recent onslaught of short-t...Charlotte--Yes, um, my recent onslaught of short-term memory loss has me feeling waaay older than I am. Call it absent-minded professor syndrome, please!Kate Coombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138566291199003171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-59036720694897060912011-01-15T16:38:47.059-08:002011-01-15T16:38:47.059-08:00Listening for Lions just went on my list this mont...Listening for Lions just went on my list this month--but, like you, I can't remember the blog where I read about it!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15750715350958105088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-39121638465496680532011-01-15T16:18:17.411-08:002011-01-15T16:18:17.411-08:00Linda--Cue evil laugh!
No, really. My TBR pile ke...Linda--Cue evil laugh!<br /><br />No, really. My TBR pile keeps having babies. It's like rabbits or something!Kate Coombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138566291199003171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-55568248837860765212011-01-15T16:14:03.283-08:002011-01-15T16:14:03.283-08:00Ooh. Three more go into my TBR pile. I had heard o...Ooh. Three more go into my TBR pile. I had heard of Anna and the French Kiss earlier, but the other two are new to me. I can't wait to get to them!Gerbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13073463561640650913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-59183658634509076642011-01-15T16:11:54.045-08:002011-01-15T16:11:54.045-08:00EIA and Brandy--I don't read nearly as much YA...EIA and Brandy--I don't read nearly as much YA as I do MG, partly because, as I mentioned in talking about the Printz winners in my ALA awards post, they tend to be pretty harsh (and I'm such a softie!). But I do read here and there, and I've met up with some great books, including Jellicoe Road. I've yet to read Marchetta's Finnikin of the Rock because I've been told it's pretty dire. And then there are all those dystopian novels... As one of my students put it after we read several dystopian short stories for tenth grade literature class, "Maybe the future won't be THAT bad."<br /><br />Anyway, for less dire but still pretty well written YA, try Sarah Dessen's books. My favorite is The Truth about Forever. Lock and Key is also good, plus Along for the Ride and Just Listen.<br /><br />Oh, I really liked Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Levithan and Cohn, which I reviewed about a month ago.<br /><br />Yum, books!!!Kate Coombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138566291199003171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-19446542531044991162011-01-15T15:42:14.216-08:002011-01-15T15:42:14.216-08:00I'm very much looking forward to The Piper'...I'm very much looking forward to The Piper's Son. I haven't read The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks. Saving Francesca was actually my first contemporary YA. Anna was my second. I just read Jellicoe Road this week. I have never really been a big fan of contemporary novels, even as a kid. I'm being converted slowly though. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-42007856649558341472011-01-15T14:02:45.978-08:002011-01-15T14:02:45.978-08:00I have younger kids and haven't read much YA s...I have younger kids and haven't read much YA since I was in the targeted age group, but you have really whet my appetite for it!Even in Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477875616674358434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-36005022420260649392011-01-15T12:04:08.580-08:002011-01-15T12:04:08.580-08:00Brandy--Anna was fun, but no, you can't compar...Brandy--Anna was fun, but no, you can't compare it to Saving Francesca--which I read last summer, by the by. I assume you're looking forward to the March 8th release of Marchetta's sort of sequel, The Piper's Son! Also, have you read E. Lockhart's The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks?<br /><br />Jim and Shelley--Every once in a while I get a dud recommendation, but most of them are terrific. (You do get to know which bloggers share your tastes, certainly.)Kate Coombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138566291199003171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-49121298798607414072011-01-15T11:19:29.715-08:002011-01-15T11:19:29.715-08:00That Listening for Lions book looks good. I'l...That Listening for Lions book looks good. I'll have to check that out.<br /><br />I am not a big contemporary YA reader but I enjoyed Anna too. I think I might have enjoyed it more if I hadn't read it so close to reading Saving Francesca.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-52306891789125180702011-01-15T10:35:08.376-08:002011-01-15T10:35:08.376-08:00I knew about Anna, but am going to check out the o...I knew about Anna, but am going to check out the other two soon. Especially interested in Listening for Lions. <br /><br />Seems like just the kind of book I would love.<br /><br />Thanks for the recommendations. It's one of the things I love about blogs, too.<br /><br />Shelleystoryqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039684494823420722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-46167651800276498112011-01-15T08:55:59.051-08:002011-01-15T08:55:59.051-08:00Great post and I do that too. I'm getting to ...Great post and I do that too. I'm getting to know the reviewers I click with and now will jump to read something they recommend just knowing I'll like it.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Jimteacherninjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07690406470351639188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-3085852578645643192011-01-15T08:45:08.898-08:002011-01-15T08:45:08.898-08:00Oh my goodness, I read Anna and the French Kiss in...Oh my goodness, I read Anna and the French Kiss in one night, despite the fact that I should have been sleeping LOL! Good reviews:)Lindsay N. Curriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347055390748782853noreply@blogger.com