Monday, July 26, 2010

The 15 minute Remake…and a Very Important Question!!!

I was given this fantastic little box recently by my mother.  We both knew the painting on the top was…hmm…not my style!!!  But we both also knew that it would not take much to turn it into something truly great…and that I would love doing it! 

Lots of fantastic ideas of how to refinish the top came to surface in my busy little brain but in the end I went with the quick and easy and let Amy Butler do most of the work!!  In less than 15 minutes (literally!!!) I sanded the sides to remove some of the paint…cut a beautiful Amy Butler paper to size, glued it on, and applied clear varnish to seal it.  I love it!  Now what to put in it…! 

105_7077105_7137105_7139105_7143105_7144105_7147105_7150Do you like the new look!  And that dill…yum!         

So…on to the very important question! 

We are looking for a new “just right” read-aloud chapter book for the little miss.  I would love to hear what some of your family favorites are!! 

Posted by Hannah at 7/26/2010 07:59:00 AM
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star792 8p · 766 weeks ago

I say Charlotte's Web because I love all the farm life in it and she might too! The box is beautiful!
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Sarah · 766 weeks ago

Charlotte's Web is one of my favourite's for late summer because you can wrap it up with a summer harvest or fall fair. I read it a couple of summers ago to my then 5 year old daughter and 3 year old son. Thanksgiving weekend (Canadian, early October) we went to our local fall fair which had a carnival. My son was more excited about the candy bar wrappers and popcorn on the ground than anything else. He thought that Templeton the rat would just love it. He would daydream about having a secret burrow to collect up stinky old stuff and candy. Once at Early Years (a free drop in play center for parents and kids under 6) he sat next to one of the ladies to do a craft and said, "I like to eat garbage." She smiled and said, "Oh really, and what's your name?" He said, "Templeton...I'm a rat" She told him that she really likes Charlotte's Web too.
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star792 8p · 766 weeks ago

i love how kids become absorbed into the books they are reading. my kids would play charlie and the chocolate factory when we were reading that one or they act out harry potter. nothing beats reading a really good story.
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Anna E · 766 weeks ago

It's not very long, but when I was seven I looooved 'The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark' by Jill Tomlinson. It's a lovely, thought provoking read-aloud story but is also a good first 'read it yourself' chapter book. I'm also a big fan of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' by Philip Pullman. I've read it to lots of very appreciative 7 and 8 year olds at school and it always generates so much creativity and learning- about fireworks, volcanoes, festivals, costumes etc. etc.
PS the box looks great....
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C Ware · 766 weeks ago

If your little lady was able to engage in the Laura Ingles Wilder series, then maybe try Swiss Family Robinson... I devoured that book as a wee one... several times!
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Angie · 766 weeks ago

The box is amazing. I just asked my 12 year old daughter what her favorite first chapter books that she could remember were...she came up with (besides Little House...Sarah, Plain and Tall and Alice in Wonderland. Also, my children LOVED Abel's Island when they were younger. Happy reading!
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Amy · 766 weeks ago

I remember my mom reading me "Strawberry Girl" (by Lois Lenski) when I was little. I really don't remember the story, but I remember it made me feel special to be read to. We went through many Newberry Medal books. Also the boxcar children books.
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Julie · 766 weeks ago

My 5 year-old (boy) loved "Milly Molly Mandy" as a first chapter book. It was sweet and quaint, taking place in the time of lots of outside playing, learning through household jobs, no television -- I loved how it explored relationships with extended family, too. Also, "Betsy Tacy" is a favorite and is especially "girly." The series starts out with Betsy turning 5 and meeting her new neighbor across the street, Tacy, and they become friends for life. We actually stopped reading the series, because my son wasn't very into it. But I would have liked to have kept reading, and I know other children have loved the series. I know that the blog Posie Gets Cozy had a summer reading list containing recommendations for children's reading -- we'll check out many of those titles as soon as we get through "Berenstain Bears" chapter book.
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Lise · 766 weeks ago

My first chapter book was "My Father's Dragon," and so it's always the first chapter book I read to my classes. Other faves here have been "The Cricket in Times Square," "Mary Poppins," "The BFG," and right now, we're reading (and loving) "All of a Kind Family."
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Chantle · 766 weeks ago

Dealing with Dragons: Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede is very cute. It's about a princess that doesn’t want to be one. So she runs away and ends up being a personal princess and housekeeper for a dragon. I think you and Rebecca would love it. I really enjoyed it.
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marylea · 766 weeks ago

Charlotte's Web
Little Cabin In The Big Woods (favorite!)
James and the Giant Peach
Stuart Little
Big Susan
The Box Car Children
Danny The Champion of the World
The Betsy Series (B is for Betsy, etc) by Carolyn Haywood (our favorites!)
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Jannelle · 766 weeks ago

We just read The Toys Go Out and Toys Dance Party by Emily Jenkins. My 4.5 year old really liked it, it made her laugh out loud.
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Shilo · 766 weeks ago

I am agreeing with Charlotte's Web or Stuart Little. We have just about finished reading it mostly to my almost 4 yr old and even her brother who's 2.5 listens along! Great Read!

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