I'm about halfway through the fourth book (Breaking Dawn) of the Twilight Saga, and canNOT wait for New Moon to come out this fall. I'm not ordinarily one to love movies about werewolves, vampires and the like .. but this series has me so captivated!
The one thing I dislike about watching a movie based on a book and having already read the book, is that I tend to hang on to the discrepancies and they can drive me completely insane. But once I get over the fact that obviously a movie isn't going to be as in depth, and perhaps some of the non-important storyline changed, then I can enjoy it. I was slightly disappointed with the actress that plays Bella. She didn't portray the character nearly like I had imagined her from the book. But that's just my own little hangup.
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
Thursday, November 29, 2007
book review
Alissa brought this book home from the school library, yesterday .. and although I've discovered I'm not much of a Robert Munsch fan, I figured I'd be the good Mommy that I proclaim and strive to be, and read it at bedtime.
I apologize to all Robert Munsch fans out there, but if you've never read this book, you may not fully understand what my next statement means, but it's just not right.
What kind of child's book has the teacher and student standing in their undergarments as the end result to the teacher trying desperately to get the little guy into his snowsuit and they get into a rumble and discover their clothes and the dreaded snowsuit laying in a pile on the floor. And while standing in their undergarments, in walks the principal .. and he tries to help get Thomas into his snowsuit and ends up in the teacher's dress and she in his suit. It's messed up, I tell you!
A couple years ago, Hailey brought home another R. Munsch book (can't remember the title, might be A Promise is a Promise) about a little boy living in the Yukon I believe. I had to stop reading the story outloud (to a 4 and 6yr old) because of some horrible picture and questionable story. Hailey had dreams that woke her all frightened, for a few nights .. and that's when I approached her teacher. She agreed she'd flip through the books before letting the children check them out.
For a children's author, I think Robert Munsch tends to take things just a little to far for young, impressionable minds.
And that, my friends, is my personal point of view on this Thursday morning.
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
it's my fave!
A couple weeks ago was National Literacy Week, in which the girls school made into a very pro-active week long challenge. They had children reading for minutes, expanding their horizons by reading a recipe and bringing in a sample, reading an information book, newspaper article and sharing it with the class, and the list goes on. If you participated, your name would be put in for a draw for what else .. a bag of books! On the Friday, parent's could come in and read with their child and a small group of classmates (ones that didn't have a parent present), and have the opportunity to share their (the parent's) most favourite childhood book.
Because Alissa's class has many non participating parents, I chose to join her them instead of H's 2nd grade class (who can read on their own, so it wasn't hugely important to have an adult available to help read). I chose my most favourite childhood book "The Penguin that Hated the Cold". I
remember listening to that story night after night until I was ready to move onto more stimulating chapter books. What I didn't remember, and later found out after sharing this important event with my sisters, is that my sister M, who's 7 years older then me, was the one I begged to read this book. She informed me that I literally begged night after night, and sat so still and listened like everytime was the first time hearing it. That little bit of detail did escape my memory, but now I understand why it was so important for me to find a copy of this book a few years ago. I stumbled upon it at a garage sale a few summers ago, with a gasp and a hug to my chest, that book made it back to my car only costing me a quarter. It's funny to think that my memory is worth only a quarter, but it's priceless when I have the opportunity to read this very special story to my girls, and our talks about what could have happened, or the howcomes and whys a penguin would not like the cold, etc. If you've never read this book, do your children a favour .. find it at the library. They'll love it!
Because Alissa's class has many non participating parents, I chose to join her them instead of H's 2nd grade class (who can read on their own, so it wasn't hugely important to have an adult available to help read). I chose my most favourite childhood book "The Penguin that Hated the Cold". I
remember listening to that story night after night until I was ready to move onto more stimulating chapter books. What I didn't remember, and later found out after sharing this important event with my sisters, is that my sister M, who's 7 years older then me, was the one I begged to read this book. She informed me that I literally begged night after night, and sat so still and listened like everytime was the first time hearing it. That little bit of detail did escape my memory, but now I understand why it was so important for me to find a copy of this book a few years ago. I stumbled upon it at a garage sale a few summers ago, with a gasp and a hug to my chest, that book made it back to my car only costing me a quarter. It's funny to think that my memory is worth only a quarter, but it's priceless when I have the opportunity to read this very special story to my girls, and our talks about what could have happened, or the howcomes and whys a penguin would not like the cold, etc. If you've never read this book, do your children a favour .. find it at the library. They'll love it!
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Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
new moon
I'm about halfway through the fourth book (Breaking Dawn) of the Twilight Saga, and canNOT wait for New Moon to come out this fall. I'm not ordinarily one to love movies about werewolves, vampires and the like .. but this series has me so captivated!
The one thing I dislike about watching a movie based on a book and having already read the book, is that I tend to hang on to the discrepancies and they can drive me completely insane. But once I get over the fact that obviously a movie isn't going to be as in depth, and perhaps some of the non-important storyline changed, then I can enjoy it. I was slightly disappointed with the actress that plays Bella. She didn't portray the character nearly like I had imagined her from the book. But that's just my own little hangup.
The one thing I dislike about watching a movie based on a book and having already read the book, is that I tend to hang on to the discrepancies and they can drive me completely insane. But once I get over the fact that obviously a movie isn't going to be as in depth, and perhaps some of the non-important storyline changed, then I can enjoy it. I was slightly disappointed with the actress that plays Bella. She didn't portray the character nearly like I had imagined her from the book. But that's just my own little hangup.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
book review
Alissa brought this book home from the school library, yesterday .. and although I've discovered I'm not much of a Robert Munsch fan, I figured I'd be the good Mommy that I proclaim and strive to be, and read it at bedtime.
I apologize to all Robert Munsch fans out there, but if you've never read this book, you may not fully understand what my next statement means, but it's just not right.
What kind of child's book has the teacher and student standing in their undergarments as the end result to the teacher trying desperately to get the little guy into his snowsuit and they get into a rumble and discover their clothes and the dreaded snowsuit laying in a pile on the floor. And while standing in their undergarments, in walks the principal .. and he tries to help get Thomas into his snowsuit and ends up in the teacher's dress and she in his suit. It's messed up, I tell you!
A couple years ago, Hailey brought home another R. Munsch book (can't remember the title, might be A Promise is a Promise) about a little boy living in the Yukon I believe. I had to stop reading the story outloud (to a 4 and 6yr old) because of some horrible picture and questionable story. Hailey had dreams that woke her all frightened, for a few nights .. and that's when I approached her teacher. She agreed she'd flip through the books before letting the children check them out.
For a children's author, I think Robert Munsch tends to take things just a little to far for young, impressionable minds.
And that, my friends, is my personal point of view on this Thursday morning.
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
it's my fave!
A couple weeks ago was National Literacy Week, in which the girls school made into a very pro-active week long challenge. They had children reading for minutes, expanding their horizons by reading a recipe and bringing in a sample, reading an information book, newspaper article and sharing it with the class, and the list goes on. If you participated, your name would be put in for a draw for what else .. a bag of books! On the Friday, parent's could come in and read with their child and a small group of classmates (ones that didn't have a parent present), and have the opportunity to share their (the parent's) most favourite childhood book.
Because Alissa's class has many non participating parents, I chose to join her them instead of H's 2nd grade class (who can read on their own, so it wasn't hugely important to have an adult available to help read). I chose my most favourite childhood book "The Penguin that Hated the Cold". Iremember listening to that story night after night until I was ready to move onto more stimulating chapter books. What I didn't remember, and later found out after sharing this important event with my sisters, is that my sister M, who's 7 years older then me, was the one I begged to read this book. She informed me that I literally begged night after night, and sat so still and listened like everytime was the first time hearing it. That little bit of detail did escape my memory, but now I understand why it was so important for me to find a copy of this book a few years ago. I stumbled upon it at a garage sale a few summers ago, with a gasp and a hug to my chest, that book made it back to my car only costing me a quarter. It's funny to think that my memory is worth only a quarter, but it's priceless when I have the opportunity to read this very special story to my girls, and our talks about what could have happened, or the howcomes and whys a penguin would not like the cold, etc. If you've never read this book, do your children a favour .. find it at the library. They'll love it!
Because Alissa's class has many non participating parents, I chose to join her them instead of H's 2nd grade class (who can read on their own, so it wasn't hugely important to have an adult available to help read). I chose my most favourite childhood book "The Penguin that Hated the Cold". I
remember listening to that story night after night until I was ready to move onto more stimulating chapter books. What I didn't remember, and later found out after sharing this important event with my sisters, is that my sister M, who's 7 years older then me, was the one I begged to read this book. She informed me that I literally begged night after night, and sat so still and listened like everytime was the first time hearing it. That little bit of detail did escape my memory, but now I understand why it was so important for me to find a copy of this book a few years ago. I stumbled upon it at a garage sale a few summers ago, with a gasp and a hug to my chest, that book made it back to my car only costing me a quarter. It's funny to think that my memory is worth only a quarter, but it's priceless when I have the opportunity to read this very special story to my girls, and our talks about what could have happened, or the howcomes and whys a penguin would not like the cold, etc. If you've never read this book, do your children a favour .. find it at the library. They'll love it!
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