tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post6741774779460991399..comments2024-03-15T23:39:29.134-08:00Comments on Scribbit | Motherhood in Alaska: Great Read-Aloud Books for BoysScribbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-35800932526523066772009-03-24T13:23:00.000-08:002009-03-24T13:23:00.000-08:00Just a comment about the "Tarzan" books, I read th...Just a comment about the "Tarzan" books, I read them thinking it would be great for teenagers. I was shocked at how racist they were. After reading that book I finally understood how Hitler came to power. If people read and believed all this junk about the genetic superiority of British upperclass, it's no wonder his ideas could gain such force.Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02711786494400968427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-53483865619533955362009-03-18T13:31:00.000-08:002009-03-18T13:31:00.000-08:00I will be keeping this list for my oldest boy. He ...I will be keeping this list for my oldest boy. He is an avid reader and I can only imagine the joy he will have in reading half of these.ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-58401956491574465962009-03-18T12:43:00.000-08:002009-03-18T12:43:00.000-08:00Love the list, and thanks for the links! If your ...Love the list, and thanks for the links! If your boys like greek mythology, and even if they don't, The Lightning Thief and the others in the series by Rick Riordan are fun and exciting reads.Annie-Savor This Momenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06438377679929492575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-82203070983144961822009-03-18T11:44:00.000-08:002009-03-18T11:44:00.000-08:00What an awesome list. I'll be giving this to my s...What an awesome list. I'll be giving this to my sister for my nephew. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-35377622968467856912009-03-16T01:52:00.000-08:002009-03-16T01:52:00.000-08:00My first visit to your blog, and I must say I am b...My first visit to your blog, and I must say I am bowled over!! Loved your posts on books and reading. Especially this one. I have a 2-year old son who loves stories and who loves being read to! I am always looking for good books to read to him, and also good stories (both classics and traditional ones). His current favorite is 'Ali baba and the forty thieves'. I think I should introduce him to Enid Blyton too, what do you say? :-)<BR/><BR/>Thank you for this wonderful list of books.<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>Smita (India)Smitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695490593192211209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-54804910894166182082009-03-15T20:30:00.000-08:002009-03-15T20:30:00.000-08:00Oops, that was supposed to be "The Wonderful Tale ...Oops, that was supposed to be "The Wonderful Tale of Henry Sugar and Six More."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-88775191038996945412009-03-15T20:29:00.000-08:002009-03-15T20:29:00.000-08:00Oooh, I was just perusing my "classics" section be...Oooh, I was just perusing my "classics" section because your post made me think I should really reread the Grimm Fairy Tales. Roald Dahl wrote a wonderful book for adults (which I hope you are familiar with, because it is wonderful): The Wonderful Tale of Henry Sugar. Henry Sugar's story is, of course, fairly long and will likely take a few nights to read through (if read aloud), but I believe the others are mostly good one-sitting stories. I especially love "The Hitchhiker".<BR/><BR/>Sherlock Holmes might also entertain.<BR/><BR/>I know you mentioned Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, but one of my favourite Mark Twain stories, and not very long, is "The Facts Concerning The Recent Carnival Of Crime In Connecticut". Some fun imagery, dialect, and the seed for a good discussion afterward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-8185344956759013952009-03-14T17:48:00.000-08:002009-03-14T17:48:00.000-08:00I really liked Danny, Champion of the World, by Ro...I really liked Danny, Champion of the World, by Roald Dahl, and The Giggler Treatment, by Roddy Doyle, but both are for younger readers than yours. Maybe a good choice for Erica's boys.<BR/><BR/>We loved Hatchet when we read it, and the follow ups as well.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653383372182667361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-41220505650670546832009-03-14T06:59:00.000-08:002009-03-14T06:59:00.000-08:00Has your son tried the Artemus Fowl series? My 14...Has your son tried the Artemus Fowl series? My 14 y/o son loves them. It's about a fairie world underground that interacts with a boy genius (series started out when he was 10 or 11) who was first their nemesis and now is a friend. Very cool high tech weaponry and technology. Also, I would highly recommend "My Side of the Mountain" (has 3 books in the series, but the first is the best). A young boy runs away from home and tries to become self-sufficient in the nearby mountains in upstate New York. He lives in a hollow tree and raises a peregrine falcon. I remember this from 6th grade, and my kids loved it to. Strikes me as something a 12-year-old adventurous Alaskan boy would like too!Twinsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03575063868261610249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-47044924251813099902009-03-14T04:57:00.000-08:002009-03-14T04:57:00.000-08:00There are so many I have not read, but I did read ...There are so many I have not read, but I did read Hatchet out loud to my fifth grade class back in the day and we all LOVED it! Great list. <BR/><BR/>My son's only 2, so I'll have to "star" this post :)Mary@notbefore7https://www.blogger.com/profile/17294717852179643696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-49873824159556311872009-03-13T20:28:00.000-08:002009-03-13T20:28:00.000-08:00The Blue Sword is my favorite book!The Dark is Ris...The Blue Sword is my favorite book!<BR/>The Dark is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper is wonderful, as well.<BR/>We have really enjoyed the Gregor Overlander series (not old enough to be a classic yet, but a great series), and the Maximum Ride books.<BR/>We read mostly fiction, so I am sorry I don't have a good list of non-fiction books for you. I do think that Gary Paulsen has written some non-fiction books. Those might be good to check out.Heffalumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166154112206680302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-56474905574380048342009-03-13T12:52:00.000-08:002009-03-13T12:52:00.000-08:00I'll have to refer to this list when Fly is a litt...I'll have to refer to this list when Fly is a little older!Damselflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139191935886860839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-62735686890905244072009-03-13T10:55:00.000-08:002009-03-13T10:55:00.000-08:00When I was a kid, my parents read aloud to us at t...When I was a kid, my parents read aloud to us at the dinner table--fun! A couple suggestions I might add--for girls as well as boys--Where the Red Fern Grows and the Chronicles of Narnia series!Julie Holthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303972907945112100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-35096026733113851392009-03-13T09:58:00.000-08:002009-03-13T09:58:00.000-08:00"Earthsea" by LeGuin is a whole series :) They mad..."Earthsea" by LeGuin is a whole series :) They made a movie of it, but they mixed it all up in the movie so don't judge the books by the movie!!<BR/><BR/>Agreeing with Robin McKinley's "Blue Sword" and sequels; and Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game"!Dawn Penguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00993026644778711115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-59106575416894769672009-03-12T21:06:00.000-08:002009-03-12T21:06:00.000-08:00I highly recommend "The December Rose" by Leon Gar...I highly recommend "The December Rose" by Leon Garfield. It's about a young chimney sweep who overhears a criminal plot (while in a chimney). Falling out of the chimney into the room, he only very narrowly escapes having "a stop put to his birthdays". It's a very fun read with no romance and boys love to read about boys, right? Perhaps not quite as "adult" and serious as some of the others on the list.<BR/><BR/>For more sophisticated reading but with lots of humour, you could try James Herriot's books about being a country veterinarian in England.<BR/><BR/>And for some northern flavour, you could try some of James Houston's books. He wrote both children's and adult books and I personally very much enjoyed his memoir "Confessions of an Igloo Dweller", though I can't remember at the moment if it would be appealing to a 12-year-old boy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-88637403414858995572009-03-12T20:21:00.000-08:002009-03-12T20:21:00.000-08:00I loved Deathwatch by Robb White. An adventurous b...I loved Deathwatch by Robb White. An adventurous book about a hunter who becomes hunted with good morals about honesty and forgiveness. White also wrote "Secret Sea" another high adventure book that's lots of fun. Do you think Ray Bradbury is too old for them? Dandelion Wine and Fahrenheit 451 if not.Amateur Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915173800044113605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-11697609924262357782009-03-12T20:04:00.001-08:002009-03-12T20:04:00.001-08:00I'm so about to bookmark this list for future refe...I'm so about to bookmark this list for future reference. There were a few new to me titles that looked pretty cool.Madelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269938426943887438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-15196848344845979892009-03-12T20:04:00.000-08:002009-03-12T20:04:00.000-08:00What a great list! Right now we are reading A Wind...What a great list! Right now we are reading A Wind in the Door. We may finish the series or try something else for a change of pace. Even though my 12 year old son didn't want to listen when I started with Wrinkle in Time (thought he was too grown-yp for that) he was quickly sucked in and now is enjoying this 2nd in the series. <BR/><BR/>Reading to my kids may be hard on my voice, but it's so much better than anything on TV....why do I pay the cable bill???Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07087221518283526092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-79256843306440666832009-03-12T19:21:00.000-08:002009-03-12T19:21:00.000-08:00I read some of those, but it has been a while! I l...I read some of those, but it has been a while! I look forward to reading them with my kids, too. We just started reading the Spiderwick Chronicles. They might be too simple for your boys (and you may have already read them), but they do appeal to both boys and girls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-86533166521656471362009-03-12T16:38:00.000-08:002009-03-12T16:38:00.000-08:00Our kids (all 6 and under) aren't quite ready for ...Our kids (all 6 and under) aren't quite ready for this list, but I am bookmarking it for future reference.<BR/><BR/>My husband started reading chapter books when our oldest was four. Our daughter was only two, but she listened in and actually followed the E.B. White books. They followed that with Doctor Dolittle, which she LOVED. Now that they have worked through the Little House series we are at a bit of a loss. It will probably be Narnia next...reprehriestless warilleverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00237633196335922523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-56147936310117117552009-03-12T15:39:00.000-08:002009-03-12T15:39:00.000-08:00We've already read a few on your list and now I ha...We've already read a few on your list and now I have more titles to add to our list. Thanks for sharing!<BR/>I took a children's lit. course in college and started collecting books ages before having children, now I just need to pull them off of the shelves and start reading.fortyb4fortyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477503960241031367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-54968377998953772972009-03-12T15:10:00.000-08:002009-03-12T15:10:00.000-08:00There are a lot of great books here which I can't ...There are a lot of great books here which I can't wait to read to my children. Do you know the fairy tales of George MacDonald? Fabulous. They may or may not all be beloved by your sons (they do seem to have some romance in them, as I recall), but they are wild and beautiful and witchy and all sorts of great things. The seven books in the Narnia series are sure to appeal as well, I'd think, especially the one about Prince Caspian.MommyTimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12860003098383600806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-34423073231303031122009-03-12T13:51:00.000-08:002009-03-12T13:51:00.000-08:00you realize that fairy tales were originally writt...you realize that fairy tales were originally written for adults and of course our modern adaptations sanitize them immensely...the original red riding hood has her eaten by the wolf and not rescued, and there was one where the wicked stepmother was punished by being doomed to pass gas constantly. <BR/><BR/>i loved leguin's earthsea trilogy and i was just thinking of introducing them to my kids the other day. also, i assume your kids have read narnia--what about lewis' space trilogy. the first one is the most accessible, and then maybe the last--the middle one has some really long discourses, as i recall.<BR/><BR/>my boys have been using my computer to do homework while eating pbj sandwiches and now my shift key doesn't work. grr. sorry for the lack of caps and punctuation.<BR/><BR/>also don't forget dumas. elliot loves count of monte cristo and 3 musketeers and man in the iron mask.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-19995752309708228102009-03-12T12:55:00.000-08:002009-03-12T12:55:00.000-08:00All these are great! I just finished Portrait of ...All these are great! I just finished Portrait of Dorian Gray, I loved it. <BR/><BR/>We've enjoyed Robinson Crusoe in family read alouds too.Marie N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02358976552469177345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-15551292532517395092009-03-12T12:20:00.000-08:002009-03-12T12:20:00.000-08:00Loved The Picture of Dorian Gray and Dracula. How ...Loved The Picture of Dorian Gray and Dracula. How about Animal Farm?Chrisbookaramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972547663609480210noreply@blogger.com