Comments on: Mother/child stories http://childwild.com/2009/04/15/motherchild-stories/ embracing the wild heart of parenting Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kamela http://childwild.com/2009/04/15/motherchild-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Kamela Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:54:28 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=1933#comment-109 Madeline L'Engle's books are pretty good for this; both parents are highly capable and loving role models in the Murry books (<i>A Wrinkle In Time</i>, etc.). Also for the very young set, I love <i>I'll Love You Forever</i>. Madeline L’Engle’s books are pretty good for this; both parents are highly capable and loving role models in the Murry books (A Wrinkle In Time, etc.). Also for the very young set, I love I’ll Love You Forever.

]]> By: Kamela http://childwild.com/2009/04/15/motherchild-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-2360 Kamela Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:54:00 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=1933#comment-2360 Madeline L'Engle's books are pretty good for this; both parents are highly capable and loving role models in the Murry books (<i>A Wrinkle In Time</i>, etc.). Also for the very young set, I love <i>I'll Love You Forever</i>. Madeline L’Engle’s books are pretty good for this; both parents are highly capable and loving role models in the Murry books (A Wrinkle In Time, etc.). Also for the very young set, I love I’ll Love You Forever.

]]> By: Peter http://childwild.com/2009/04/15/motherchild-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Peter Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:11:07 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=1933#comment-108 Thanks so much for the kind words. I appreciate the thoughtful response to the list. Any chance you'd like to write your own list for Flashlight Worthy? We're always looking for a new point of view. If you're interested, drop me a line. Peter (The guy who came up with Flashlight Worthy) http://www.FlashlightWorthyBooks.com Recommending books so good, they'll keep you up past your bedtime. ;) Thanks so much for the kind words. I appreciate the thoughtful response to the list. Any chance you’d like to write your own list for Flashlight Worthy? We’re always looking for a new point of view. If you’re interested, drop me a line.

Peter
(The guy who came up with Flashlight Worthy)
http://www.FlashlightWorthyBooks.com
Recommending books so good, they’ll keep you up past your bedtime. ;)

]]> By: Peter http://childwild.com/2009/04/15/motherchild-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-2359 Peter Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:11:00 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=1933#comment-2359 Thanks so much for the kind words. I appreciate the thoughtful response to the list. Any chance you'd like to write your own list for Flashlight Worthy? We're always looking for a new point of view. If you're interested, drop me a line. Peter (The guy who came up with Flashlight Worthy) http://www.FlashlightWorthyBooks.com Recommending books so good, they'll keep you up past your bedtime. ;) Thanks so much for the kind words. I appreciate the thoughtful response to the list. Any chance you’d like to write your own list for Flashlight Worthy? We’re always looking for a new point of view. If you’re interested, drop me a line.

Peter
(The guy who came up with Flashlight Worthy)
http://www.FlashlightWorthyBooks.com
Recommending books so good, they’ll keep you up past your bedtime. ;)

]]> By: johanna http://childwild.com/2009/04/15/motherchild-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-107 johanna Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:01:55 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=1933#comment-107 for early-teenagers, i recommend the anastasia books by lois lowry. even when anastasia is totally frustrated, her mom is a totally sympathetic character with whom she has a good relationship. for early-teenagers, i recommend the anastasia books by lois lowry. even when anastasia is totally frustrated, her mom is a totally sympathetic character with whom she has a good relationship.

]]> By: johanna http://childwild.com/2009/04/15/motherchild-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-2358 johanna Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:01:00 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=1933#comment-2358 for early-teenagers, i recommend the anastasia books by lois lowry. even when anastasia is totally frustrated, her mom is a totally sympathetic character with whom she has a good relationship. for early-teenagers, i recommend the anastasia books by lois lowry. even when anastasia is totally frustrated, her mom is a totally sympathetic character with whom she has a good relationship.

]]> By: Cordelia http://childwild.com/2009/04/15/motherchild-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Cordelia Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:00:23 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=1933#comment-106 Of the list in that Flashlight Books link, I want to very extremely highly recommend _Mama, Do You Love Me?_. No matter how many books I was reading to Gwen when she was a wee bit younger, she always wanted us to finish with that book. Glory is just getting into it. What is great is that it also sneaks in some knowledge of Innuit culture. The edition we have has some pages at the end that explain what things like mukluks are. Of the list in that Flashlight Books link, I want to very extremely highly recommend _Mama, Do You Love Me?_. No matter how many books I was reading to Gwen when she was a wee bit younger, she always wanted us to finish with that book. Glory is just getting into it. What is great is that it also sneaks in some knowledge of Innuit culture. The edition we have has some pages at the end that explain what things like mukluks are.

]]> By: Cordelia http://childwild.com/2009/04/15/motherchild-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-2357 Cordelia Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:00:00 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=1933#comment-2357 Of the list in that Flashlight Books link, I want to very extremely highly recommend _Mama, Do You Love Me?_. No matter how many books I was reading to Gwen when she was a wee bit younger, she always wanted us to finish with that book. Glory is just getting into it. What is great is that it also sneaks in some knowledge of Innuit culture. The edition we have has some pages at the end that explain what things like mukluks are. Of the list in that Flashlight Books link, I want to very extremely highly recommend _Mama, Do You Love Me?_. No matter how many books I was reading to Gwen when she was a wee bit younger, she always wanted us to finish with that book. Glory is just getting into it. What is great is that it also sneaks in some knowledge of Innuit culture. The edition we have has some pages at the end that explain what things like mukluks are.

]]> By: Sierra http://childwild.com/2009/04/15/motherchild-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Sierra Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:49:14 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=1933#comment-105 yes. you're the second person to point that out. I didn't know until today that people *could* comment on the LJ feed. I need to figure out how to deal with that - the feed is a pretty good method, but clearly not perfect. yes. you’re the second person to point that out. I didn’t know until today that people *could* comment on the LJ feed. I need to figure out how to deal with that – the feed is a pretty good method, but clearly not perfect.

]]> By: Sierra http://childwild.com/2009/04/15/motherchild-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-2356 Sierra Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:49:00 +0000 http://childwild.com/?p=1933#comment-2356 yes. you're the second person to point that out. I didn't know until today that people *could* comment on the LJ feed. I need to figure out how to deal with that - the feed is a pretty good method, but clearly not perfect. yes. you’re the second person to point that out. I didn’t know until today that people *could* comment on the LJ feed. I need to figure out how to deal with that – the feed is a pretty good method, but clearly not perfect.

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