Blog book tour: The Kids' Book Club Book

Parent Hacks is part of the MotherTalk book tour for The Kids' Book Club Book (email mess be damned!). This book is a great resource for kids and parents alike, especially with long summer days ahead. Here's a complete how-to for starting a book club with your kids, or for kids looking to set up their own clubs. Book recommendations by grade level, jumping off points for discussion, related projects (make a snow globe while reading about frigid Narnia in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe!) and even recipes for easy, themed snacks. It's all here, and more.

My first thought was that this would be a lovely resource for homeschoolers, but anyone who wants to share their bibliophily with their kids can benefit from a read.

Win it! It's been far too long since we had a giveaway on Parent Hacks! To get in the running, comment with the title(s) of the book(s) you most look forward to sharing with your kids. At 4pm tomorrow (PST) I'll pick a winner at random. I can't wait to hear your book suggestions. Mine: the Narnia books and The Little Prince.

Comments

[MK]

I'm so looking forward to introducing my daughter to "The Secret Garden", "A Little Princess", "Little Women", and "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn." I know they're all very old-school, but I loved them so much when I was a small girl, and I hope she feels the same way!

[Kate in Iowa]

I'm looking forward to sharing the "Anne of Green Gables" books, as well as the Madeline L'Engle books (Wrinkle In Time, Swiftly Tilting Planet, etc)

[MamaChristy]

Giveaways are FUN! I'm looking forward to Shel Silverstein sharing where my little guy can actually GET why it's funny.

[Pam]

I'm so looking forward to my daughter getting into the Nancy Drew series. She hasn't shown a lot of interest yet, but I keep suggesting. Those were my most favorite books of all time!

[Jason Weiner]

I'm looking forward to sharing "The Fat Cat," by Jack Kent, and "The Happy Hockey Family," by Lane Smith with my daughter.

[snarflemarfle]

I can't wait until my son is old enough to read SuperFudge! I don't think he'll enjoy Are You There God....

[Megan Mapes]

The Island of Blue Dolphins, The Fledgling, and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. And more, more, more of course! So many good books to share...

[Kristi]

Goodness! There are so many, and she's only two and a half, so I'm trying to be patient! The first books that come to mind are the Little House series and Where the Wild Things Are. I love that several people have mentioned A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, but my oh my I'll have to be very patient for that one!

[Hot Wife]

Here are my suggestions:
1. There's a Boy in the Girls Bathroom by Louis Sachar
2. Where the Sidewalk Ends

[Mel]

Oh my! Where to begin? The Narnia series for sure, but also the Time Quartet series by Madeleine L'Engle, all the Ramona books by Beverly Cleary, and (much later) A Bridge to Terabithia.

[gretchen]

I would like to share books like Charlotte's Web and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn...i hope my children will like the the anne of green gables,trixie belden, and hardy boys series. When my son was 7 weeks old and sick in the hospital his dad and i took turns reading him little prince. he is now 18 months and the book is in his library, i hope he will read it when he gets older.

[Gladys]

I'm looking forward to sharing the Tolkien books with him. We'll start off with The Hobbit, of course. I'm hoping to not let him watch the movies until after he's read the books a few times.

[Rachel]

I'm looking forward to sharing the Anne of Green Gables series as well as Little Women and Little Men.

[Sarah S. Chicken]

I am really excited about The Princess and the Goblin, The Chronicles of Narnia, and the Little House Series. I'm also excited about Madeleine L'Engle's books. And every other book..... :)

[heidi]

Oh my! The Secret Garden, Madeleine L'Engle, The Enchanted Forest books, James and the Giant Peach... so many more.

[Melinda]

I can't wait to read many of the above mentioned ones with my children as well as the Harry Potter series and Ursula Le Guin's Wizard of Earthsea series.

[alisa]

Charlie & the Chocolate Factory! The entire Narnia series! Harriet the Spy (and of course I'll encourage her to wear a belt with a magnifying glass and a notebook and stuff hanging off of it)!

[Christy]

I am anxious to share the book Ann Likes Red. This was the first book that I could read by myself. It is unknown how many times I checked it out at the library. The little girl seemed so lucky- she got to go to the store and pick out a red outfit from hat to shoes. Guess what my favorite color is??

[Ran Barton]

We just received a family copy of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, with illustrations by Howard Pyle. It was a landmark book for me as a kid, and I cannot wait to read it to my boys.

[Mike]

When the Sky is Like Lace. I found it when my daughter was young, and now I'm looking forward to sharing it with my new son. It's mysterious, goofy, poetic and gorgeously illustrated - everything I need in a baby book

[annamaren]

Ooohhh, I couldn't wait! We have read to our children since they were babies! I started with Anne of Green Gables. I've read through the whole series out loud now.
(I loved reading out loud and felt like the sound of my voice reading might be soothing as my babies fell asleep. )

[Awesome Mom]

I can't wait until my kids are old enough for the Harry Potter books. I love them so much that I kind of named my youngest after him.

[Ruthie]

I know my son is going to love Watership Down. Also Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, and Lord of the Rings.

[Crickett]

Without a doubt: The Hobbit, and The Lord Of The Rings! Books first, then she can watch the movies. Since my husband and I are such geeks, we'll have to include the animated versions by Rankin/Bass (as bad as it was). Also Watership Down. And Witch Cat.

[Jen]

I can't wait until my daughter is old enough to enjoy all of my favorite classic books. Julie of the Wolves, The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Johnny Tremain, the Little House series, Anne of Green Gables, The Flame Trees of Thika, and so many others...