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I adored those books

sassymonkey — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:40:07 -0500

I had a Disney collection, including a Disney record player that I believe had Dumbo on it. I loved it. It had all the classic Disneyfied stories. Sleeping Beauty was my favourite. You had to turn the page when your heard Tinkerbell.

I do believe that one of my nephews "inherited" the collection and promptly destroyed it. Sigh.

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Listening to stories on records, tapes, cds & ipod

Willful Woman — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:01:19 -0500

Rita,

You brought back such memories! I'd completely forgotten about that bell! And waiting ( a little impatiently) for it to sound so that I could turn the page. I'd sit cross-legged in front of our family's stereo and listen to The Frog Princess over and over again. The story was a little creepy actually but the magic was in the fact that the voice on the record matched the words on the page. I loved it! Thanks for bringing that memory back.

I listened to all the Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew and Magic Treehouse books on tape and CD with my kids driving from Bethesda, MD to Connecticut to see family for years when they were little. They made the miles fly. Books on tape are magic. Instead of a movie in the car, they make your child use their imagination to put images to the words they hear and the experience is so much more satisfying. We've since moved and even our small town library has tons of books on tape and CD. It's a must-stop before any long car ride. Charlotte's Web was a tearjerker on our way to the beach one year. And, although I'm no technical genius, in emergencies I can even download stories off the internet onto my iPhone to play in the car...provided I'm not the one driving.

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Ramona the Pest

ginagold — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 10:51:52 -0600

I love Ramona the Pest too! I am going to read your Christmas story.

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I was so glad I made that video.

lauriewrites — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:14:55 -0600

My grandma pulled through her pneumonia while I was in California but believe me when my mom called and said it was precarious I was even happier that I'd sat down and had the recorded conversation with her before I left. As much as people can say technology separates, one of the things I'm most excited about is the ability to record and share stories/history/family/culture like never before.

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Thanks for the link

JC — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:36:14 -0600

I'll check it out. I've read that one at least five times (and saw the musical version last year. It was very good.)

I was a fan of the Laura Ingalls Wilder books too (not so much the television series).

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Ramona forever

mashadutoit — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:26:10 -0600

Yup Ramona is the best. I only discovered her when I was already grown up, but I think she really apeals to all ages :)

And Mary as well. You might like this - I found a really nice audio recording of the secret garden here http://www.audiobooksforfree.com/details/Childrens/2000095/Secret-Garden

You can download it for free at a low bitrate, or pay a couple of dollars for a better quality recording. I loved this telling, the lady who reads it really seems to enjoy the story

Ramona The Pest

JC — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:05:42 -0600

My favorite as a child (and still one of my faves) is Ramona the Pest from the series by Beverly Cleary. I identified with her as a young girl. She was smart and independent and definitely did things her own way.

I just wrote a little story for Christmas on our story site featuring my character Emily, a smart, independent young girl.

http://www.storyrhyme.com/stories/originals/emilys_christmas_gifts/index.html

Mary from The Secret Garden and Sarah from The Little Princess are also favorites. Both books by Francis Hodgson Burnett.

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Don't forget Nancy Drew

Virginia DeBolt — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:38:31 -0600

who has been around forever, but spawned a whole genre of strong female characters who solve mysteries.

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StoryCorps

maryrwise — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:18:47 -0600

I did a StoryCorps interview with my 97-year old mom in September '07 -- it was a very powerful experience. A segment of it was aired on NPR -- you can listen to it here. The whole interview took 30 minutes -- when Mom was done, she said, "The End! Let's get some lunch!" while I was busy snuffling and wiping the tears from my eyes.

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Chinese Perspective

chinaSMACK — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:02:49 -0500

double reply

I hope there will be more

chinaSMACK — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:01:44 -0500

I hope there will be more bloggers or Chinese bloggers who can share with the rest of the world how the Chinese in China see, think, or feel. I know there are many Chinese brothers and sisters who live in many other countries. I also know that many of them are "more westernized than many western people." For example, some of the best bloggers who have helped share China with the West are Western people who live in China or travel to China often.

I also know many Chinese people in the West also do not like China or are ashamed of their brothers and sisters in China.

I hope everyone can better understand each other and why we are different but also the same. Many people do not agree on many things, but that is okay. I think the important thing is that people try to understand each other and understand that we are all people too.

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writergal8 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:58:33 -0500

Many people who are of Chinese descent, but were born and/or raised in the west have a western outlook in life. Are we included? Even if we're more westernized than many western people?

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Pam — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:00:54 -0500

thanks for posting this. it's like dreaming.

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Nerd's Eye View

You always take your stories to places

carrien — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:18:46 -0500

that I'm afraid to go with mine.

I'm beginning, with these lessons, to see how you do it. Thanks.

Do you ever pull events out of order because they fit better that way?

I'm posting my list and writing for me. I"ll actually do it if I post here.

People

Me Used to teach voice and piano
CJ the little boy who lives next to us
Cj's dad-(No one knows where he is)

Events
CJ's family singing karaoke-badly
We all went swimming
We ate dinner but I didn't invite CJ

Observations
I guess it's better to sing together than watch TV
It must be hard to be the only kid in a family full of babies and grown-ups
How hard would it be to include one more kid?

Yay, Nancy!!!

Birdie Jaworski — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 19:47:03 -0500

I linked to you, sista!

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