Craze for Children's Books!

[hquek]

Busymom:

O-oh, which 2 stories are the same?

wondering if it's nicholas on vacation and nicholas on holiday. lemme go check and come back.

HUH? got chinese version somemore. All in, I think book cover is very important....I'm very shallow and it's one of the first thing to attract me to see if I like what's inside. Plus the author is Goscinny. Am glad I took the risk and buy that first book.

[Blobbi]

hquek:

Plus the author is Goscinny.

Hquek,

Your boy an Asterix and Obelix fan? My son rereads those all the time! DH's and my favourite books too!!

[hquek]

Blobbi:

hquek:

Plus the author is Goscinny.

Hquek,

Your boy an Asterix and Obelix fan? My son rereads those all the time! DH's and my favourite books too!!

heh heh....yah, I read those also - but never collect. Love the way those Gauls steamroll past the Romans.

Also read Tintin books - still recall hanging in the library for those Tintin books in Primary 6 (when I should be mugging for psle...no wonder my results not good).

[hquek]

Yes. Confirmed via amazon.


Nicholas on Holiday and Nicholas on Vacation are the same book - different cover and title only! Inside the stuffing same same.

[Busymom]

hquek:

Yes. Confirmed via amazon.


Nicholas on Holiday and Nicholas on Vacation are the same book - different cover and title only! Inside the stuffing same same.

You mean you bought both Nicholas on Vacation and Nicholas on Holiday? That means the rest are safe?

[hquek]

Busymom:

hquek:

Yes. Confirmed via amazon.


Nicholas on Holiday and Nicholas on Vacation are the same book - different cover and title only! Inside the stuffing same same.

You mean you bought both Nicholas on Vacation and Nicholas on Holiday? That means the rest are safe?

honestly cannot remember cos I read it so long ago. Have to go back check bookshelf. :oops:

[Busymom]

hquek:

HUH? got chinese version somemore. All in, I think book cover is very important....I'm very shallow and it's one of the first thing to attract me to see if I like what's inside. Plus the author is Goscinny. Am glad I took the risk and buy that first book.

Yes, I still have the book from secondary school - goes to show how much I liked it... :lol:

Those days, we got to buy some chinese storybooks during the chinese lessons (at our choice, of course). Maybe our teachers know that we wouldn't be buying on our own. :lol:

Book cover? Me too!

[sleepy]

mummies


What’s your review on Harry Potter series?
My dd’s classmate lent her book 3 in the series. My dd said it’s very nice & asked me to get the whole series for her. Is Harry Potter suitable for mid primary? From the movies (I’ve yet to read the books), I have the impression its plot seem somewhat ‘dark’ for children.

[hquek]

sleepy:

mummies


What's your review on Harry Potter series?
My dd's classmate lent her book 3 in the series. My dd said it's very nice & asked me to get the whole series for her. Is Harry Potter suitable for mid primary? From the movies (I've yet to read the books), I have the impression its plot seem somewhat 'dark' for children.

A bit paiseh, but then HP is yet another of my craze. It's the one series where I would pay full price just so I can be amongst the first to get it.

Sorry, I'm not that great a judge on whether it's suitable for younger kids. I just know it's a great read. I do know of some pp who cannot fathom why it's so popular and didn't like to read it.

First few books are ok cos the books fairly thin and quite 'tame'. It's the latter few books
- book 4 someone died + a bit of he like she like,
- book 5 teenage angst (the one I hate most),
- book 6 a bit deep (cos there is a bit of unravelling of those past histories), finally
- book 7 (a bit cheem, I had to keep going back as to how it died, and quite many died in the last part).

There's a bit of suggestion about Dumbledore being gay but it's nothing overt. Also, the lovey dovey part also not overt. So you can factor that in your consideration.

BTW, these books available from our trusty library. So can borrow to try first.

[Angelight]

I’m looking for Taoshu series of chinese books, believe they come with dvds as well. Any parents know where to get? Been searching high and low at Popular etc but cannot find.