01-26-2008, 06:30 PM | #1 |
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The Great Brain children's book series
I just rekindled in me, and kindled (?) in my oldest son, an interest in a terrific children's book series called "The Great Brain." They are about a Catholic family of boys growing up in turn of the century St. George, Utah, and are terrific. I would recommend them to any boy or girl. The author is John D. Fitzgerald, and they are very entertaining. They are more 'boyish' books, but I would imagine that young girls might really like them as well. As I recall, there were 6 or 7 books, but it looks like you can only get 4 in the stores anymore.
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01-26-2008, 06:51 PM | #2 |
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The Boxcar Children series is a great one.
The Encyclopedia Brown series is another good one. And yes, the Great Brain is terrific.
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01-26-2008, 07:45 PM | #4 |
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Under 10, I liked the Frog and Toad books, Trolls, the Sesame Street books, and the Superfudge collection.
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01-26-2008, 08:03 PM | #5 |
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I liked the Great Brain series.
I read most of the Tarzan books by Burroughs as well as most of the Louis Lamour books when I was a kid. |
01-26-2008, 10:04 PM | #6 |
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nice call on encyclopedia brown. i happened to take my kids to b&n this afternoon and spotted that series and bought the first one. i remember reading those as a kid too.
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01-26-2008, 11:32 PM | #7 |
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I just asked my seven year old. His list includes:
Encyclopedia Brown Junie B Jones Harry Potter Chronicles of Narnia Magic Treehouse (although he says these are a bit too easy to read) Ralph S Mouse Judy Blume's SuperFudge series Flat Stanley |
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