Top 100 Children’s Picks by Educators

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This is the top 100 children’s books as picked in an online survey on National Education Association. Bold titles are the ones I have read, italics are the ones I want to read.

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My Uncle Oswald – Roald Dahl

The book in one sentence: Oswald Cornelius is “the greatest rogue, bounder, connoisseur, bon vivant and fornicator of all time;” a young, handsome, rich, enterprising, hot-blooded male with a sense of humour and the world as his oyster!
Who would you recommend it to: Anyone looking for a fun, witty read. It’s not serious, but it’s [...]

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Make Your Ceiling & Staircase Your Bookshelves

1. Saves floor space
2. Functional ceiling/staircase decoration
3. Talking point for house guests

This is so Ikea, don’t you think!

The amazing stairway of knowledge!
But I’m an old-fashioned girl at heart. I want my ornate bookshelves and stepladder and fireplace, the works. Wonder how much that’ll cost…

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Of Course I’m a Book Nerd, And An Anal One At That

Swiped this quiz from Chris@bookarama!

What Be Your Nerd Type?
Your Result: Literature Nerd

 

Does sitting by a nice cozy fire, with a cup of hot tea/chocolate, and a book you can read for hours even when your eyes grow red and dry and you look sort of scary sitting there with your insomniac appearance? Then you fit [...]

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