[UPDATE: The contest is over, thanks to everyone who participated! The winner will be contacted directly] My friends at Scholastic have graciously offered to give away a selection of skeletal books to one of our lucky readers!
There's a wide range of titles for readers of every age, so if you've got little ones this is the giveaway for you! Click the titles to find out more about these books:
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There's a wide range of titles for readers of every age, so if you've got little ones this is the giveaway for you! Click the titles to find out more about these books:
And of course you don't need to wait till the end of the contest to get your own Scholastic books check out their website for hundreds (thousands?) of titles and of course visit your local independent bookstores and libraries and ask for them there!
116 comments:
The Hand Book looks like a winner (cute title!)
I would read them "Where the Wild things are" it is the best kids book ever.- A.
anything by christine quigley.
Most definitely some Shakespeare...Hamlet maybe! Great selection of books here!
I would read The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe
I would read "My Visit to the Dinosaurs" by Aliki.
Hands down, The Skeleton Inside You by Philip Balestrino....
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My little skeletons have a love for Dear Dracula. I have to admit, it's also a fave of mine.
~ Crystal
Redwolfgoddess7@aim.com
I was also going to say "Where the Wild Things Are," because it's been my favorite book since I was 2-years-old, but since someone already claimed it, I would read "The Phantom Tollbooth" to a friendly skeleton! lynnewalter@hotmail.com
I don't know about 'classic' but I'd read The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold.
These childrens books look awesome!!
The sleepless little vampire! I would love to read that to my little guy! channelrat@comcast.net
I would read "TALES TO TREMBLE BY"
The cover alone is just pure freaky.
This little skeleton will be rattling his bones in fright.
Classic book...anything Little Critter and once a little older, The Giver hands down
...ps that little skeleton cat book is too cute!
The (complete) Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, because it is not only classic but vital.
tatertot61@hotmail.com
If I was with a friendly skeleton, I'd read Slaughterhouse Five! It's one of my favorite books, and I think it would appeal to a skeleton's sense of humor.
If I win, I'd be reading the Scholastic books to the boy whom I gave a paper-craft skull to as a 1st birthday gift:
http://skulladay.blogspot.com/2007/09/braincase-x.html -- His 6th birthday is coming up!
tim
timgregory161 at yahoo dot com
this looks like a great collection of books! I would read Moondogs to a skeleton, it is a fave read a loud book!
I live in Sleepy Hollow, NY so I would want to read the Legend of Sleepy Hollow to a friendly skeleton.
Skeleton Meets the Mummy - my boys would LOVE that book!! megharmeyer@gmail.com
I have been reading the original Grimms' Fairy Tales to my unborn son and will continue tomdomsonafter he is born!
if i were to read a classic storybook to a friendly skeleton, i would read the caldecott honor: the talking bone.
if i were to read a classic novel, i would read newberry winner: the higher power of lucky.
although both are very different literary creations, they remain favorites in our household! xo
Anything from the Goosebumps collection! Those were my favorite books growing up! Efinney123@gmail.com
I would probably read Runaway Ralph.
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, I think.
For some reason, Ferdinand the Bull popped into my head.
Since my skeleton is currently wearing a top hat and festive garland, he should like a story about a bull who sits and smells the flowers.
Is Gray's Anatomy considered a classic? I think a skeleton might like to peruse that text. :)
I would read "The Saggy Baggy Elephant" because everyone should be comfortable in their own skin, or in the skeleton's case, comfortable with their lack of skin! Alianalways1@gmail.com
Kipling's "Just So Stories".
I would want to read The Pokey Little Puppy to a friendly skeleton.
I'd want to keep it short and sweet - like "Goodnight Moon!" I would LOOOOOOOOVE to win this. My 3 year old was running around the house pretending to catch "skellingtons" tonight for some strange reason, and considering she is obsessed with cats, this collection would THRILL her. Thanks for the giveaway!!!
The Ice Cream Cone Coot.
Best. Kids. Book. Ever.
I would read the Grimm brothers Fairy Tales :)
I'd read Winnie the Pooh to a skeleton. Skeletons need love too!
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Thanks!
I would read Owl at home :)
maria.helm1985@gmail.com
Sleepy Hollow
I would read "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" of course :)
I think I'd read a skeleton anything by H. P. Lovecraft. What else could possibly frighten the dead, but the Old Ones!
Dem Bones by Bob Barner...festove dancing skeletons, based on the folk song and it identifies the bones in the book!!!! Great Sing... I mean READ!
I would read funnybones by Allan Ahlberg. Loved the show, loved the books and I believe a friendly skeleton would like to read about other friendly skeletons.
Samaspence@gmail.com
I think I'd read "Oh the Places You'll Go" to a friendly skeleton... and chat about the Place's he/she had been.
Thanks for the contest! Skulladay Fan from about midway through the first year! So stoked it's still rolling along for you!
I would read them Hank the Clank ! Loved it as a child, I now read it to my child who loves it just as much :) she says Momma you hear that? It's Hank!
I would read Good Night Moon
:)
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I would read ' everyone poops'. wha? it's a classic!
radia.clark@gmail.com
"My Five Senses" by Aliki, because skeletons don't have them!
teachthespectrum@gmail.com
I'd read them James and the Giant Peach! I remember it vividly being read to me by my 2nd grade teacher, Mrs. Ryan!
Everybody Poops. It'd be funny, because skeletons don't!
kyndra @ gmail . com
"Infinite Jest" by David Foster Wallace. And if they weren't already a skeleton when I started reading, there's a good possibility they would be by the time I finished!
(Though I'm rooting for Tiki up there to win, because Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy books are the best ever.)
Cloudy with a chance of meatballs! its a classic to me! ElyseGirl@gmail.com
My three year old daughter Rayne (who is sitting beside me) says "mommy I want a rawr kitty for bookie time!!!" so, Skeleton kitty its is.....
Green eggs and ham since it's a fun book and will probably tickle their funny bone...Har!
My three year old daughter Rayne (who is sitting beside me) says "mommy I want a rawr kitty for bookie time!!!" so, Skeleton kitty its is.....
I would read them anything by Roald Dahl, maybe particularly The Witches as its funny, spooky and cool!
mads@thevirginrose.com :)
I would read There Was An Old Monster by Rebecca Emberley. My kids love it!
"Bony Legs" by Joanna Cole. XD
LOVED THAT BOOK AS A KID!
Skeleton Cat and Skeleton Meets the Mummy look awesome.
Anything from brothers Grimm. Stories like the Frog King are great for young minds and installing morals.
I would read James and the Giant Peach by Ronald Dahl. A most beautiful book, a bit macabre, a tad frightening, but in the end good wins over evil. Wonderful for a child's imagination.
i would love to read the sleepless little vampire to my little boy who doesnt seem to ever want to go to bed! :)
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It's hard to pick just one book but my son loves when I read him Winnie the Pooh. He's still very young but I think when he gets older and reads the Tao of Pooh he will understand it in a whole different way.
Anyway be would love these skeleton books.
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The Witches by Roald Dahl
I would read the "velveteen rabbit". It has always been a wonderful children's story :)
crimsondondoll19@yahoo.com
The Nightmare Before Christmas. It was originally a poem...but I'll go with that.
jkthorson02@gmail.com
where the sidewalk ends :-)
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Alice in Wonderland, of course! It has the best skulls in literature (Red Queen, anyone?)
I would read Lenore the cute little dead girl
I would read Lenore The Cute Little Dead Girl
I would read a little skeleton girl "Dealing with Dragons" by Patricia C. Wrede. Come to think of it, it's good for little skeleton boys, as well. More books need strong heroines.
bleufishh@yahoo.com
I would have to read Lenore too! Funniest thing I've read in years.
Definitely "All About Scabs", because it would be extremely informative and new to them. ;-) Actually, that's my son's favorite book, so I'm stealing his answer.
bun71@comcast.net :)
where the wild things are is a favorite here- the book not the movie!
"Rochee, the Friendliest Cockroach", By Gavin Goo
It's creepy, but at the same time cute!
Skeleton Cat looks so cute!
Skeleton cat looks cool! Thank you! xxlisa
Naked Lunch by Burroughs.
I just consulted with my six and four year olds and we agree that a friendly skeleton would love to hear "How I Became a Pirate" by Melinda Long. It's especially fun when read with your best pirate voice. ARRrrr!
Mary Roach's Spook. Not really a classic, but I'd have questions for a skeleton who wanted story-time, and we could have some decent conversations about the text.
The skeleton cat book looks great but my nephews are partial to a book called Bugtown!
It would depend on when the skeleton departed, and how much catching up he had to do, but we could start with Mordecai Gerstein's Mountains of Tibet.
The Mysteries of Udolpho, by Ann Radcliffe
Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco is my fav children's book.
kinda dark but, the Bone Collector by Jeffrey Deaver.
I would love to read Zecharia Sitchin's "The 12th Planet."
lp578hodges@gmail.com
I would read them Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex.
Jenhighton@gmail.com
I would totally go with Bunnicula, I love that book! :}
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I love Where the Wild Things Are...having a son named Max, its perfect for us.
dang, forgot...
fryek@appstate.edu
I would read A Chocolate Moose For Dinner by Fred Gwynne to a "little" skeleton.
Why "Funny Bones" of course, by "Janet and Allan Ahlberg" so we can laugh when the dog skeleton breaks into bits and gets reasembled all wrong. You can contact me at couchgirl13@gmail.com
The Three Robbers by Tomi Ungere
"Goodnight Moon" because it's just amazing and is cherished by many generations.
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I would probably read some Grimm's fairy tales!
"Gus the friendly ghost" was a good one.
It would have to be Goodnight, Moon. :)
I would read "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs." Skeletons need some meat on their bones.
I'd read any of the Dirk Bones series, about a skeleton detective.
Stone Soup & Grimm's Fairy Tales...let the truth be told.
I would read him or her Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett. And if you don't think that's a classic, you should read it!
Skeleton meets the Mummy looks quite entertaining...
The Emperor's New Clothes, by Anderson, is what I would read to a friendly skeleton. I think he would enjoy a good laugh, and a lesson learned.
Cinderella Skeleton by David Catrow is a great book. My classic, of course, would by Dracula by Bram Stoker. I love to read to my boys (Dylan 13 yrs old & Daltyn 5 1/2 months). It is harder to find books for young boys. Dylan just learned about the Mothman and loves the stories.
Thanks for the great contest!
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Bunnicula by James and Deborah Howe is a fun read for anybody! quadruplek@gmail.com
When my daughter was little she had the book CinderSkeleton. She loved it and I still have it. I think any bony princess would love to read that book. ;)
i would love to read if you give a mouse a cookie to my daughter! shes not quite old enough yet to sit through the whole thing!
I would read Wide Sargasso Sea.
definitely Making Faces by Kevyn Aucoin...
I would read Wuthering Heights. What better story is there of the passage between the here and the hereafter? pau1ah at hotmail (that's a #1, not an "l")
i would read a skeleton the old lady that swallowed a fly. i can be reached at firebird_9@msn.com
Wrandi Hall.
i would read a skeleton the old lady that swallowed a fly! Wrandi Hall wka6six6@gmail.com
One of the are you afraid of the dark books :0)
I would read the The Very Hungry Caterpillar!
And this set of books is adorable - my girls would LOVE them!
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I loved as a child "The Talking Eggs"-- a strange Louisiana style folktale-ish version of Cinderella, and I love reading it to children and seeing it again for the first time through their eyes. I love the message it sends and I recommend it to any parent, child, teacher, or childcare provider. I would love to send these books to my niece and nephews at Halloween after I've read them to the children I work with =) thepunkrocksockhop@hotmail.com
Three Men in a Boat. It is the only book I've ever read that made me crack up every time I picked it up. Npr was right. I bet even a skelton would crack a smile at it.
My favorite, The Metamorphosis by Kafka.
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