tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post50470082065815086..comments2024-03-05T20:00:47.681-06:00Comments on Blogging 'Bout Boys: Getting Boys to ReadJennifer Finkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568576650343979230noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-83927800841362384882010-08-05T14:52:33.197-05:002010-08-05T14:52:33.197-05:00yes, exactly. Even if they don't gravitate to ...yes, exactly. Even if they don't gravitate to something, just being there, they'll pick it up and page through. We have a HUGE coffee table for the sole purpose of holding books on it.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-1156584704062718202010-08-03T11:40:37.693-05:002010-08-03T11:40:37.693-05:00Comics are awesome for kids. They are about heroe...Comics are awesome for kids. They are about heroes doing what is right, stretch the imagination, and help foster a sense of adventure.<br /><br />Check out the local library. The Fond du Lac one has a ton of graphic novels (which cover story lines in various comics), and individual issues. I'm 36 and my love of comics never faltered since childhood. Finding that the library had them last year, had me feeling like a kid all over again.Vincent Wondrahttp://www.wondraweb.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-88102004141718175582010-07-27T18:01:40.612-05:002010-07-27T18:01:40.612-05:00Great blog. Very well done! Keep up the great wo...Great blog. Very well done! Keep up the great work! Hopefully one day soon your oldest will read my memoir - Its got it all, Navy stuff, wrestling stuff, bullies, even girls! <br /><br />All the best - <br /><br />John W. Quinn<br />Author of Someone Like Me - An Unlikely Story of Challenge and Triumph Over Cerebral Palsy<br /><br />www.johnwquinn.comJohn W. Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05910614194498834759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-442567919511606992010-07-25T18:55:50.820-05:002010-07-25T18:55:50.820-05:00Thanks for all this great info. I'm going to b...Thanks for all this great info. I'm going to buy Popular Mechanics for my middle boy!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285521350755345199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-88550830760134478372010-07-25T09:39:16.284-05:002010-07-25T09:39:16.284-05:00I just uploaded an audio interview with Bart King,...I just uploaded an audio interview with Bart King, the author of The Big Book of Gross Stuff - http://www.gettingboystoread.com.Mike McQueenhttp://gettingboystoread.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-77244802934412122122010-07-22T21:56:41.080-05:002010-07-22T21:56:41.080-05:00Great ideas here. I think I'm going to have to...Great ideas here. I think I'm going to have to check out Lego magazine and Popular Mechanics.Jennifer Finkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568576650343979230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-45007663290175406512010-07-22T21:30:57.927-05:002010-07-22T21:30:57.927-05:00Lego magazine and the Little Coin Catalog (lol!) W...Lego magazine and the Little Coin Catalog (lol!) We are also enjoying Jeff Smith's Bone series.<br />LisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-16178195320343078322010-07-21T18:36:44.497-05:002010-07-21T18:36:44.497-05:00You know, I have never been able to interest my bo...You know, I have never been able to interest my boys in magazines. I tried Highlights, Ranger Rick and Kids Discover. I picked out things from the library I thought they might find interesting. No luck.<br /><br />Recently I noticed that my 11 year old liked to look at National Geographic when we were at dentist appointments, so we have subscribed to that. He mostly enjoys looking at the pictures and reading the captions, but it has started some good conversations. (I tried the National Geographic for Kids and was disappointed with all the ads and clutter - not that the adult version doesn't have ads, but it doesn't seem so busy to me.)<br /><br />My boys are both avid readers, Artemis Fowl, Ranger's Apprentice, Bartimaeus, and The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flammel being the current favorites. <br /><br />I think Popular Mechanics might be a good one to try out, especially for my younger one. Thanks.dstbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12640426092185071874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-21887892677155806832010-07-21T13:40:58.736-05:002010-07-21T13:40:58.736-05:00I sooooooo agree with you -- on so many counts. Cr...I sooooooo agree with you -- on so many counts. Creating a reading environment, with variety, is so important.<br /><br />Mine loved Popular Mechanics, then graduated to car magazines in their mid-teens.Laura@OutnumberedMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10764574855540659528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-66157592757943145372010-07-21T13:32:28.715-05:002010-07-21T13:32:28.715-05:00The Monster of all Quarterly? Magazines - The Lego...The Monster of all Quarterly? Magazines - The Lego Magazine! Read cover to cover in less time that I can get the grocery bags out of the car - the only time they are not begging to carry in groceries so they get first dibs on the ice cream. :)<br />Madlibs, Garfield and Diary of a Wimpy Kid litter the floor next to my son's bed.Pebblekeeper ~ Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792217890092486144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-5232872144245545632010-07-21T09:44:24.503-05:002010-07-21T09:44:24.503-05:00My boys get Beckett's Massive Online Gamer, an...My boys get Beckett's Massive Online Gamer, and Scooby Doo Comics.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16642947276308505560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-38854263258070190282010-07-21T09:25:13.659-05:002010-07-21T09:25:13.659-05:00My 8 yo boy likes Popular Mechanics. I don't k...My 8 yo boy likes Popular Mechanics. I don't know if most would or not.angel0199https://www.blogger.com/profile/07708346874861450977noreply@blogger.com