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Monday, September 21, 2015

Ten Great Book Series for Kids

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Me - Ten Great Book Series for Kids, wow! Here are 5 great series for early chapter readers:


 
1)Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and its sequels by Judy Blume - The books are very fun and anybody who has siblings can totally relate to the books.
2) Beezus and Ramona books by Beverly Cleary - This books are like the flipside of the Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Books. Not only are these books about sisters instead of brothers but the Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing books are told from the point of view of the older sibling and these books are told from the point of view of the younger sibling. However, these books are equally funny, and anyone with a sibling can equally relate to them.

3) Judy Moody books by Megan McDonald - These books are also very funny, and you can't wait to find out what Judy Moody is going to do next.
4) My Weird School books by Dan Gutman - More funny books. However, these are about school and crazy teachers. The things that happen in this books are much crazier than anything that really happens in school. That's what makes them so fun to read.
5) Rainbow Fairy Books - They are very easy for younger kids. There are quite a lot of them. Any kid who loves fairies will love these books.

Mom - Here are five great series for beginning readers.
1) Fancy Nancy books- These books show that just because a book is for kids doesn't mean all the words have to be simple. Fancy Nancy books help kids to increase their vocabulary in a fun way. They make it cool to be smart.
2) Amelia Bedelia books- Kids can laugh at the antics of Amelia Bedelia while at the same time learning that it is okay to mix things up once in a while.
3) Dr. Seuss books - These books are classic and fun although perhaps at times a little too reliant on made-up words.
4)  Bob books - These books are simple and easy to read. They are perfect for kids who are just starting  to learn to read. They give new readers confidence in their emerging  reading skills.


5) Book series related to TV and movie characters etc. - It is not that these are necessarily great books but if having books about their favorite characters makes some kids that would otherwise be reluctant to read want to read than that is a good thing.

And that's our view. What is your favorite book series for kids?

Tune in tomorrow for Where-To-Go Wednesday.
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  1. UnknownSeptember 22, 2015 at 11:45 PM

    Thanks for sharing. I will pass this along to some moms! #blogelina

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    1. Jeryl M.September 23, 2015 at 11:11 AM

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  2. CharitySeptember 23, 2015 at 9:18 AM

    I loved the Ramona Quimby & the Judy Blume books when I was a kid. I didn't know they were still in print! A lot of books from my childhood aren't. I'll have to let my friend who has kids these ages know about these!

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    1. Jeryl M.September 23, 2015 at 12:39 PM

      Yes, they are still in print, and there have been more books written since I was a kid. Thanks for visiting Says Me Says Mom, and for your comment.

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  3. Callie Di NelloSeptember 23, 2015 at 9:27 AM

    Ahhhhh! Dr Seuss - I adore Dr Seuss!! Here in the UK we have very different books and characters (which is why when I was lucky enough to attend the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade in 2003 I had not a clue what most of the characters were! I was totally bemused, but equally enchanted!), but my son loved me to read Dr Seuss because of the sing-song element to the rhymes. He still remembers Green Eggs & Ham, even 'tho he's now 25 *chuckle*

    With blessings, Callie - London, UK #blogelina

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    1. Jeryl M.September 23, 2015 at 12:40 PM

      That's interesting I never knew that. My girls love Dr. Seuss too, and they are a tween and a teen. Thanks for visiting Says Me Says Mom, and for your comment.

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  4. UnknownSeptember 23, 2015 at 11:08 AM

    I like the idea of using favourite characters for reluctant readers. So often we try & get our kids to read the books we choose for them - it's so much better to allow them to lead us and choose the books that will engage them. I'd rather have our youngest son read a Pokemon book than no book at all.

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    1. Jeryl M.September 23, 2015 at 12:46 PM

      I totally agree. My older daughter loves to read. My younger one only likes funny books and books about animals. If she doesn't love the book she is reading we cannot get her to read at all. Thanks for visiting Says Me Says Mom, and for your comments.

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  5. Stacey LoringSeptember 23, 2015 at 2:37 PM

    I remember reading the Judy Blume books when I was a kid. I actually thought I was super cool because she lived down the block from my cousins.

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    1. Jeryl M.September 23, 2015 at 10:06 PM

      I love Judy Blume too and now my daughter's do especially the Fudge books. Thanks for visiting Says Me Says Mom, and for your comment.

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  6. Much Ado About morrisSeptember 23, 2015 at 5:30 PM

    OMG I loved Amelia Bedelia as a child, and I have recently introduced her to my wild and crazy daughter! I have a 9-year-old son who is a great reader, but hasn't fallen in love with reading. I struggle to find some series which are more interesting for boys than girls and which are the "just right" level of challenging text. I will suggest he try out the Dan Gutman books ASAP! #Blogelina

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    1. Jeryl M.September 23, 2015 at 10:11 PM

      I have two girls so we don't know too much about books series for boys but boys definitely should like the My Weird School books.

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  7. JamieSeptember 23, 2015 at 7:21 PM

    Those look like such great books for the kids!! Getting them excited about reading is so important and these look like ones that they will love!! Thank you for sharing with us at the #BlogelinaCommentathon

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    1. Jeryl M.September 23, 2015 at 10:19 PM

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  8. Trac~September 23, 2015 at 9:13 PM

    Wow, I've never seen a lot of these books before. Thanks for sharing! My kids are grown, but I do have a grandson on the way this November, so this will be great to keep in the back of my mind for future use! :) #BlogelinaCommentathon

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    1. Jeryl M.September 23, 2015 at 10:38 PM

      Your welcome. Thanks for visiting Says Me Says Mom and for your comment.

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  9. Kari@The He Said She Said ExperienceSeptember 24, 2015 at 11:59 AM

    We love the Beezus and Ramona books. I would add Little House on the Prairie, Anne of Green Gables and The Babysitters Club too!

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    1. Jeryl M.September 24, 2015 at 9:39 PM

      Oh yes. We love Little House on the Prairie too. We once did a whole post just on Little House on the Prairie, http://saysmesaysmom.blogspot.com/2012/04/little-house-on-prairie.html. Anne of Green Gables is great too. I never read The Babysitters Club but I believe my daughters have read one or two of the books. Thanks for your great ideas for additions to our list and for visiting Says Me Says Mom.

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  10. AshleySeptember 24, 2015 at 12:27 PM

    My daughter just started Kindergarten and I can not wait to start reading these books like Judy Bloom and Ramona. They'll be a little more exciting for me haha. I also LOVED babysistters club books. Shoot I probably still would!

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    1. Jeryl M.September 24, 2015 at 9:44 PM

      I know how you feel every time my girls get a little bit older I feel sad about the books that will no longer be a part of our lives because I still love them. Thanks for visiting Says Me Says Mom.

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  11. UnknownSeptember 24, 2015 at 1:18 PM

    My children love to read great books! Some of my favorites are Fancy Nancy, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dr. Seuss, and my two year old daughter loves Elmo and Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood.

    @Blogelina Commentathon

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    1. Jeryl M.September 24, 2015 at 9:48 PM

      My older daughter liked the Wimpy Kid Books for a while but she quickly grew out of them. Neither of my daughters was every really into Elmo. The older one loved Clifford and the younger one loved Dora the Explorer. Thanks for visiting Says Me Says Mom.

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  12. Tina CollinsSeptember 24, 2015 at 5:45 PM

    I quite like reading children's book especially those for young teens! Even as a reviewer, I don't get much chance to read them, though. I don't have much of an excuse to buy them either as I don't have young children. I dread to think what people would think if I started to fill my bookshelves with kiddies books!

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    1. Jeryl M.September 24, 2015 at 9:51 PM

      That's one thing I love about having kids. I have an excuse to read all those great books again. Every time, my kids get a little bit older, I feel sad about the books that will no longer be a part of our lives. Thanks for visiting Says Me Says Mom.

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  13. EricaSeptember 24, 2015 at 7:14 PM

    What a good list! My son is in kindergarten and we love to read.

    #commentathon

    Erica

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    1. Jeryl M.September 24, 2015 at 9:58 PM

      It is great that your son loves to read. If they don't love reading when they are young, it is hard to get them interested in books at all. Thank you for visiting Says Me Says Mom.

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  14. KarenSeptember 24, 2015 at 11:43 PM

    A blast from the past! I remember my daughter reading a lot of these great books! I haven't heard of the Bob Books before. Ramona, Dr Seuss, and Amelia Bedelia are some of our favorites! Thanks for sharing all of these books! :)

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    1. Jeryl M.September 26, 2015 at 1:38 AM

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  15. Lindsey @ Brushing our way through lifeSeptember 25, 2015 at 8:06 AM

    My one year old loves Dr. Seuss books! Many of these books brought back memories from my growing up years:)

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    1. Jeryl M.September 26, 2015 at 1:41 AM

      One of the joys of having kids is being able to share the books you loved as a kid with them. Thank you for visiting Says Me Says Mom and for your comment.

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  16. MsCrookedHaloSeptember 25, 2015 at 10:37 AM

    As a kid, I was obsessed with the Ramona books as well as Ralph the Mouse. My kids all loved the If you give a mouse a cookie series. Of course, you can never go wrong with Dr. Seuss.

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    1. Jeryl M.September 26, 2015 at 1:48 AM

      My kids liked the If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Series. They liked a lot of other series too. We used to come home from the library with a stack of like 20 books.

      Thank you for visiting Says Me Says Mom, and for your comment.

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  17. Shauna S.September 25, 2015 at 11:44 AM

    My daughter would love all of these books. It is fun to get new books and add them to our collection. I loved Amelia Bedelia as a kid.

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    1. Jeryl M.September 26, 2015 at 1:52 AM

      My daughters love to get new books. Every time they get a book order at school they get so excited.

      Thank you for visiting Says Me Says Mom and for your comment.

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  18. Tried & tested recipesSeptember 25, 2015 at 12:46 PM

    I haven't seem many of the books on this list before. My daughter is currently only fascinated with reading Stilton books. I will try introducing some of these books to her.

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    1. Jeryl M.September 26, 2015 at 1:55 AM

      My girls were never really into Stilton.

      Thank you for visiting Says Me Says Mom and for your comment.

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  19. Dash Kitten CrewSeptember 25, 2015 at 7:33 PM

    Some of these are new to me and its always a good idea get get some kind of an idea of what books are about before you buy, or buy as a gift. I never read Dr. Seuss, I am English, but I loved lots of books and the actual physical feel of a book held as you read has no equal.

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    1. Jeryl M.September 26, 2015 at 1:58 AM

      My daughter also prefers physical book.. I like them too, but I also like e-books. I like being able to carry so many books with me at once.

      Thank you for visiting Says Me Says Mom and your comment.

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  20. UnknownSeptember 26, 2015 at 11:17 AM

    I loved the Beverly Cleary books and the Judy Blume books when I was young. My oldest is in Kindergarten, so I'm going to have to get him these series'. Also, we love the Judy Moody movie, so I'm sure the books are even better! Thank you for all the great suggestions!

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    1. Jeryl M.September 26, 2015 at 9:56 PM

      Yes, the Judy Moody books are better than the movie. They are hilarious especially the one called Judy Moody The Doctor Is In.

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  21. Jenni @ Ditching Our DebtSeptember 26, 2015 at 1:33 PM

    Our son is just getting into Beverly Cleary books (the Henry ones right now, since they are about a boy). He also enjoyed reading the Boxcar children. I tried to get him into the Magic Treehouse, but he wasn't that interested.

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    1. Jeryl M.September 26, 2015 at 10:00 PM

      I read the Boxcar children when I was young but my girls never really liked them. They also never really liked the Magic Treehouse books.

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  22. Denise MurraySeptember 26, 2015 at 10:10 PM

    Yes, to all 10 series mentioned! we are such book worms that we have read a book or two or all of the books in each of the series mentioned. As our familyhas grown we unfortunately do less buying and more borrowing of books! The expense and space were becoming overwhelming!

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    1. Jeryl M.September 26, 2015 at 10:36 PM

      Yes, I agree my daughter likes to own books and doesn't like to part with them, but we only have so much money to buy books and only so much space to keep them. That doesn't mean you can't borrow books though because that's what libraries are for, and if you have a Kindle you can even borrow some Kindle books from Amazon.

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  23. Refined RoomsSeptember 26, 2015 at 10:34 PM

    I'm so glad I came across this post. I have a 4th grade boy who really does not enjoy reading, but I had totally forgotten about the Tale of a 4th Grade Nothing book...I honestly think he will love it! #blogelina

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    1. Jeryl M.September 28, 2015 at 12:42 AM

      There are lots of great series for boys now. I don't know a lot about most of them because I have two girls.

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  24. UnknownSeptember 27, 2015 at 8:41 AM

    Ahhh, the memories!! I am a librarian so I am very familiar with these great reads and how popular they are. There is nothing better than a classic and these are definite classics.

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    1. Jeryl M.September 28, 2015 at 12:43 AM

      I totally agree!

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  25. UnknownSeptember 27, 2015 at 10:10 AM

    Great post! Dr. Suess has always been my favorite. Fancy Nancy is fun and Bob books are great. Judy Bloom is good but a little scary for younger kids. There are so many wonderful books. No matter how long you are on a computer or how often you play video game there is nothing quite like having a book in your hand to read! At any age.

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    2. Jeryl M.September 28, 2015 at 12:47 AM

      Yes reading is great. The only bad thing is there are two many great books and not enough time to read them all.

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  26. UnknownSeptember 27, 2015 at 11:19 AM

    Thanks for sharing this list. I love to read and I definitely think it is very important that my kids read as well.

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    1. Jeryl M.September 28, 2015 at 12:50 AM

      I think it is especially important to encourage kids to read today because there are so many other distractions that keep them from reading. My daughter is one of the old kids she knows that actually likes to read.

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  27. UnknownSeptember 28, 2015 at 3:26 PM

    Younger Jess would have loved this! Who am I kidding, me Jess would still love them! Reading them is such good research for finding what kids love! xxx

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    1. Jeryl M.September 28, 2015 at 11:47 PM

      I still love them too. Every time, my kids get a little older and outgrow more of the books I loved it makes me a little sad,

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  28. KarenSeptember 28, 2015 at 6:14 PM

    I LOVED Judy Blume and Beverly Cleary as a child, and I still have many of my books! My boys enjoyed Dr Suess, My Weird School Books, etc. These are great recommendations for kids!

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    1. Jeryl M.September 28, 2015 at 11:50 PM

      My daughter still has a lot her old books too even though she has already outgrown a lot of these books.

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  29. UnknownSeptember 28, 2015 at 11:52 PM

    Thanks for compiling this wondrous list of books!! I'll definitely have to share it with a few of my friends.

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      Your welcome.

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  30. Kara @ La Vida FrugalSeptember 29, 2015 at 8:34 AM

    I love that some of these have remained popular for so long! I read Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary, and Amelia Bedelia as a kid too. And the Dr. Seuss books are wonderful - they will be around forever. Terrific list!

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    1. Jeryl M.September 29, 2015 at 10:35 PM

      I love that books remain popular so long too. It is so great to share the books I loved with my kids.

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  31. Yona WilliamsSeptember 29, 2015 at 6:55 PM

    Judy Blume sure does have staying power, huh? I've read several of her books. I would have loved to have 'collections' in my possession as a young reader. I remember reading Sweet Valley High books as a series.

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    1. Jeryl M.September 29, 2015 at 10:38 PM

      Even now, Judy Blume is still writing. Her books are great. I never read the Sweet Valley High books though and so far my girls haven't read them either.

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  32. UnknownSeptember 29, 2015 at 9:50 PM

    This is a great group of books. My daughter has always loved the Fancy Nancy books (too old and mature now to read them). She has also read a couple of the Rainbow Fairy books and enjoyed them. Of course Dr. Seuss books are just classics.

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    1. Jeryl M.September 29, 2015 at 10:41 PM

      My daughter also loved Fancy Nancy books but she is too old for them too. I think part of the reason she liked them was because she always loved big words just like Nancy.

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  33. GethinatorSeptember 29, 2015 at 10:58 PM

    Fancy Nancy was a favorite of ours when my daughters were little. I miss those special reading times.

    Jen
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    1. Jeryl M.October 1, 2015 at 12:02 AM

      I miss reading with my kids when they were little too.

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  34. CherSeptember 29, 2015 at 11:27 PM

    I hadn't heard of My Weird School, I will look into that one!

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    1. Jeryl M.October 1, 2015 at 12:04 AM

      I actually first heard about My Weird School from my kids. Kids really seems to like them.

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  35. MarissaSeptember 30, 2015 at 3:02 PM

    Thanks for the suggestions. My son is now a reader and would probably like the Weird School books.

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  36. Brooke ShowalterSeptember 30, 2015 at 8:21 PM

    Great recommendations! Thank you for sharing. I'm a teen/children's program specialist at my library and these are definitely some of the popular selections at our library. :)

    Brooke @ Brooke Blogs
    #blogelina #commentathon

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  37. Nicole K/GothamGalSeptember 30, 2015 at 9:09 PM

    I love these choices, Judy Blume and Beverly Cleary, in particular.

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    1. Jeryl M.October 1, 2015 at 12:14 AM

      I agree Judy Blume and Beverly Cleary are both especially great, and they bring back memories of growing up and reading their books.

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  38. Kari AnnSeptember 30, 2015 at 11:34 PM

    I love Moody Judy. I just watched the movie recently and it reminded me of the books!

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      My daughter and I used to read the Judy Moody books together, and they were always so funny.

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  39. UnknownOctober 1, 2015 at 2:38 AM

    Read all of those, except the BOB ones, either when I was a kid or my kids were younger!

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