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Parenting.com has come up with a list of the top 30 books that should be read to your children. I looked through the list, and I have read these books as a child, and continue to share my love of these books with my own child.

How about you?

The Best Books to Read With Your Kids - Parenting.com

Jan Krystkowiak of http://www.whereintheworldbooks.com/ is offering 10% off of personalized kids books. Use code "tails".

Krystkowiak gave an interview on reading and how personalized kids books improve comprehension on Connecting Women Radio: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/connectingwomen/2009/11/14/Connecting-Women

DH and I spent the Sunday afternoon in a bookstore that I absolutely love. We drank coffee as we leafed through a few books. After finishing leafing through particular book, I tell DH that I want to purchase this for my company.

He replied by saying, "No, write down the title, and we will do online comparing, going for the less expensive." I told him that I couldn't wait and I NEEDED the book.

DH insisted for me not to bring the book. After giving him a sad look, DH replied smiling, "Don't worry. Tomorrow or later this week you will come back and buy the book anyways."

His reply caught me off guard that I end up laughing so hard, and I replied "Is it that obvious (that I buy books without telling him)?" He laughed and said, "Yup. You have piles of books. It is hard to miss them."

He is right. I have piles of books. In fact, all kinds of books. So what did I do today, while waiting to pick up DS from class, I went to the Bookstore and bought the book that I had "NEEDED".

Shhh....don't tell DH. ;)

I am an avid reader, and I hope to pass the love of reading down to my son and the rest of my children (when I have them). To me, reading opens many opportunities to a person that otherwise we wouldn't have.

I also had the pleasure of attending Family Reading Night activities in my area last year. I took my son, and we were read to by different people. My son also won a book. There were treats and prizes given away.

It was nice to see families come together and show how reading can be fun.

Check with your local schools and libraries to see if any activities are offered for Family Reading Night.

Here is one below:

What: Family Reading Night
Where: Rochelle Middle School (Rochelle, IL)
When: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 6-8:30 p.m.
Why: To celebrate National Family Reading

There will be stories read by celebrity readers, prizes, treats and many other surprises!

No pre-registration is necessary

Hosted by: Flagg-Rochelle Public Library and Rochelle Elementary S.D. #231 Libraries

How cool is this? Starbucks is now going to have a book club where the 50 first people that sign up will receive an autographed book to read as part of the book club. This is great for those who love to read. This is even better if you love specialty coffees (like myself) and read!

For more information, go to Starbucks V2V, http://www.v2v.net/actions/starbucks-1st-readers-club.

Oh yeah. You bet I signed up!

I have always had this sick obsession with books. I love books. I have always wanted to own a small bookstore. I hope to have a library in my house one day.

So, I thought to myself I shall join a book club, you know go to a place where we can discuss a book in great detail and analyze meanings in the book. I wanted to hangout on a monthly basis with other readers who enjoyed the word as much as I did.

I called and bugged my local librarian with questions (thank God she happened to a childhood friend as well, so she is used to my ways haha). So, when I picked up DS from school today, I swung by the library to get the book that we, bookclubbers, are reading and discussing Nov. 12. The book I will be getting into is called: On Tall Pine Lake by Dorothy Garlock. I have never read this book before and I will begin to indulge in tonight.

Oh yeah, DS (who is 5) informs since I will be getting a book at the library, he is going to get several of them--which he did. Do you think he may be following my footsteps?