{"id":3540,"date":"2013-07-17T10:31:51","date_gmt":"2013-07-17T15:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parentingzoo.com\/members\/?p=3540"},"modified":"2013-07-17T10:32:05","modified_gmt":"2013-07-17T15:32:05","slug":"homer-price-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parentingzoo.com\/members\/?p=3540","title":{"rendered":"Homer Price Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;bc1=FFFFFF&amp;IS2=1&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;fc1=000000&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;t=funevents4gir-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as4&amp;m=amazon&amp;f=ifr&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;asins=0142404152\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>Have you read this book with your kids yet?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0142404152\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0142404152&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=funevents4gir-20\">Homer Price<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=funevents4gir-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0142404152\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0by Robert McLoskey is a sweet read along book and read alone introduction to chapter book for a bit older children. \u00a0Great for boys and girls the little stories within a story make for great before bedtime reading or any time storytime fits in your day.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon&#8217;s description reads:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Welcome to Centerburg!\u00a0 Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want;\u00a0 where houses are built in a day; and where a boy named Homer Price can foil four slick bandits using nothing but his wits and pet skunk.<\/p>\n<p>The comic genius of Robert McCloskey and his wry look at small-town America has kept readers in stitches for generations!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The stories are fun, funny, pretty fast moving and very engaging for the parents as well as the kids.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a fan of many of McCloskey&#8217;s books and this one ranks right up there. My other favorites:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0670451495\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0670451495&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=funevents4gir-20\">Make Way for Ducklings <\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=funevents4gir-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0670451495\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>\u00a0 &#8211; Make sure you get this one in hardback. It&#8217;s a keeper. And buy one for each of your children to take with them when they leave home. \u00a0I believe this is one of those books that must be in every home. Yes &#8211; it&#8217;s that good.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0670175919\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0670175919&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=funevents4gir-20\">Blueberries for Sal <\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=funevents4gir-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0670175919\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> &#8211; Another must have. Delightful story and engaging pictures.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Oh forget it&#8230; just go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Robert-McCloskey\/e\/B001ITVSR6\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;tag=funevents4gir-20\" target=\"_blank\">Robert McCloskey&#8217;s page on Amazon<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=funevents4gir-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> (click) to find all his children&#8217;s books and buy them all. Really!<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"border: none; float: right;\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/zemified_e.png?x-id=a5ff806f-c96b-4a90-9b71-bafbbd289fb0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you read this book with your kids yet? 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