"For eight years, Jessica Terry suffered from stomach pain so horrible, it brought her to her knees. The pain, along with diarrhea, vomiting and fever, made her so sick, she lost weight and often had to miss school. Her doctors, no matter how hard they tried, couldn't figure out the cause of Jessica's abdominal distress. Then one day in January, Terry, 18, figured it out on her own. "
- Tamar Weinberg
from Bookmarklet
"Come July, ThinkFree, the web office provider which first added mobile access in 2008, will unveil the only complete Office suite for the Android OS."
- Lindsay
from Bookmarklet
I posted this yesterday- but you didnt' see it? wah. Now I will quit in a flaming death pyre over lack of readership KIDDING
- anna sauce
Sorry Anna!! Looked through your feed but I still don't see it!
- Mona Nomura
from IM
No worries- I'm learning from the master. You did a way better job of sharing it on here. I snipped some of the tweets, but it just sounded like I was saying them!
- anna sauce
Ha, I posted it last week and no one saw it.
- Admiral Anika
Man, I am lame for being so late AND not noticing on people's feeds. Sorry guys!
- Mona Nomura
don't beat yourself up- interesting, FriendFeed made the association way later than both of us did!
- anna sauce
Anika you posted it last week? I know now I've missed some of your posts :(
- anna sauce
hilarious ... Mona what did you use to post the screenshot, by the way?
- Nathan Rein
Hi Nathan! Skitch all the way! :)
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Dr Poiarkov told how the dogs like to play during their daily commute. He said: “They jump on the train seconds before the doors shut, risking their tails getting jammed. They do it for fun. And sometimes they fall asleep and get off at the wrong stop.” The dogs have learned to use traffic lights to cross the road safely, said Dr Poiarkov. And... - http://furryrabbits.tumblr.com/post...
this story blows me away. i have a pic in my head of a dystopic future where all humans died out but the machinery keeps running and feral pets now use transport and other systems for their own needs. freaky stuff.
- MikeAmundsen
I would think they will eventually combine gmail, voice, docs, into a more integrated suite.
- rob
I am still kicking myself for not signing up for Grand Central way back when. I'm usually good at that sort of thing. Missed the boat on that one. Sigh.
- Rolf Schewe
seems like it will be. If you try to make a label called "voicemail" you get an error saying that it's a reserved system label.
- metalerik
I've always liked you Mona - now we're clearly friends for life. LOVE Very Hungry Caterpillar. A great Australian kids' book is Possum Magic. Highly recommended.
- Kate Foy
OMG Eric Carle has a book titled: "Pancakes Pancakes"!! I LOVE the man's books. And Kate? Any Eric Carle fan is a friend for life of mine, too! :)
- Mona Nomura
Shut up, Erin. Are you serious? *edit: holy cow, that is a real book!!
- Mona Nomura
A good children's book can be read many ways, and has little details that are revealed over repeated readings. Isn't it fun to figure out where the mouse is in each color panel of Goodnight Moon, and see how that book and Runaway Bunny tie in to each other?
- stretta
from twhirl
I actually learned a lot about body parts and basic science through books. ie: scabs, nostrils, blood, etc. (Japanese children books LOL) I wonder if there are English translations http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp...
- Mona Nomura
Fox in Socks. But Camilla's first exposure to reading was Eric Carle's "Brown Bear, Brown Bear"
- April Buchheit
OMG, so many! I read a lot of stuff. But little kid stuff? Probably Dr. Seuss...esp "Are You My Mother?" - the best line: "You are not my mother, you are a SNORT!" That killed me when I was 5.
- Sarah Perez
'Possum Magic' by Mem Fox. She read it to our class in school, and that's one of my fondest childhood memories. Just the way she read it...
- Bec Rowe @d0tski
Possum Magic is great (we have signed copies of Mem's books, she lives in my town) ,, Hungry Caterpillar is and always has been a favourite, and now I love to read The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child to my kids :D Another great Mem book is Ella Kazoo Will Not Brush Her Hair
- Penny
My daughter loves Go Dog Go, so I rate that one too. Green Eggs & Ham is another fave. Also love Goodnight Moon for toddlers ...
- Patrick Jordan
Like that Mike Mulligan & The Steam Shovel one too - and Runaway Bunny, and The Little Red Hen (which there is a superb iPhone eBook of) ...
- Patrick Jordan
"Guess How Much I Love You" (the one with the nut-brown hares)
- Vicky
The Gruffalo for my kids. For myself, something called "The little book of monsters", which I've not managed to lay hands on as an adult
- Mark Aitken
Good topic Mona - and also like The Very Hungry Caterpillar ...
- Patrick Jordan
There are so many titles I don't recognise here! Bet there's a top 100 books list on t'nternet somewhere...
- Mark Aitken
I threw The Shining off our 11th floor balcony when I was 14 or something - because it still scared the shite out of me just walking past it on the shelves after reading it ...
- Patrick Jordan
Depends on the age, but "Guess How Much I Love You" is one of my favourites...
- Steve Lacey
@Patrick - I buried my copy in the bookshelves and slept with all the lights on for a month after reading The Shining. I refuse to watch the movie, in any version, but most especially Kubrik's version with Jack Nicholson. Typecasting?
- Sally: gift wrapper
Oh, the Places You'll Go!, Green Eggs & Ham, Cat in the Hat, Harriet the Spy
- Egyirba
I read Carle to my daughter quite a lot when she was younger. I like Mo Willems (spelling?). And there is a guy that does Russell the Sheep that has art that is so slick. Past that, of course Dr. Seuss! Gosh, with all of these likes, am I a kid trapped in an adult's body?
- Ken Stewart | ChangeForge
The Surprise Doll and Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel and a book about Baby Animals
- adf
We read The Lorax a lot, it's a fun read with lots of silly words
- Brian Hendrickson
My 2 year old son loves Freight Train and his "bright baby" Truck book - they're nightly staples.
- adf
Alexander and his terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. I could read that for smiles at any time. Even now! hah
- Sonya Smith
Liked, because I'm sure this thread will come handy one day.
- Aviv
LOVED "The Phantom Tollbooth" when I was a kid. As far as really little kid books go... I love to read "Goodnight Moon" to my son before bed. He is 10-months-old and really likes it! I am sure we will have many more favorite books as he grows up! Looks like I have a lot of good suggestions here! :)
- Meredith
there was this one book about a chameleon that I loved. can't remember the name of it now.
- chrisofspades
Cars and Trucks and Things that Go. With the little goldbug you had to find.
- Steve C
Great book and I love Eric Carle. I love the "True Story of the Three Little Pigs".
- John Flynn
I'm sure there's some hidden agenda involved. It probably explains why there's a longer prison sentence/larger fine in England and Wales for drug dealing than there is for death by dangerous driving (as far as I know)...
- Tyson Key