#ReadOutLoudChallenge Accepted | National Book Store

I finally squeezed in some time to do record a video for National Book Store's #ReadOutLoud Challenge! You see, I have 3 younger siblings who are always noisy, and there isn't a place in our house where you can't hear them when they are all awake haha. I had to do it fast because I knew they were going to come knocking on my bedroom door soon after they realize I'm gone, so here it is! My first of hopefully many more videos to help build libraries nationwide!

National Book Store's #ReadOutLoudChallenge accepted! Reading out loud my favorite lines from one of my favorite books titled Cryptid Hunters by Roland Smith to spread the love for reading and to support @nbsfoundation. Now I challenge @stretchyourpeso @hannailuj_vallega0716 @sheanne_twilight to do the same. 😊 #Library #Books #ChallengeAccepted #NBS #NationalBookStore

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So there you go! Of course, I didn't show my face as usual, I never have, if you'd like to know why, then ask my parents haha. Looking forward to reading more excerpts from my long list of favorite books for the #ReadOutLoudChallenge, don't forget to post your own videos on social media as well, here's how:

 

References:

http://blog.nationalbookstore.com/lets-do-the-readoutloudchallenge/

http://www.facebook.com/nbsalert/

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The BFG | Book vs Film

Hey, everyone! My mom got me a copy of Roald Dahl's The BFG. And I've also watched the new movie based on it. Now I will share with you the similarities and the differences between them.

Of course, the main scenes and events are similar and, uh, I don't like using grown-up, ever-so-complicated words, because I'm NOT a grown-up so I'm not gonna use them. Okay, anyway, the first difference is how the bad giants ended up in the end of the story. In the book, the terribly ugly giants were placed in a terribly deep pit and were doomed to eat terribly disgusting snozzcumbers for the rest of their life. But in the movie, the terribly ugly giants were thrown into a terribly deserted island, and were doomed to eat terribly disgusting snozzcumber seeds for the rest of their life. I also noticed that in the book, there was no frobscottle at the Queen's, so the BFG whizzpopped, or farted on his own. But in the movie, he brought a bottle with him, and gave some to the others. So, everyone else whizzpopped too. Also how the end ended. In the book, Sophie teaches the BFG how to read, write, and speak properly. But in the movie, that didn't happen.

I hope you liked this! And HAPPY READING!

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Matilda | Book vs Film

So, one of my favorite and one of the first of  Roald Dahl's books that I have added to my library is the book entitled Matilda and  I have also watched the movie based on this book. So now, I'd like to compare the two:

Matilda Wormwood, as I know, is a young girl who loves to read (so do I). But she has some mean parents and a big brother who like to watch TV all day long. And at school, she has the kindest teacher she's ever had. But there is also the meanest headmistress that you could imagine, called Miss Trunchbull, who hates children, and in the end, Matilda got Miss Trunchbull, and her family to leave. At least, that's what both the book and the movie say.

The book seemed a bit shorter than the movie, but the movie left out a few things that the book said. For example, the movie said that Matilda played a few "pranks" on her family and showed that she turned her dad's hair a different color and glued his hat to his head. The book, on the other hand, said all this except it also said that Matilda had put a parrot in the fireplace and her family thought there was a ghost in the living room. The book also said that Matilda was moved to fifth grade. The film didn't say that. Oh yeah, and in the book, Matilda's mom was fat and her father was thin. In the film, it was the other way around!

Anyways, no matter how different the movie and the book are, Matilda is sure to be liked by kids all the same. I hope you liked this.

HAPPY READING!

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The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl | Book Report

Title: The Magic Finger
Author: Roald Dahl
Illustrator: Quentin Blake 

Characters:

•  A little girl
• Mr. Gregg
• Mrs. Gregg
• Philip
• William

Location: The Gregg's House 
Time: in span of 3 days

About: A little girl who puts the Magic Finger on anybody who upsets her and makes her see red. Later on, after the Greggs shoot sixteen ducks and kill a deer, the little girl puts the Magic Finger on them and replaces their arms with wings. Then, after the Greggs get locked out of the house by four human-sized ducks, almost getting shot at by ducks and everything turns back to normal, the Greggs changed their surnames to Egg, destroyed the guns, and fed the birds and became friends to all animals, all thanks to the Magic Finger.

My Favorite Event: When the ducks pointed guns at the Greggs
My Favorite Character:  The little girl
Because she:

• is smart
• is a lover of nature
• is funny 

Overall: The Magic Finger is a surprising, and interesting book that bookworms would love to read.

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Matilda by Roald Dahl | Book Report

Title: Matilda 
Author: Roald Dahl
Illustrator: Quentin Blake

Characters:

• Matilda
• Lavender
• Miss Honey
• Miss Trunchbull
• Mr. Wormwood
• Mrs. Wormwood

Location: Crunchem Hall
Time: School year

About: It's about a little girl named Matilda, who's parents think that she is a nuisance that should watch TV and read no books at all. But Miss Honey, her kindergarten teacher, knows that she is a genius. Matilda is more intelligent than most people think, and she has discovered that she has the power to move things with her mind, with that and her extraordinary way of thinking, her mean family and a really horrible headmistress had better watch out!

My Favorite Event: When Miss Trunchbull got terrified when she found a newt swimming in her "necessary" glass of water.

My Favorite Character: Matilda of course!

Because she:

• is clever
• is brave
• is kind
• is thoughtful 
• loves books

Overall: The story of Matilda is an interesting, adventurous, funny and mysterious book that kids are sure to love.

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Boxcar Children

The Boxcar Children Series is one of the book sets that I collect for my library. These books are exciting mystery and adventure books. They are about 4 children who once lived on their own in an old boxcar. The eldest is named Henry Alden, and the second eldest is a girl named Jessie Alden, followed by another girl called Violet Alden, and the youngest is named Benny Alden.

The Aldens now live with their grandfather, James Alden, a rich and joyful-and-kind(and rich) kind of person. When their parents died, the children  were worried that their grandfather was a cruel old person. So, after looking for a good place to stay, they discovered an old boxcar in the woods. Then, after a few finishing touches, BOOM! The perfect place for them to stay, near a village where Henry worked in a garden for a kind doctor and his wife. When Violet got sick =6 and they found their grandfather, they lived with him in his big house. And he even put their old boxcar in the backyard for them to play in. Forget joy-and-kind, any old person who could just do that without hesitating is a nice-and-joyful-and-rich-and-kind kind of person =3. And the kids really loved their grandfather!

Since they lived with their grandfather, the Boxcar Children have encountered lots of mysteries (I love mysteries, so do they) and new friends. Overall, I say that The Boxcar Children Series are great for those who like mysteries, like me. Anyway, Have Fun Reading!

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The Magic Tree House #37: Dragon of the Red Dawn | Book Report

Now here is my Book Report on Dragon of the Red Dawn, one of my favorite Magic Tree House books. This one, in particular, is a Merlin Mission.

Title: Dragon of the Red Dawn
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Illustrator: Sal Murdocca

Characters:

• Jack
• Annie
• Teddy
• Kathleen
•  Basho

Location: Edo, Japan
Time: Early in the morning

About:

Jack and Annie go to Ancient Edo (now known as Tokyo) to find one of the four secrets of happiness, to help Merlin the Magician because he wouldn't eat, sleep or talk to anyone in Camelot. Now, Jack and Annie find a famous poet named Basho, who they stay with to be safe from the samurai. The next day, there was a fire! Everyone was trying to put it out including Jack and Annie. After trying their hardest, Annie uses the Wand of Dianthus to call the Cloud Dragon who controls the rain clouds. Then the dragon puts out the fire (although no one else noticed) which happened after Basho's hut is destroyed by the fire. But soon Jack and Annie cheer him up with the things he has left: his banana tree and his poems. And afterwards, they found out the first secret of happiness: finding beauty in small things of nature.

My Favorite Event: When the Cloud Dragon put out the fire
My Favorite Character: Annie
Because she:

• Likes to pretend
• Likes nature
• Is always eager for an adventure  

Overall: The story was exciting 

Oh well, I hope you liked this and I know you'll enjoy the book. HAPPY READING! 

Note: By the way, look closely at the cover picture and check to see that the dragon is drooling :)

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The Magic Tree House Series

After deciding to build our own library, my mom discovered a number of amazing book series that we could collect. One of them is the Magic Tree House series penned by Mary Pope Osborne. I already have a total of 19 books, the 3 you see in the photo are my mom's latest acquisitions for me from her book swap group she found on Facebook. She gets great deals by buying these secondhand books or what they call "preloved." I hope we get to collect all of them!

The Magic Tree House Series are about 8 and a half year old Jack and his little 7 year old sister Annie who live in Frog Creek, Pennsylvania. Jack and Annie find a mysterious tree house in the Frog Creek Woods, and discovered that it was filled with books. Soon, they found out that the tree house was magic! All they had to do was point at a picture in a book, wish to go there, and the tree house would take them there. Pretty soon they found out that the tree house belonged to a magic librarian called Morgan le Fay from the time of King Arthur. Then Morgan and later, a wizard called Merlin, set them on special missions.

There are currently 55 books in the series and they have a website: www.magictreehouse.com, where you can play games, create your own magic tree house, and even fill in your own magic tree house passport by taking trivias on the Magic Tree House books that you have read! Plus you can send letters and ask questions to Mary Pope Osborne herself! Hope you like this!

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Charlie and Lola Book Finds

For those of you who are not familiar with this particular TV show, Charlie and Lola is based on an award-winning book series written by Lauren Child. I first saw the show when we lived in Zambia, a country in the continent of South Africa, for almost 2 years. It was a hit series on the BBC channel for kids, CBeebies. The story is about Charlie who is always teaching his 4-year-old little sister, Lola, all sorts of things. Whether it's trying new foods, getting a haircut or losing a tooth, Charlie's been there and is happy to share his wisdom with little sis. The series is geared toward preschoolers and incorporates family values, humor and the power of the imagination.

We have all 81 episodes, and my younger brother and I have watched all of them, memorized most of the episodes even. Mom was very excited to find books both board and softbound, perfect for the young future bookworms of the family. This is her latest batch of Charlie and Lola finds.

Lauren Child's books are my brother's favorite books. Sometimes, I find myself  playing Charlie and Lola with him. My mom likes the original Charlie and Lola books, like the award-winning I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato we have a picture of above. My brother, The Little Hulk's personal book collection is a Charlie and Lola collection, in other ways, we both have a book collection! (Only mine is bigger)

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