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Posted: May 26 2010 at 1:12pm | IP Logged Quote Sarah M
Has anyone read Tumtum and Nutmeg aloud? Did you love it? Hate it? Do you recommend it?

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Posted: May 26 2010 at 4:34pm | IP Logged Quote KauaiCatholic
oh how funny Sarah! we're on the same wavelength: I JUST saw this at the library yesterday and wondered if it was worthwhile. so I'm curious to see what others say. (after consulting with the kids, the 8-year-old boy won out and we ended up taking home this by the "How to Train Your Dragon" author instead. the kids and their dad LOVE it so far, although I'm not sure where it would fall along the twaddle spectrum ...)

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Posted: May 27 2010 at 9:23pm | IP Logged Quote cathhomeschool
I've been reading it aloud to my younger boys and we just love it. I am terrible at doing "voices," but I still try. They say if it's ever made into a movie that I'd have to do the voice of General Marchmouse (one of the mice who saves the day in the first adventure and causes trouble in the second. We haven't read the third yet.) Apparently he's the one voice I get right. You really ought to borrow it!

Edited to add that even my older two are amused when they catch parts of the story.

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Posted: May 27 2010 at 10:36pm | IP Logged Quote Sarah M
Awesome. Thanks, Janette.

I think that's up next on the read-aloud docket then.
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Posted: May 28 2010 at 6:21am | IP Logged Quote SeaStar
Thanks for the tip. I just reserved this one at the library. I think my dc will really like it.

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Posted: May 31 2010 at 10:18pm | IP Logged Quote SuzanneG
I just got this the other day at the library, and have read the first couple chapters, and it looks really great!

So, this was just published in 2008/09!   Here is the official Tumtum and Nutmeg Website.

The version I have has 3 books in 1:
  1. Tumtum & Nutmeg
  2. The Great Escape
  3. The Pirates' Treasure


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Posted: June 01 2010 at 8:10am | IP Logged Quote cathhomeschool
How fun! I had no idea there was a website or that there was more than one version. We have that version too. I was referring to the first two books in my post above.

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Posted: June 01 2010 at 10:04am | IP Logged Quote Sarah M
Oooh- thanks Suzanne!

(That's the version I have from the library, too. We're going to start it today! )
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