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Posted: Jan 17 2012 at 10:53am | IP Logged Quote Nique
Hi Moms

I'm looking to start a collection of living books on multiples (twins/triplets) and I'm hoping you can help me.

Both non-fiction and fiction for both the young and old.

It is for a twins/triplets support group here in our city.

Thank you!

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Posted: Jan 17 2012 at 12:01pm | IP Logged Quote cathhomeschool
Seven Silly Eaters isn't "about" twins but there are twins in the book.

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Posted: Jan 17 2012 at 12:20pm | IP Logged Quote jawgee
The Holy Twins: Benedict and Scholastica is OOP, but is widely-available used. It's illustrated by Tomie dePaola.

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Posted: Jan 17 2012 at 1:16pm | IP Logged Quote Nique
cathhomeschool wrote:
Seven Silly Eaters isn't "about" twins but there are twins in the book.


That's great! Thanks so much!

It must be hard finding kids books about twins/trips period!

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Posted: Jan 17 2012 at 1:16pm | IP Logged Quote Nique
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The Holy Twins: Benedict and Scholastica is OOP, but is widely-available used. It's illustrated by Tomie dePaola.


Monica, absolutely!
Thank you!!

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How about the Snipp, Snapp, and Snurr and Flicka, Ricka, and Dicka series by Maj Lindman.

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Posted: Jan 17 2012 at 3:10pm | IP Logged Quote JodieLyn
It's been a while since I've seen it but.. what about The Five Chinese Brothers. It's not "twins" per say but the 5 brothers all look exactly alike and each have a special talent different from the others.

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Posted: Jan 17 2012 at 3:22pm | IP Logged Quote Nique
JennGM wrote:
How about the Snipp, Snapp, and Snurr and Flicka, Ricka, and Dicka series by Maj Lindman.


Yes, yes, yes!

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Posted: Jan 17 2012 at 3:23pm | IP Logged Quote Nique
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It's been a while since I've seen it but.. what about The Five Chinese Brothers. It's not "twins" per say but the 5 brothers all look exactly alike and each have a special talent different from the others.


I've never heard of that one before JodieLyn.

Thanks

I'm going to look into it.

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Posted: Jan 17 2012 at 3:52pm | IP Logged Quote JennGM
Two other series.

My 8 year old is really enjoying The Bobbsey Twins series. It isn't the highest form of living literature, but I don't classify it as twaddle, either.

There is an older series by Lucy Fitch Perkins that is more geographical/cultural, and most of the books are on Project Gutenberg,
The Belgian Twins
The Cave Twins
The Dutch Twins
The Eskimo Twins
The French Twins
The Irish Twins
The Italian Twins
The Japanese Twins
The Mexican Twins
The Puritan Twins
The Scotch Twins
The Spartan Twins
The Swiss Twins

I have some in the back of my mind that I'm trying to recall...it's driving me crazy!

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Posted: Jan 17 2012 at 4:02pm | IP Logged Quote Nique
Wow Jennifer ~ thank you SO MUCH

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Posted: Jan 19 2012 at 7:36pm | IP Logged Quote SarahCD
The Search for the Madonna is a mystery-type book set in the Great Depression Era, and the two main characters are twin sisters ... We read it as a read-aloud, and my 9yo really liked it ... I ordered it through Behold Publications, but Amazon also carries it. Here is a review, too.

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Posted: Jan 19 2012 at 9:58pm | IP Logged Quote pmeilaen
Lisa and Lottie. This is originally a German book and was one of my favorite books as a child.

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Posted: Jan 20 2012 at 4:09am | IP Logged Quote Nique
Sarah and Eva, thank you for your wonderful suggestions!!

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Posted: Jan 20 2012 at 6:45am | IP Logged Quote pmeilaen
You are welcome, Nique. If anybody knows German, you can watch an old movie of the book on YouTube.

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Posted: Jan 20 2012 at 11:24am | IP Logged Quote Nique
Eva, I DO know someone German with twins. Her name is Gerlinde - how's that for a German name? She's gonna love this!
Thank you!!

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Posted: Jan 20 2012 at 1:19pm | IP Logged Quote pmeilaen
Nique wrote:
Eva, I DO know someone German with twins. Her name is Gerlinde - how's that for a German name? She's gonna love this!
Thank you!!


That is indeed a very old-fashioned German name. I'm so glad that you'll be able to pass this on to her.    

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