It's time for Week 3 of our Summer Reading Splash!  We have some great books to give away this week, but first, the topic question......

This week, you will need to do a little bit of research.
Find out what your Mom or Dad's favorite book was as a child.  Does he or she still have this book?  If so, have you read it, or would you like to read it?

Please e-mail your answers and be sure to put STORY or CHAPTER in the subject line, so we know which set of books you are interested in winning.  Also, don't forget to include your first name and age - your quote might be used on the blog later this week!

Now, for this week's book selections......

For our younger readers, we have 2 great storybooks from Barefoot Books.

A Forest of Stories

This unique collection of folktales, compiled by Rina Singh, encourages us to rethink our relationship with trees through the telling of fantastic tales filled with dancing palms, healing fig trees and magical cherry blossoms. Illustrated in radiant hues by artist Helen Cann and containing notes about the individual characteristics of each species, this vibrant collection will encourage all of us, young and old alike, to appreciate the essential place of trees in our lives, and help us to translate our appreciation into the desire to protect our many endangered forests.

Grandmothers' Stories - Book & Story CD

The stories in this anthology illustrate many of the qualities of the wise woman, offering readers of all ages a new perspective on the grandmother character that is usually presented in fairy tales as either menacingly evil or dim-witted and useless. With spirited grandmothers from as far afield as Senegal and Sweden, all of these tales are rich with humor, action and suspense. A fresh and witty retelling is complemented by finely detailed and mesmerizing illustrations.

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And for our older readers, we have a set of 3 Scripture Sleuth books:

There's an exciting new mystery in each chapter of the Scripture Sleuth books (12 mysteries per book!).   Whether it's catching a clever thief, solving a puzzling disappearance, or exposing a hilarious scam, readers follow Concord Cunningham's entertaining investigation of each case.

Concord, an ace detective, always cracks the case.   But here's the Scripture Sleuth twist:   Concord doesn't give away the solution at the end of a chapter's mystery.   Instead, he gives readers a Bible verse to look up.   That verse holds the final clue to the chapter's case.   So, readers must open a Bible, read the clue, and try to solve the mystery.

To see the TOS reviews of this book series, click here.

Have fun with this week's topic!  Be watching for a similar topic (except with your grandparents) coming in a future week.  DON'T FORGET~ all e-mail entries must be received by MIDNIGHT on Friday, the 6th.  Week 3 winners and quotes will be shared on Saturday, the 7th.