Dick and Jane books... who remembers these?

[nini]

do they still use these things?






And you youngsters wonder why we baby boomers seem nuts to you :evilgrin:

[terrya]

1. And their dog, Spot? Of course I remember Dick and Jane,

I don't know if these books are around. I hope so.

[qanda]

2. Yes, I bought some for my children last year

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[meegbear]

3. Just gave a Dick and Jane brithday card to a friend ...

See Jane.
See Jane give you a card and a gift.

See Spot.
See Spot give you a card and a gift.

See Dick.
See Dick give you a card with no gift.


See me.
I'm a Dick.

[trotsky]

4. Maxim ran a non-PC series a while ago...

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/fridgedoor/atchilser.html

[nini]

8. LOL

why am I not surprised someone did this???

haha

[Guy Fawkes]

5. Still in use, yeah.

Dick and jane and their dog spot. I forgot the cat's name...

[mac56]

7. The cat was Puff.

Sally was their little sister. Her teddy bear was Tim.

God, I have to get out more.

[flamingyouth]

6. I remember them from kindergarten

:hi:

[ohiosmith]

9. How about Alice and Jerry....and their dog Jip?

[nini]

10. Are they more diverse these days?

or are they just the old ones reprinted?


Those were sure simpler days as these books attest too. Either that or we were all in Stepford denial :D

[DaveFL99]

12. No were were just REALLY young.

[baldguy]

11. I remember those!

Of course, my pre-school was a little "different".



http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=1325

[nini]

16. HAHA

I've got to send that link to some friends.

[trof]

13. See Spot. See Spot run.

And that's from memory.

[MuseRider]

15. Run Spot run.

Yup, also from memory.

[nini]

19. Excellent!!!

good job!

[notadmblnd]

14. No, they do not use them any more

nor do they use Tip and Mitten. Remember them?

[MuseRider]

17. I liked Tip

better than Spot. Don't know why but for some reason I had a definate preference.

[bearfan454]

18. See Dick. See Dick run. Dick runs fast. See Dick steal

from the US Treasury with halliburton contracts. See George. See George lie. George lies good. Dick and George are friends. See Dick and George lying. See George ask KKKarl what to say.

[nini]

20. it had crossed my mind to photoshop these with cheney and *

.. a whole book on lying can be done with those characters

[MuseRider]

21. Interesting idea.

One that even the less intellectual(Bush*)in our country could grasp.

[dryan]

22. Those books were good.....

because they were rote. I think that students today don't read well because of a lack of emphasis on the basics. When I taught English to non-English speaking adults, I used the Dick and Jane series. It was amazing! By the way, is "Weekly Reader" still around?

[dryan]

23. Those books were good.....

because they were rote. I think that students today don't read well because of a lack of emphasis on the basics. When I taught English to non-English speaking adults, I used the Dick and Jane series. It was amazing! By the way, is "Weekly Reader" still around?

[4morewars]

26. See Dick and George go to prison.

See Dick and George die in prison. Die Dick and George. Die.Die.Die

[yellowcanine]

33. You have confused "Dick and Jane" with "Curious George"

Dick Cheney is the man with the yellow hat.

[forgethell]

24. I remember those horrible

little things. God, no wonder some many kids were turned off reading. My daugther's books were not much better.

BRING BACK PHONICS!!

[yellowcanine]

35. Oh I don't know - I learned to read on them and I consider myself

a pretty good reader - and I always loved reading. The mistake we make is when we think all kids will learn to read the same way.

[forgethell]

52. Still,

there are many children who cannot read, that could if they taught phonics. I learned to read on Dick and Jane, too, but the way. Even as a 6-year old, these babies bored me. I was more into Robinson Crusoe

[noonwitch]

25. They gave them up when I was in third grade (c.1973)

At my school district. We switched over to the book series with titles like "Panorama" and "Fiesta", that had reading selections from children's books like "Little House On The Prairie".

I could read before I started kindergarten, so I can't say Dick and Jane taught me to read (Mom and Dr. Suess did that), but I do remember them from 1st and 2nd grade reading classes. I only read them in 1st grade-in 2nd grade I was in a special reading class for advanced readers, so we wouldn't get bored and distract the class.

The other books I remember reading are biographies of famous americans from the library. There was a whole series of them, and I don't remember who the publisher or authors were. I read books about Juliet Gordon Lowe, Dolley Madison, Abigal and John Adams, Harriet Tubman, George Washington Carver, most of the Revolutionary War heroes. I particularly liked the books about Dolley Madison and Ben Franklin-when I was a kid I was really interested in the Quakers.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

32. Was it the Childhood of Famous Americans series

with all the illustrations in silhouettes? I LOVED those books when I was in fourth or fifth grade.

[noonwitch]

53. Yeah, that was the series

I read a whole bunch of them. My neighborhood library was well-stocked with the books.

[bobbieinok]

27. people frame pages out of the old books+ sell them for LOTS o $$$$$$$

eg at Tulsa Saturday flea market at the fairgounds

[DaveFL99]

31. Tulsa

Ok I can see where there'd be a demand for them there

[seaglass]

28. Does anyone remember Wagon Wheels workbooks?

My aunt-in-law was a 2nd grade teacher and when she passed away we found that she had saved A LOT of books, looks like from the 60's and 70s. I can't part with books so they're all down in my basement (on bookshelves).

Unfortunately no Dick and Jane - but lots of other goodies.

[franmarz]

29. Dick and Jane books

My earliest recollections are of---SPOT--See spot run. Run Spot Run.
But it has been more than a quarter of a century, so I could be wrong.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

30. Oh, oh, oh. Me, me, me.

Those books gave rise to the joke about the first grade teacher who goes out to her car one Monday morning and finds that she has a flat tire. She says,

"Oh, oh, oh. Look, look, look. Shit, shit, shit."

[Richardo]

34. The Catholic school version was "John and Mary"

...of course!

The Dick and Janes are being reintroduced at your local bookstore's childrens' section.

[Bunny]

37. That's amazing!

The Catholic school that I went to used John, Jean, and Judy. I was going to ask if I'm the only one left who learned to read with that trio.

[Richardo]

39. We didn't get Jean and Judy...

Maybe that was just east of the Mississippi, like Hellman's mayonnaise! :silly:

[nini]

49. We had the Dick and Jane ones over here in SoCal

you'd think it would be Joseph and Mary for yours though :)

[rasputin1952]

36. Yes, I sure do. I learned the basics from them...

in fact, if bush used them, he might be a little better in the way he communicates...:)

I actually miss them, somewhere, deep in my mom's basement, they rest, and when I get back East, I'll have to check for them.

Thanks for the memory!!!!!:D

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[guitar man]

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[TahitiNut]

44. Ahhh .. yer mother wears combat bolts!

:silly:

[guitar man]

41. How about the Little Golden Books that failed?

Little Golden Books that failed

You Are Different ... and That's Bad

The Boy Who Died From Eating Vegetables

Dad's New Wife, Robert

Fun Four-Letter Words to Know and Share

Hammers, Screwdrivers and Scissors: An I-Can-Do-It Book

The Kids' Guide to Hitchhiking

Kathy Was So Bad Her Mom Stopped Loving Her

Curious George and the High-Voltage Fence

All Pets Go to Hell

The Little Sissy Who Snitched

Some Pets Can Fly

That's It! I'm Putting You Up for Adoption

Grandpa Gets a Casket

The Magic World Inside Abandoned Refrigerators

Garfield Gets Feline Leukemia

The Pop-Up Book of Human Anatomy

Strangers Have the Best Candy

Whining, Kicking and Crying to Get Your Way

You Were an Accident

Things Rich Kids Have, But You Never Will

Pop! Goes The Hamster...And Other Great Microwave Games

The Man in the Moon Is Actually Satan

Your Nightmares Are Real

Goodbye, Moon

Where Would You Like to Be Buried?

Eggs, Toilet Paper, and Your School

Why Can't Mr. Fork and Ms. Electrical Outlet Be Friends?

Places Where Mommy and Daddy Hide Neat Things

Daddy Drinks Because You Cry

Ugly Kids Grow Up Friendless

[skygazer]

43. That's hysterical!!!

I especially got a kick out of "Grampa Gets A Casket" - I don't know, it just tickled my funny bone.......

[guitar man]

45. more titles that didn't make it

"Bi-Curious George"

"What Is That Dog Doing to That Other Dog?"


When Mommy and Daddy Don't Know the Answer, They Say God Did It


"Mister Policeman Eats His Service Revolver"

[skygazer]

46. You are a sick and twisted person, GTRMAN`

I admire that........

[guitar man]

47. hey, i didn't make these up

someone posted them a while back on another board I visit, I just saved them. :)

"Daddy Drinks Because You Cry"- now there's a classic.

[skygazer]

48. Believe me, it was a compliment

I have a sick and twisted mind myself and I'm quite proud of the fact.

[guitar man]

50. me too

spending most of my life around musicians has permanently warped my mind :)

[WinterStorm]

42. See Dick run See Dick run after Jane's friend John

I love Dick and Jane books.

[cosmicdot]

51. the first reading memory for so many

See 'Dick and Jane' — again

By Greg Toppo, USA TODAY

Look, Dick, look!

After 30 years in exile, Dick and Jane, the plucky pair that taught two generations of American children to read, are back in print. (Related story: 2.5 million reissued books sold)

Publishing giant Pearson, which acquired the rights to the original Dick and Jane books when it bought publisher Scott Foresman in 1996, is parlaying millions of Americans' warm memories of first grade into hefty sales — 2.5 million books in under a year and a half, not to mention a raft of other merchandise in the works, from calendars and coloring books to clothing.

But the return of Dick and Jane is for nostalgia's sake only. The books are not for classroom use, the publisher says.

~snip~

http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2004-02-25-dick-and-jane-main_x.htm