Can't believe I never saw this thread: I would have totally been spamming it up with all my new and reclaimed favorites through my daughters' toddlerhood and early elementary years.

These are my very favorite picture books to have read aloud to the little ones:

Owl Moon by Jane Yolen, about a dad taking his daughter out for her first time "owling" on a winter night in the woods


The Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall, about the annual cycle of life for a olden-times New England family


I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean! by Kevin Sherry, the first book that really cracked us up at bedtime, a million times over


Birds by Kevin Henkes, so simple but just about perfect


The Dam by David Almond, this one is quite new but so haunting and interesting, about an English town flooded by a new dam


Journey by Aaron Becker, the first in an awesome trilogy of wordless books about a girl's adventure of imagination

2019 Preseason Power Rankings: Dave Wannstedt’s list, by division
BTN.com staff via Big Ten Network

It's football week, Big Ten fans! Before the games start, we asked BTN analyst Dave Wannstedt for his preseason list, by division.

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gmen6981 said:

NTTAWWT.


( some things you might not want to share here.......there's some pretty twisted individuals here. just sayin'}

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Proud member of that group since 2015

Here's a good reason to not go to work today (in song):

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committed to Kentucky

transferred back home to South Carolina

BTN Announces On-Air Talent for 2019 Football Season
BTN Communications via Big Ten Network

BTN today announced its broadcast teams and studio talent for the 2019 football season, the network’s 13th covering the Big Ten Conference. The on-air lineup includes a mix of familiar faces and new personalities set to cover the 150th season of college football. Game broadcasts: Lead broadcaster Kevin Kugler will once again be joined by two-time NFL All-Pro and four-time Super Bowl Champion Matt Millen, along with Rick Pizzo handling reporting duties from the sideline. Kugler, Millen and Pizzo will head to the Big House in week one for the first primetime opener in Michigan Football history as the Wolverines

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BayBuck said:

Just send GavinRylee the dang pics already!

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Not happening, if he needs something for his spank bank, it ain't going to be me

BTN Names Jack Brown as Vice President, Ad Sales
BTN Communications via Big Ten Network

BTN has named Jack Brown as its new vice president of advertising sales. In his role, Brown will be responsible for providing leadership and strategic direction to the BTN sales team. Brown previously served as vice president of network and digital sales at NBCUniversal, where he managed a national sales team and led Telemundo’s advertising efforts which included properties such as the NFL, FIFA World Cup and the Olympics. Brown will report to BTN president François McGillicuddy. “Jack has a track record of developing effective strategies for revenue growth and building strong, creative partnerships,” said McGillicuddy. “We welcome him to

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osubucksfan2 said:

never really asked him that. I was just shocked he liked scUM. I guess he didnt come to OSU until the 3nd week of sept with the rest of the students....

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This was a strange story. @osubuckfan2 - if you are still on this site, do yo know what eventually happened to Aaron? I'm just curious.

Ten Big Ten stars named to 2019 AP preseason All-America team
BTN.com staff via Big Ten Network

Wisconsin RB Jonathan Taylor highlights 10 Big Ten standouts on the 2019 AP preseason All-America team, released Tuesday. Seven of the selections are first-teamers, second only to the SEC (8).

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The most challenging part about writing this book was that the subject material was at least 40 years old. Memories fade and recollections are often unreliable. However, many unknown nuggets were dug out such as Bo's participation in minor league football (not to be confused with the lesser semi-pro football). It was well known that he was drafted by MLB and the NFL, but in 1968 Bo also played for the Harrisburg Capital Colts of the Atlantic Coast Football League (ACFL) and in 1969 for the Portland Loggers of the Continental Football League (CFL) all while he continued to toil in the baseball minors, as an assistant at OSU and after a supposed career ending achilles injury with the Baltimore Colts. All of this was presumably for the love of the game and to stay in shape, because there was little money involved. Bo never included this activity on his resume and rarely spoke of it. Bo was the ultimate bad-ass. Bo was the ultimate bad ass.

Thump said:

Getting new cabinets installed next week. What's an average wait time to have quartz countertops installed? They're telling us two weeks.

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For a decent stone company, 2 weeks is really quick.

@BTNStatsGuys: Breaking down the 2019 preseason AP poll
Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor via Big Ten Network

No conference fares better in the preseason AP poll, released Monday, than the Big Ten. Seven Big Ten teams are ranked, one more than the SEC, the conference's most in the preseason poll since 2000. It also had seven teams ranked during the 2003 season.

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Committed to Kentucky

djtidebuck said:

I can tell this board needs me more than ever. Let's try and get things hopping again, like the good ole days

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Agree!

Where'd Buckyle?

No. 5 Ohio State highlights seven B1G teams in preseason AP poll
BTN.com staff via Big Ten Network

The preseason AP poll was released Monday morning, and seven Big Ten teams made the cut. Back-to-back B1G champ Ohio State (No. 5) paces the conference, followed by rival Michigan (No. 7).

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MaxBuck said:

Why are we reading about obscure Euro sports in the Buckeye football forum?

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Because we can? Off season, even late off season, sucks.

I just dropped off my daughter at college for her freshman year yesterday. This fucking guy attached random females and injured them for no fucking reason. Some people just don't handle the mix of fame and violence that football players get very well.

Ohio State celebrates 150 years in pictures: BTN LiveBIG Book Club
BTN.com LiveBIG Staff via Big Ten Network

Chief archivist Tamar Chute curates a collection of distinct and often rare images sure to tug on the heart strings of Buckeyes young and old.

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djtidebuck said:

Any ideas on how to celebrate

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Wow, I've only been here 1 year longer. Interesting, I didn't know it was that long ago!