What the Kids are Reading (in July 2014)
Almost by Richard Torrey Especially well-timed as we first read it days before my son’s birthday. So even though the age was off by a year, it still connected with him in a bigger way than I expected....
View ArticleWhat the Kids are Reading (in October 2014)
Not a lot of new-to-us books recently; most of the books we’ve been reading have been old favorites. We did still manage a few new titles though: Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca I...
View ArticleWhat the Kids are Reading (in November 2014)
Recently it’s been almost all about the science books and/or Dr. Seuss for our library book reading. We still repeat our favorites that we own, but for new material we’ve had a heavy rotation of: I Can...
View ArticleWhat the Kids are Reading (in December 2014)
No surprise, we’ve been reading lots of Christmas books. We have managed to read a few other titles as well though, besides the holiday-themed ones. I already mentioned some of the books in our...
View ArticleWhat the Kids are Reading (in January 2015)
Lots of new library books, lots of books that just missed out on being super favorites. We spent a lot of time reading our own books though, so no worries when the library picks aren’t major hits. The...
View ArticleRecent Readaloud: Dinosaur Trouble
Dinosaur Trouble by Dick King-Smith, illustrated by Nick Bruel I grabbed this because of the author – Dick King-Smith has written lots of books that I’m seeing listed as good readalouds for younger...
View ArticleThe Fourteenth Goldfish
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm A new book by an author I’ve really enjoyed in the past (her title Our Only May Amelia is so good, and Penny from Heaven may be even better) – I was excited to...
View ArticleSuperhero Fun with Early Readers
My son is trucking right along learning how to read, but he still can’t just pick up any book and get through it. This month, he’s gotten two superhero-themed readers to tackle. One from the library,...
View ArticleWhat the Kids are Reading (in February 2015)
Mommy Is a Soft, Warm Kiss by Rhonda Gowler Greene, illustrated by Maggie Smith Picked out by my daugher, and we read it every. day. until it “had” to go back to the library. Had to, because I didn’t...
View ArticleBook of a Thousand Days
Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale Retellings of fairy tales may be quite common, but a retelling of the Maid Maleen fairy tale? Not so common. It’s probably just as well that that fairy tale...
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