One thing that is so fun about summer is going to the LIBRARY!!! In fact, we celebrated our first day of freedom (no more "school"!!!) today. That kind of makes me laugh in that although we won't have "school" we will probably do just about as much "school", it will just be disguised :)!!
Okay, I want to keep track of the books we read this summer and what better place than this?!?!? So, this is where I will keep my running list. I will have a list of books we want to read and a list of books we have read. Sorry, this way I know I won't lose it and don't have to keep up with a sheet of paper.
Books for "Biggie":
Balto and the Great Race
The Night the Bells Rang
Taste of Blackberries
Barry, the Bravest Saint Bernard
Stone Fox
Tornado
Lots of Nate the Great
Lots of Beatrix Potter
Lots of Frog and Toad
Amelia Bedelia
The Mouse and The Motorcycle Series
Books for "Bitty" and "Roos" (and Biggie too, of course):
The Little Engine That Could
New Coat for Anna
Ox Cart Man
Miss Tizzy
Stone Soup
Story about Ping
The Giant Jam Sandwich
A Pair of Red Clogs
The Lonely Doll
There's no Such Thing as A Dragon by Jack Kent
Lots of Tomie dePaola (Shout out RC:)
How To Make A Cherry Pie and See the USA
Mei Li
Mrs. Wishy Washy
They Were Strong and Good
The Little House
Eric Carle Unit Study
Finders Keepers
May I bring a Friend?
Owl Moon
Lots of Raggedy Ann
Rapunzel
Hot Air
The Napping House
Velveteen Rabbit (Late Night Read Aloud)
Alice in Wonderland (Late Night Read Aloud)
Pinocchio (Late Night Read Aloud)
Books for Mama:
The Count of Monte Cristo (Shout out KW:)
Same Kind of Different As Me
I Wish for you a Beautiful Life (Letters written by Korean Birth Mothers to their Children)
Get Out of That Pit-Beth Moore (Shout out ND:)
Adopted for Life
Redeeming Love by F. Rivers (I totally forgot about this one from my friend Heather that Jessica reminded me of!!-Thanks!)
Safely Home by Randy Alcorn (Also one that I had been told about before but needed my reminder, thanks Joy!!)
Some good historical/convicting/biblical fiction (any suggestions???)
Finish reading Fearless (Max Lucado)
Books we've Read (Starting 5/25):
(edited 6/6-I've realized I'm pretty terrible at keeping track of books we've read, no matter how hard I try but I am doing better than usual)
Circus Boat
Money, Money, Honey Bunny
Owl Moon(*)
Tale of Peter Rabbit (C) (*)
Each Orange Had Eight Slices (Great Counting Book!!!)
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? (Bitty reads this every single night)
Funny Bunny Hunny Bunny (*)
Romeow and Drooliet
Stagestruck by T. depaola (*)
Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs by T. d.(*)
A Pair of Red Clogs (*)
Charlie Needs A Cloak (*)
Mother Goose by T.d.
The Tale Of Mr.Jeremy Fisher (*)
How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food
Truman's Aunt Farm (* SUPER CUTE)
Raggedy Ann & Andy and the Camel With the Wrinkled Knees
The Berenstein Bears and the Trouble With Commercials
Five Green & Speckled Frogs (*)
Papa Picalo
The Little Engine that Could (*)
The Very Last First Time (*)
Angus and the DUCKS
Ish (*Very cute, along the lines of Harold and the Purple Crayon)
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems (*HILARIOUS)
Nate the Great and the Owl Express (C)
Story About Ping
I Wanna Iguana
The Ox Cart Man
Wiggly Tooth (C)
Mat (R- YES! She is READING-YIKES!!! Bob book)
Sydney's Star
The Doorbell Rang
Lon Po Po
Crysanthemum
Plaidypus Lost
Appelmando's Dream (AMAZING...may be one of my top 5 favs of all time)
Babushka Baba Yaga (Again, amazing. I love Patricia Polacco, she's one of my all time favorite authors)
So Few of Me
I Can Hear The Sun
Sydney's Star
Just Plain Fancy
Climbing Kansas Mountains
The Napping House
Miss Rumphius
Babushka's Doll
Don't Let the Pigion Drive the Bus! (*)
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! (C)
Mouse Soup (C)
Betty Doll
Ginger and Petunia (*)
Music for Alice
The Relatives Came
Knuffle Bunny (*)
Knuffle Bunny Too
In Enzo's Splendid Gardens (*)
When Lightning Comes in a Jar (*)
The Keeping Quilt
Fortunately (*)
Tall Mother Goose
Big Anthony
The Song of Francis
Nate the Great and the Stolen Base (C)
Oliver Button is a Sissy
Nicolas, Where Have You Been?
A Color of My Own
Grumpy Bird
Shells!Shells!Shells!
A House for Hermit Crab
Pink and Say
6 comments:
If you haven't read Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers, you must read that book!
I'm reading her Mark of the Lion series right now, still on the first book. Kinda slow at the beginning in some parts, but once you get to know the characters it is really good. It takes place just after the time of Christ in Rome, very interesting.
Happy Reading!!!
I love The Little House! It was always one of my favorites! I love summer reading. Our library has a summer program that you attend weekly and hear stories and do a craft. And best of all....it's free!
I highly recommend anything by Karen Kingsbury! I have read EVERY STINKIN' BOOK she has ever written. Can you say obsessive? :)
I would recommend starting with the Redemption Series. Its a series within the "Baxter" series. I think there are somewhere around 14 books just in that series?
http://karenkingsbury.com/books/
If you haven't read "Safely Home" by Randy Alcorn I'd have to say MOVE IT TO THE TOP OF THE LIST! You know I'm a huge reader....and it is #1 in my top 5 alltime favorites. I keep a book journal (I know...get a life) and rate everything on a 5 point scale and it this book is one of the few that got a "5"...should be a "10". You'll love "Same Kind of Different" too, it's fabulous! I have a whole library here if you need anything, just finished a run summer read "Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen"....laugh out loud and cry all in the same book.
Joy
I loved Amelia Bedelia & Nana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs!
What a fun post! Not boring at all. I signed the kids up for the summer reading program at the library. And now you've inspired me to do a similar post! Redeeming Love is really good! Count of Monte Cristo is one of my all time faves! I recommend Amy Krouse Rosenthal Books. Some of our favorites are Little Pea, Little Hoot, Yes Day!, and Cookies Bite-size Life Lessons. Happy Reading!
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