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| My Father' Dragon was a great starter chapter book. It's the perfect bridge between picture books and chapter books. I also got the audio book for $1 one day through amazon, I think, so that's fun. Jonas read aloud the majority of this book after dinner. |
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| This book has deep childhood memories associated with it for me. :) The kids were really into it and it produced all sorts of spin-off conversations about playing instruments, birds, camping, science, travel, etc. |
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| Most recently we've been reading this book. It's actually a compilation of 3 books in one binding, so right now we are 1/2 way through book #3 in there, and we're on page 400 or so. I asked the kids just today if they wanted to read something else (because I would rarely read 3 books in a series, or even by the same author, back to back), but they protested that they were loving it and didn't want to stop now. I'm always a big fan of stopping if a book bores you...life is too short...there is so much good stuff out there! Only read the good stuff! :) Anyway, I was not aware of these books until my friend Amanda recommended them for Layla and Finn's ages. They are really perfect for the 4-7 age range. Who doesn't love some wholesome animal character fantasy? :) I just unpacked all of my room books from teaching, so now we have shelves and shelves of books that are appropriate for the 5-6th grader to read independently. However, several of them would be just fine for my kids if I read them out loud, so now I have a new source for read-alouds other than the library. I had a heart-warming time of unpacking those books...good memories! I loved reading out loud to my class, too. Books designed for upper elementary/middle school are generally just fun to read! Next up?? Maybe "A Cricket in Time Square." Oh, be still my heart. :) |
