MamaBearTeacher Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I am reading The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew with DS8 and DS5 and love it because the characters in the book are all so good. I wish the world was full of such good people. We will start The Five Little Peppers Midway soon. I hope it's just as good. I am reading Oliver Twist with DS8 and I just think that Dickens is such a great writer! I am reading The Golden Bull with DS8 and 5 and think it's really good historical fiction. I am reading Jesse Bear books with DS3 and love them because he loves them and because he looks like Jesse Bear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Argh! Dickens is only good on screen. Preferably made with the Muppets!!! I just finished reading Pinocchio to the kiddies, and while "loving" is a strong word to use, I did quite enjoy it. :) Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I'm reading Syren by Angie Sage right now with my 9yo and 6yo. We love it because Septimus Heap is a loved character with us and with Book #5 we feel we are meeting up with an old friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 We are actually reading Five Little Peppers and How They Grew right now, too. DS (almost 8) loves it. I can't stand it. :tongue_smilie: I used to be a copy editor in a former life and the punctuation is killing me! I do love the characters and story line, but cannot get past the writing style to enjoy it. I can't wait to finish the book to get back to Mary Poppins. (Have read and loved the first two, have the other two in line to read next.) DH is reading Eldest to DS - another one DS loves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalypso Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Nurse Matilda - and the giggles are infectious. I was laughing with the kids so much last night I had tears in my eyes - definitely makes it hard to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 (edited) Argh! Dickens is only good on screen. Preferably made with the Muppets!!! Gasp! Dickens is one of my favorite authors! DD 10yo just finished Gentle Ben and really loved it. She's also finished The Black Stallion and is now devouring all the Walter Farley books. DD 7yo is re-reading all his Burgess books. He is also reading every Christmas book in the house in some vain attempt to usher in Christmas sooner. Oh forgot. Current read-alouds are The Buffalo Knife (Dad & DS 7yo) and I hear lots of laughing going on so it must be a hit. DD 10yo and I are reading God King, another great read. Edited November 12, 2009 by Daisy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmgirlinwv Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Pippi Longstocking for fun. Thee, Hannah for history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I love Dickens too :p We're going to start his Christmas stories the last week in November. For right now we've been reading various books on Thanksgiving and the Pilgrims. We're also reading the Hunting of the Snark. Our last trip to the library, ds and I both needed to pick out biographies (I'm trying to follow TWTM library list for all of us). I picked John Quincy Adams and ds chose Abigail Adams... So, I'm reading about the oldest son and he's reading about the mother :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 The Wind in the Willows. Oh, I love reading it aloud. The language is a lovely rich treat. This is my third time around reading it out loud. I'm hoping to squeeze it in one more time before they're grown and gone. Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Argh! Dickens is only good on screen. Preferably made with the Muppets!!! :svengo: That man is one of my favorite authors in all the world! Right now we are listening to Uncle Tom's Cabin for history. We are loving it because, for me, it is sobering beyond belief, and the dc like it because its so foreign to them that things were ever this way that they can't help but be glued to it. (However, after some review, I think I should probably read ahead and see how much more devastating it gets because this is my first time with the story, too.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 The House of Arden by E. Nesbit to dd8 and loving it because it is one of her favorite Nesbit's (she has read it twice herself). Anything by Jan Bret to to dd5 because Bret is the best illustrator ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdie Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 We are reading Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman. We are at the end of chapter 3 and last night I saw my dh reading the book after the kids were in bed. LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 The Wind in the Willows. Oh, I love reading it aloud. The language is a lovely rich treat. This is my third time around reading it out loud. I'm hoping to squeeze it in one more time before they're grown and gone. Cat Okay, this is next! I haven't read it to my younger three yet. We just finished My Side of the Mountain, which my 11yo ds especially liked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Originally Posted by myfunnybunch Oh, I love reading it aloud. The language is a lovely rich treat. This is my third time around reading it out loud. I'm hoping to squeeze it in one more time before they're grown and gone. Cat :iagree: Our family LOVES this book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needleroozer Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 To Kill A Mockingbird is our breakfast read. I love the lyrical style, and the humour. Just asked the kids and the Girl said that she loves the taste of the south, she can relate to the kids, who do stoopid things just like modern kids do, it's engaging and well-written. My Boy says he isn't enjoying it much, but might like it better if he read it to himself- that surprised me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 We just finished reading The Indian in the Cupboard. My son loved it. We are about to start reading The Return of the Indian (in the cupboard). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaBearTeacher Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 DD 10yo just finished Gentle Ben and really loved it. She's also finished The Black Stallion and is now devouring all the Walter Farley books. We read these two last summer and really enjoyed them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kfamily Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 We're reading Amos Fortune, Free Man and enjoying it. We've just finished The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit so we'll have to give House of Arden a try!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jami Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Dh is reading "Fellowship of the Ring" with the older two at bedtime. It's wonderful of course, and he reads it so very well. And he's reading "On the Banks of Plum Creek" with our 5 year old. It's their special snuggle time and this dd is so much like Laura. ;) I'm reading "The Lost Prince" by Frances Hodgson Burnett for our school literature. It's *wonderful*. Especially for boys. Full of heroism and adventure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Love, love, love Archimedes and the Door to Science. Am reading it now with a 6th and 7th grader. It's great--combines history, science, and math in a lively biography of the amazing Archimedes. The kids are taking notes as we read for a report. So writing, science, math, and history in one book--and it's fun! (We've read about the math he discovered --for instance, the value for pi, then skipped ahead in our math to work on circumference and area of circles. We read the story about his lever, and then did an experiment with levers.) Very fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in OR Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 All three kids listen together, but each has his or her own read-aloud. The Moffatts with the youngest Rascal with the middle Pinocchio with the oldest The Moffatts has been making them laugh, such as with the girl getting stuck in a bread box and the boy getting stuck on a freight train. They also like the funny things that Rascal does. Pinocchio is more challenging, but still enjoyable. We're also listening to Inkspell as an audio book when we drive. 16 CDs! It's due in two days, and we still have 6 to go. I look forward to the next installment anytime we run errands. Erica in OR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 (edited) DD is reading Island of the Blue Dolphins for her DITHOR assignment. She's reading parts aloud to me. DS doesn't read yet, so he gets a host of picture books - tonight was Cowboy Alphabet. Together we are about to start Miriam by Beatrice Gormley as I think it will fit in nicely with our Old Testament time period we are studying in history. Up next we will start a bunch of Christmas books. I have a list and am chomping at the bit for them to come back to the library! Edited November 12, 2009 by i.love.lucy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeathenMom Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 we (5 and 6 yo) are reading 'House at Pooh Corner' aloud and it has been quite successful and enjoyable. normally my 5 year old will wander around during a read aloud, but he's engrossed in this one. lately i've been in a cozy state of mind and something about animals living simple lives with very little brain really appeals to me...:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 We love Dickens too! We are reading 39 Clues together. Other books they are reading on their own right now. Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 The House of Arden by E. Nesbit to dd8 and loving it because it is one of her favorite Nesbit's (she has read it twice herself). Anything by Jan Bret to to dd5 because Bret is the best illustrator ever. Did you know about this website with coloring pages, how to draw videos and more? http://www.janbrett.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I'm reading 1001 Arabian Nights out loud. We just finished Half Magic. The boys liked it but not as much as Five Children and It. Our next book waiting at the library is The Book of Beats by Nesbit and for audio book The Trumpet and the Swan. Also getting Lentil for 5 yr old and Nate the Great for 8 yr to read himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaMere Academy Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 We are reading Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman. We are at the end of chapter 3 and last night I saw my dh reading the book after the kids were in bed. LOL! My daughter is reading that right now. Aloud we are reading The Last Battle and will go right into The Magician's Nephew when we're done. Also about to start Flame over Tara for our history book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwjx2khsmj Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Reading 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Listening to Treasure Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Our current read alouds: The Golden Compass Classic Myths to Read Aloud Archimedes and the Door of Science Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 We're reading Wet Magic by E. Nesbit. In the middle of my reading last night, my 6 year old boy yelled out, "this is a great book!" "Normal," everyday kids come upon magic. It's really nicely done. I always recommend Trumpet of the Swan -- our very favorite at this point. Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 We just finished All of a Kind Family. It was supposed to be a history read-aloud (Biblioplan year 4), but we loved it so much we also read it at night for pleasure reading. It's a family of all girls (until the very end) which appeals to my dds. Last week we finished Little Women. That one took us awhile to get through. My 6 yo had trouble understanding what was going on sometimes. But again they love hearing about families of girls. They always laughed at Laurie's antics too. We watched the Winona Ryder movie last Friday and really enjoyed that. I think seeing it helped make it a lot more clear to 6 yo. Up next: The Trumpet of the Swan. Not sure what's next for history, but I think The Little Princess will be coming up soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margo out of lurking Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I'm reading A Samurai's Tale by Erik Haugaard to my 11yods. It's the best book we've read this school year, we are both enjoying it. Although I have a library copy, I was thrilled to find several Haugaard books on googlebooks today. VERY cool. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Great to hear about House of Arden. I bought this at a library bookstore the other day because we love E. Nesbit books and I hadn't heard of this one. Our favorite one so far is The Bastables. Right now I'm reading dd11 Calico Captive for history. On her own, she's reading The Giver, and various books about European history, mostly WWII related. DD15 just finished Dandelion Wine and loves it to pieces. Re: Dickens: The first Dickens novel I read (other than A Christmas Carol, which is essential reading every Christmas) was David Copperfield, which I read aloud a couple of years ago. LOVED IT. I don't know what took me so long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahancock Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 My gang is loving the Thornton Burgess books. We love nature and animals around here, and find the little stories (which are based on actual animal behavior), to be very entertaining. We just finished Chaterer the Squirrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammaruss Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 We are reading, Touching Spirit Bear, by Ben Mickaelsen. We are loving it due to the wonderful family discussions that we have had due to this book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsabelC Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 We have been going mad with Greek myths as the kids love them and they're great to read to my 6yo and my 4yo together. We recently read The Secret Garden which they found quite challenging but enjoyed. I'm trying to decide what to do next for chapter books: ds6 wants the entire Chronicles of Narnia, but I don't think dd4 is ready for them (she managed to follow LWW OK but that one is simpler than some of the others) and I find it hard to get much time to read to them individually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linders Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 ..it's charming, funny (without being crass), and imaginative. My DS love it - I just wish our library had more than one in the series! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntPol Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Pollyanna. We just can't get enough of this story, even my 9 yo boy loves it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 My 12yo dd and I are really enjoying Sherlock Holmes lately. We read a couple short stories and are now working our way through The Hound of the Baskervilles. The drama in these stories is hilarious! And dd is finding it all very gripping. It's been a lot of fun. Ds and I are reading The Wheel on the School. Prior to this we read 21 Balloons, which he absolutely loved. For the latter book, it was really fun seeing how he enjoyed the science/engineering aspects of the book, watching his face as he worked to understand and figure out the various mechanisms in the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I am reading The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew . If you like this, look up Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. Very similar. We are chewing through all of Dick King-Smith. Fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I'm trying to decide what to do next for chapter books: ds6 wants the entire Chronicles of Narnia, but I don't think dd4 is ready for them (she managed to follow LWW OK but that one is simpler than some of the others) and I find it hard to get much time to read to them individually. We made it through 'The Magician's Nephew' and TLWW and my youngest, while not totally into it, managed to pick up quite a bit. I hadn't thought he was really listening at all until I caught him playing with his lego men and calling them Polly and Digory :p My 12yo dd and I are really enjoying Sherlock Holmes lately. We read a couple short stories and are now working our way through The Hound of the Baskervilles. The drama in these stories is hilarious! And dd is finding it all very gripping. It's been a lot of fun. I just read through one Holmes book. I'd never read them before and wanted to check it out for ds... uh... then Mom ran off with the book and kept it till it was due :lol: I'm going to check it out again in January, I was really surprised by how compelling the stories were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 (edited) Magic City by E. Nesbit. I had read some of "Five Children and It" with my older child...until we came to the scalping chapter --ack! So I wanted to try again with another Nesbit book, this one sounded like it had potential. There is clearly a Nesbit theme on this thread. We finished the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and started the second one about the scarecrow and the tin woodman, but haven't quite gotten into it as much. Edited November 12, 2009 by stripe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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