Guest mrs. logic Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 This weeks question is, "What are your favorite read aloud books?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbabe Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 The Boxcar Children Bunnicula Little Britches Childhood of Famous Americans Series Smiles, Shalynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen+4dc Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Narnia series Little Britches series Little House series Just for starters, there's lots more but these have created great discussions and funny stories! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Little House books Wind in the Willows Mr. Popper's Penguins We're reading Pollyanna right now and totally enjoying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 The Hobbit The Golden Compass The Wee Free Men (which we're reading now & loving; I'm terrible at Scottish accents, but it's very fun to try reading in the style of the Wee Free Men, lol!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elise1mds Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Winnie-the-Pooh books Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and Just So Stories so far, anyway... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2cents Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 We have liked Something Wicked This Way Comes, a Poe collection, Little Women, Sophie's World. All of those have been hits. We're currently doing Swallows and Amazons...jury is out on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisychics Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 top 3 -Mysterious Benedict Society (I read the last 2 books aloud) -The BFG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txbloobonnet Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 The Wind and the Willows, Winnie and the Pooh, Peter Pan, On to Oregon, Swallows and Amazons, It's a Jungle Out There, anything Gerrald Durrell......just to name a few. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Burgess Children's Bird Book Burgess Children's Seashore Book Miller Story series Madeline books Dr. Zeuss books James Herriot's picture books Happy Hollister series Understood Betsy Little Men Cheaper By the Dozen Ginger Pye Cricket in Times Square Homer Price Call of the Wild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 For what age and/or time period? We have millions...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom3tn Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 My favorites of all-time (so far) have been the Kate DiCamillo books (Because of Winn-Dixie, The Tale of Despereaux, and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane). I suspect this might change when we finally get around to reading the Harry Potter books. :001_smile: We also really enjoyed Tiger Tiger, by Lynn Reid Banks. The kids really liked The Spiderwick Chronicles. The books were much better than the movie. The best ones we've read for this school year so far have been Little Pilgrim's Progress and Calico Captive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Oh, so many! Lots have been named already. We have a certain tradition here of reading things in this order: Egermeier's Story Bible, followed by The Children's Story Bible by Catherine Vos, a story a day until both books are done, starting at around the age of 3 to 4, concurrent with other read-alouds Charlotte's Web is the first big (long) read aloud The Boxcar Children series comes next (the first 20 or so by the original author, not the rest) Little House on the Prairie series (first 6 or 8 about Laura and Farmer Boy, not the extensions for other characters) The Chronicles of Narnia (starting, like a ritual, on the 6th birthday) A Cricket in Times Square, some time before 4th grade The Hobbit, sometime before 4th grade The Lord of the Rings trilogy, beginning with the start of 4th grade (at over 1000 pages, this is a bear to read aloud, but my kids never forget that their mom did this for them, it was bonding!) I have followed this routine with three so far, and my fourth child (5yodd) is now in the Egermeier/Boxcar Children stage. In between the ones already mentioned, there are soooo many others that fit in, just to mention a few... The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Baby Island (Brink) Andy Buckram's Tin Men (Brink) Heidi (Spyri's original, no updates or adaptations) Where the Red Fern Grows (Rawls) Summer of the Monkeys (Rawls) Trumpet of the Swan (White) My goodness, I could just keep going... this thread should keep you busy for a while! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 My whole family (two female, two male) all have enjoyed Carry On, Mr. Bowditch. While The Witch of Blackbird Pond (which isn't about a witch at all) has been more enjoyed by my daughter and I than my husband or son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 The biggest hits here have been The Twits, Farmer Boy, George's Secret Key to the Universe, Time Cat, Series of Unfortunate Events, and any of the Oz and Narnia books we've gotten to so far. We also read regularly from Usborne's Greek Myths and a DK Children's Bible that the kids never seem to tire of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodallmomma Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 My 2 year old LOOOVES "The Lazy Ladybug". In fact, I believe it will have to be replaced soon. We are starting to lose pages! =D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Some books are best experienced as read alouds. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The Magic Pudding (NYRB Children's edition) The Wind in the Willows The Kind of Ireland's Son (well, anything by Colum, but this is particularly good) The BFG and The Twits Little Grey Men (B.B., and sequel Down the Bright Stream) Haroun and the Sea of Stories (we liked this one so much, we gabe a copy to friends with appropriately aged kids) Here Be Monsters (Snow... must be read with a variety of accents) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi @ Mt Hope Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald Little Britches by Ralph Moody (but have the sequel ready to go) The Saturdays by Enright The Moffats by Estes Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jyniffrec Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 The Year of Miss Agnes The Boxcar Children Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulubelle Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 So far my favorite is A Wrinkle in Time and the two that follow it, A Wind In the Door and A Swiftly Tilting Planet. All by Madeleine L'Engle. The 4th and last of the series is sitting on the shelf as we are reading The Saturday's and have The Happy Hollister's next in line. We also loved reading and listening to The Phantom Tollbooth, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, and The Cricket in Times Square. We have read a ton of Boxcar Children and they are a favorite for the kids to listen to on tape at night too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtney.byrum Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Burgess Children's Bird BookBurgess Children's Seashore Book Miller Story series Madeline books Dr. Zeuss books James Herriot's picture books Happy Hollister series Understood Betsy Little Men Cheaper By the Dozen Ginger Pye Cricket in Times Square Homer Price Call of the Wild What age is good for listening to Happy Hollister books? I have many from when I was a kid but am currently too lazy to go get one and reread to see if it would be good for my ds or not, lol. (I also have Bobbsey Twins books out there, and I think all my Little House books are there so I guess I have to not be lazy if I want to get those) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulubelle Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 WWE 1 has The Happy Hollisters as a sample lesson for sentence copy work and narration. So, I'm assuming it is fine for a young audience. We haven't gotten to it yet to read, but have had the lesson in WWE. It must be good for K-3rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrs. logic Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 For what age and/or time period? We have millions...... How about listing you top 10 favorites? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jami Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Dh does most of the read-alouds here, at least those that are for fun more than school related. He and the children have enjoyed E.B White's books, N.D. Wilson's books (100 Cupboards and sequel), Mysterious B. Society and sequels, Narnia, Hobbit and currently LOTR, Little House series, Meindert DeJong's books. Oh and E. Nesbit's books, any and all! My favorite with the kids, I think, has been Wind in the Willows. We're currently reading F. H. Burnett's The Lost Prince and that's really great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 (edited) Roald Dahl is so much fun! Matilda is one of our favs. So much outrageous dialogue. lol We also like Big Friendly Giant and The Witches. The Mary Poppins books crack us up. Mary is such a little snit, but the dialogue is interesting and the prose is lovely. Secret of Platform 13 is a great read. Winn Dixie, and Tale of Despereaux are other read-aloud treats. The Dragonling books are wonderful to read out-loud. Much better than My Father's Dragon (although we like those as well), I think. Anything by Cynthia Rylant. Makes my mouth happy. That's far more than 10. :) I have an older kid list as well. Starting with anything by Mark Twain or Louisa May Alcott. Edited January 21, 2010 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 What age is good for listening to Happy Hollister books? I have many from when I was a kid but am currently too lazy to go get one and reread to see if it would be good for my ds or not, lol. (I also have Bobbsey Twins books out there, and I think all my Little House books are there so I guess I have to not be lazy if I want to get those) Most dc read Hollisters themselves but my dh read them aloud when our dc were about the ages of your dc or a bit older. :001_smile: The only book you need to read in order is the first one The Happy Hollisters after that the order doesn't matter. My dc LOVED those books! I bought a bunch from ebay since they are OOP. I still have them and will not sell them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lllll Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 (edited) Here is a link to many that kept our squirmy ds's attention. They actually looked forward to evenings when dh would read these aloud. (I hate to read aloud. :tongue_smilie:) http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=jim+corbett+books&tag=googhydr-20&index=stripbooks&hvadid=3587270355&ref=pd_sl_8msur9l01c_e We've also enjoyed reading books written by (or about, sometimes) missionaries in foreign countries. Mostly, older books. Dd and I are reading one now about Henry Martyn. Here's a link to some. Usually, older books are more interesting, IMO. http://www.wholesomewords.org/biography/bio.html We never read too much fiction aloud, for some reason. But we did listen to a lot of it via audio books. My favorite one there was "The Hobbit", read by some British actor (??). Forgot: Little Britches series by Ralph Moody and Cheaper By the Dozen Kathy Edited January 20, 2010 by ksva Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melenie Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Roald Dahl - James and the Giant peach The magic finger Georges marvelous medicine Danny the Champion of the world The lion the witch and wardrobe Charlotte's web The secret garden There is more, but that is all that I can think of now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtney.byrum Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Most dc read Hollisters themselves but my dh read them aloud when our dc were about the ages of your dc or a bit older. :001_smile: The only book you need to read in order is the first one The Happy Hollisters after that the order doesn't matter. My dc LOVED those books! I bought a bunch from ebay since they are OOP. I still have them and will not sell them. Thanks!! I remember reading them (and collecting them in hardcover) when I was a kid I have 31(wow!) of them in a box just waiting. I guess I will go through that box this evening and pull them out. Now to wonder on Nancy Drew (given that DD is 4 I think it will be awhile before those come out). I'm a bookaholic and never ever wanted to get rid of any of my books growing up. I've got Encyclopedia Brown, Happy Hollisters, Bobbsey Twins, Maida books, Nancy Drew (55 of them), and who knows what else all in hardcover. Took most of my childhood to collect them all via various booksales but I'm glad I have them :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtney.byrum Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 WWE 1 has The Happy Hollisters as a sample lesson for sentence copy work and narration. So, I'm assuming it is fine for a young audience. We haven't gotten to it yet to read, but have had the lesson in WWE. It must be good for K-3rd. Thanks! I shall have to go get them, maybe he'll read them himself if I interest him in it enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekmom Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 My kids are begging me to keep reading this book each day - http://www.amazon.com/Real-Thief-William-Steig/dp/0312371454/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264019791&sr=8-1 It has a rich vocabulary and lots of character lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaBearTeacher Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Narnia Farmer Boy Heidi Harry Potter Misty of Chincoteague The Lion's Whiskers and Other Ethiopian Tales Oliver Twist Winnie-the-Pooh The Tale of Desperaux Red Sails to Capri The Five Little Peppers ... and more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Oh wow, I may self-destruct. From all time periods and for all ages? Ummmm. Ummmm. For kids up through eighth grade? These are not my favorite picture books, nor my favorite books of short stories, just the chapter books.... Well, I guess The Bronze Bow. Definitely Sutcliff's books (do we have to count those individually?), such as her series: Eagle of the Ninth, Silver Branch, and Lantern Bearers. My son *cried* when we finished because he didn't want them to be over! Must that count as four? Ummmm. Ummmm. Coolidge's Trojan War (goes into many more of the side stories than other versions of the Iliad). The Story of Comock the Eskimo, Robert Flaherty. (True, too; probably OOP....) Genevieve Foster's books, like Augustus Caesar's World. The White Stag, Seredy (boybarian in nature; shorter work; probably OOP....) Two more? Let's come into the modern era..... The Broken Blade, William Durbin! Can't wait to read it again, next year! Shipwrecked! Rhoda Blumberg (and can't leave out The Cat Who Went to Heaven, Coatsworth)..... So that's 10, sorta. I wouldn't say the same ten again tomorrow, but that's my list right now. For younger children, doing fun reading that has nothing to do with history, etc. I'd include things like Frog and Toad; Amelia Bedelia; the Narnia series; all of Thornton Burgesses' books; Uncle Wiggily, etc. I'm stopping now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Right now SOTW 1. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I'm a bookaholic and never ever wanted to get rid of any of my books growing up. I've got Encyclopedia Brown, Happy Hollisters, Bobbsey Twins, Maida books, Nancy Drew (55 of them), and who knows what else all in hardcover. Took most of my childhood to collect them all via various booksales but I'm glad I have them :) Oooo, I'm jealous! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidlit Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Funny you should ask . . . :D My blog is primarily a biblioblog, and I host a meme/carnival each week called Read Aloud Thursday. . . Everyone is welcome to join in!! How's that for a shameless plug? :tongue_smilie::D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (and sequels) Charlotte's Web Stuart Little Trumpet of the Swan Anything by Roald Dahl (We've read The Twits, Matilda, are currently reading The Witches, and just listened to James and the Giant Peach on audiobook.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Funny, funny book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donovans4 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 all the Peter and the Starcatchers books, there are 4 now, I think Chronicles of Narnia series Bartimaeus trilogy by Jonathon Stroud Across Five Aprils Animal Farm anything by Roald Dahl Little House series Betsy-Tacy series Cricket in Times Square and sequels Warrior series Guardians of Ga'hoole series City of Ember (sequels, not so much) Redwall series (although it is better to take breaks between the books, they all start to seem the same after a while) I'm sure there are lots more that I am not thinking of right now. We love read alouds and have done them together as a family since the kids were little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Great ideas here. One of our favorites was Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat. It was hilarious. Kids just don't get to have those kinds of childhoods anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Great ideas here. One of our favorites was Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat. It was hilarious. Kids just don't get to have those kinds of childhoods anymore.Both my girls were in stitches over this. I'm currently reading The Dog Who Wouldn't Be to my eldest. It's all about Mutt, though written at a much higher level than Owls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 My kids are begging me to keep reading this book each day - http://www.amazon.com/Real-Thief-William-Steig/dp/0312371454/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264019791&sr=8-1 It has a rich vocabulary and lots of character lessons. This looks wonderful! We've always loved William Steig but I hadn't heard of this one before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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