Outdoorsy Type Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 For your kids and for yourself? Right now for me it's Ginger Pye - School book Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire - bedtime book Little Britches On Audio- finishing this up we were listening on vacation and I'm halfway through The Stand for myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 I am reading the following books: with ds11 "Boy of the Pyramids" with ds7 "The Sword in the Tree" and on my own, nothing at the moment. The last book(s) I read was the Hunger Games trilogy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherGoose Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 I usually have 2-3 going--one or two on hs or gardening or farming I read in the evenings before actually going to bed, and one bedtime book. Right now I'm reading "Five Acres and Independence" and another book about sustainable agriculture. I'm also reading "Hold onto your kids." As for dd, we usually read them each 3-5 books a day (picture books or chapters out of longer ones.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Let's see... I'm re-reading one book. I'm slowly making my way through House of Intellect. I'm proceeding more quickly through Drive and Gender Outlaws. I'm also in the middle of a couple of books on my Kindle app. Dh does the longer read-alouds with the kids most of the time. I read ds 2-5 books a day, depending on the length of each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 I'm not sure you really want to know, LOL. I have a big stack this week for history, plus I'm finishing up: Gulliver's Travels (about to book three).... Treasure Island Pocahontas (Bruchac) a James Houston Arctic legend The Samurai's Tale oy... ...beginning Birchbark House this week.... We're listening to The Crucible this week.... Maybe that's all.... Oh, I'm still slugging through Napoleon's Buttons just for me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwenhwyfar Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 myself ~ The Da Vinci Code with the kids ~ The Hobbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Read-alouds for the dc: Wintersmith The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen Reading for myself: The Girl Who Played with Fire (will probably finish it tonight); when that one is finished, I'll be starting two more: Frankenstein (for my book club) The Monsters: Mary Shelley & the Curse of Frankenstein Typically, I work on one to two read-alouds for the dc at a time & from one to three books for myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Right now I'm reading: The Grand Design, by Stephen Hawking Dragonsdawn, by Anne McCaffrey The Hunchback of Notre Dame, by Victor Hugo I've also been working my way through Charlotte Mason's works, but that's been a little bit here and there over the last month or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest weavingmomma Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Reading aloud with my ds6: The Magic Tree House Series Happy Birthday Mrs. Piggle Wiggle Reading myself: The Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin Whence Came a Prince by Liz Curtis Higgs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 I am reading Crossfire, by Dick Francis and Felix Francis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Right now: School related: Johnny Tremain as read-aloud for Sonlight Courage of Sarah Noble for MFW Adventures Knowing & Teaching Elementary Mathematics Personal: Girls in Trucks - Don't remember who recommended this book to me, but it's just awful. Think I'll just toss it. Life As We Knew It - Another recommendation. Just started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2denj Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Me: Karen Kingsbury - Take Four With the kiddos: The Hittite Warrier The Hobbit Lots and Lots of picture books!!!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 For me: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn For dc: The Golden Goblet, Tales of Ancient Egypt Failing to read: Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt (got too far behind, gave up), Mara Daughter of the Nile (I was going to add this in to our Egypt studies, but haven't), Shadow Hawk (dd is reading it and not liking it. I was going to read it too so we could discuss it, but don't think I'll get to it. Should have gone with Mara.), The Great Typo Hunt (had it from the library, read a couple of chapters, couldn't get into it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 With/to DD: Charlotte's Web Bedtime (DH reads to kids :D): The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Just for me: A Patriot's History of the United States A Severe Mercy The Last Olympian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyWImom Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Our read alouds: Little Town on the Prairie (Every other day) Return of the Indian (Every Day) The Adventures of Poor Mrs. Quack (Every other day) Wisdom and the Miller's (Every day) We also add in whatever we're supposed to for history-last week it was Christopher Columbus books. I just finished An Almost Perfect Moment, by Binnie Kirshenbaum, and am starting Fear of Fifty, by Erica Jong. (And no, I am not anywhere near that number-it just spoke to me:D) I'm on a selfish reading kick. All for entertainment, right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrsjamiesouth Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 For me: Reading through The Guardians of Ga' Hoole series (currently on book 4), re-reading TWTM, and Monk Habits for Everyday People With the dc: Life in the Great Ice Age, Reddy Fox, Uncle Wiggly's Story Book, School Days with the Millers, and :blushing: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (slightly edited for 6yo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 (edited) With both dc at bedtime: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix With dd for school: Stowaway With ds for fun: Ramona Quimby, Age 8 For myself: The Falls by Rankin The Family Kitchen Garden catching up on the stack of National Geographics on my bedside table Edited September 28, 2010 by Jen in PA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 I'm reading White Fang and Heroes of America: George Washington to my son. I just finished Blind Eye, the first book on a serial killer I've read since Helter Skelter about 35 years ago (someone at work loaned it to me), I'm re-reading An Irreverent and Thoroughly Incomplete Social History of Almost Everything at night for fun, and Arithmetic for Parents from the Singapore Math store website. It is obviously translated, but worthwhile nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Two. A Pound of Paper by John Baxter, which is marvelous fun. And Margery Kempe, which isn't. I'm still reading picture books to the kids, so they all get finished in one sitting. Dd seems ready to move to longer read alouds if they are adequately illustrated though. I haven't anything suitable so I shall have to ask at the library on Saturday. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennW in SoCal Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Seeing all the titles you moms are reading to your younger kids brings back many fond memories. I'm reading 2 non-fiction and 2 fiction books right now: Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going where Captain Cook has Gone Before Hero of the Ages Watership Down (listening on audio -- it is a re-read as I read this aloud a few years ago) For school I'm re-reading To Kill a Mockingbird so I can discuss it with my 15yo. School reading is quite a different beast in high school! I recently read Moby Dick, for instance. I kind of miss those Indian in the Cupboard or Golden Goblet days. And I really miss those afternoons with stacks of picture books. *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 I'm with JennW, nostalgic for the days of children's stories. It's just too hot here in southern California for what we're currently reading. Reading to dd, aged 14: The Disappearing Spoon (history of chemistry); The Glamour of Grammar (self-explanatory -- or maybe not); Packing For Mars (the science of dealing with the human body in space) Reading to myself: Through the Language Glass (how and to what point our native language affects the way we think); Thud (Terry Pratchett fantasy/satire) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaissezFaire Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Far too many, I think have about 10 books started and I flit back and forth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Late last night I finished reading "Cleopatra's Daughter" by Michelle Moran (historical fiction). Tonight I'll probably start reading "Fly Away Home" by Jennifer Weiner. My 10 y/o and I are STILL reading "On The Banks Of Plum Creek" aloud together (we take turns reading it aloud, and it's taking us forever to get through because we keep stopping to read other books). We're on the last couple of stories in "Tales Of Ancient Egypt" (SOTW1) which I usually read aloud to her. For school, she's reading "...If You Sailed On The Mayflower In 1620" aloud to me, and "Pocahontas And The Strangers" to herself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 I'm reading Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen and Desire by Amanda Quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 With DS I am reading David Livingstone Africa's Trailblazer. On my own, I am reading Perfect Reader, Methland and Punished by Rewards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabelle Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Our morning/bedtime read-aloud: Rumo. HS reading: The Complete Tales of Sherlock Holmes. Last night I finished up a rereading of HP and the Deathly Hallows. Current reads: The Secret History of the World, The Children's Book (Byatt). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 1 - Piper 2 - Gurganus 3 - Bible 4 - De Moss 5 - Michener 6 - Schafer So, six, I think. They are just in different places in my house and one one my iPhone, I read a chapter here and there as I get a chance or as required by school. I really dislike having more than 2 books going at once, so I am working on tying up some of these loose ends. I don't think I get the biggest bang for my buck when I try to take in too much at the same time. Just don't have as much free reading time as I used to...:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 I'm listening to The Cat Who Read Backwards as an audiobook. I'm reading Mrs Piggle-Wiggle as a read aloud and the Children's Catholic Illustrated Bible. For my personal fun reading I'm reading Home Comforts and just starting His Majesties Dragon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivka Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 To my 5yo: The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz. To my 1yo: The same six board books over and over and OVER and over. For myself: Corambis by Sarah Monette and Bath Tangle by Georgette Heyer. There's a contrast for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 (edited) Read a loud: The Swiss Family Robinson Myself: Les Miserables(trying to keep ahead of my TOG Rhetoric student), The Excellent Wife and A Patriot's History of the US. I finished Sir Gawain and the Green Knight on Sunday, which is a book I was determined to read after floundering with it a bit last year. Edited September 28, 2010 by Quiver0f10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Me: Deconstructing Penguins: Parents, Kids and the Bond of Reading Time Traveler's Guide to Medieval England Asperger's in Pink: Empowering Females with Asperger's Syndrome Read-aloud: Rascal by Sterling North. I'd forgotten that this is an amazing book. Reading with ds9: Pinocchio Reading with ds7: Ramona Quimby, Age 8 What Your Second-Grader Needs to Know Reading with ds5: Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle What Your Kindergartener Needs to Know Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 (edited) My strong preference is to read one chapter book for the boys and one book I'm reading myself. Well, I go through books quickly myself but one at a time. I'm fine reading other books to them outside of chapter books but I do not enjoy reading multiple "multi-day" books at once. My boys and husband though seem to like having lots of books going at once. The boys generally get their other chapter books from audio books or their father though. Right now we are reading a Burgess book together and they are listening to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the Chronicles of Narnia using audio books. They've got one going on the computer and the other on the kitchen CD player. My husband is reading them some book in the evening as well that has something to do with lives of saints I think. My husband is also reading at least 4-5 books at a time on his own. I try to tune it all out! I really don't "get" enjoying multiple books at once but clearly some people prefer it! Edited November 19, 2010 by sbgrace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freerange Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Just me: Dreamers, Discoverers and Dynamos; I Read It, But I Don't Get It; The Brain That Changes Itself; Virolution With the DDs: James Herriot DDs with DH: The Hobbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsabelC Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 At the moment I've got three books on the go for me plus a pile of books I've started and temporarily put aside, plus a couple I'm reading to the kidlets, and a couple they're reading to me. I enjoy reading several books concurrently, but I try to do serial monogamy with the kids' read alouds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Where the Sidewalk Ends (poetry read-aloud) American Tall Tales (read-aloud) Earth's Biomes (our dorky read-aloud - don't hold it against us) we just finished Pigling (a Korean fairy tale) and Apple and the Arrow. I think our next read-aloud will be Farmer Boy. I'm reading (myself) The Underground History of American Education (Gatto). But, what I really wanna read is The Cost of Discipleship (Bonhoeffer). :auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I'm reading "Meridon" to myself (it's the third and last in the "Wideacre" series by Philippa Gregory- "Wideacre" was the first book she ever wrote). I'm reading "Johnny Tremain" aloud with my 10 y/o. And I have "Deconstructing Penguins" started but haven't touched it in a while (in fact I forgot I had it and only found it on the floor behind my night table while searching for something else yesterday heh). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Me: Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows audio Sh*t My Dad Says, Justin Halpern Susan Wise Bauer, History of the Ancient World All together: The Silver Chair with Family Guide to Narnia devotions 4th grader read alouds: The Golden Goblet A Picturesque Tale of Progress, Conquests I History of US: Age of Extremes with Truthquest free reading, assorted mythology books and The Lightning Thief (again) Audio, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 9th Grade: Homer's Odyssey (primary reading Omnibus) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (secondary reading Omnibus) free reading , The Secrets of the Immortal Nicolas Flamel, Michael Scott (these were awesome btw) Audio, Swiss Family Robinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiegirl Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I missed this the first time around so I will play now. :001_smile: Read alouds: with 7 yr. old-- The Twits with 9 yr. old-- Princess and the Goblin with 11 yr. old-- The Hobbit with family-- The Black Cauldron and The Black Ships of Troy For me: The Once and Future King by T.H.White Six Great Ideas by Mortimer Adler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKapers Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Free Range Learning: How homeschooling changes everything Laura Weldon The Noticer Andy Andrews One minute after you die Erwin Lutzer So cold the river Michael Kortya Kids: Reptile Room Lemony snicket Fairy book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Limiting this to the books I myself get to/ have to read (dd14 can handle her own reading, thankyouverymuch): Kristin Lavransdatter In the Days of Giants Richard Scarry's Best x Book Ever where x approaches infinity what do people do all day? read endless Richard Scarry books... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettechmomof2 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 myself I have about 5 going on right now. I read fast though so that changes daily. For the family read we do just 1 at a time and some shorter books daily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 We're reading Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nihm. I'm not in the middle of a book right now, I just finished Pride and Prejudice (again). I really need to find something new to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn in OH Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Gotta love a forum that asks how many books are you reading rather than what are you reading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I'm re-reading Harry Potter 6 and reading The Sorceress (3rd in Nicholas Flamel series). I'm listening to the Hunger Games on my ipod. I'm reading Mr. Popper's Penguins and Girls Revenge to the boys and we are listening to Little House in the Big Woods in the Car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Love these threads! Always head to my library's website to reserve books after reading them! For me: The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory With kids: Just finished The House at Pooh Corner and getting ready to start My Father's Dragon I am not one to read multiple books at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazakaal Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I'm reading Les Miserable and SWB's History of the Ancient World for myself and Shadow Hawk for the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalphs Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 (edited) School: The Chronciles of Narnia audio series by Chrissi Hart Little House in the Big Woods with Dd Samantha's Story Collection with Dd Self: Divided Loyalties by Dennis Hamley James Herriot's Dog Stories Edited November 19, 2010 by kalphs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I'm reading a grammar book and studying for renewing my Boards. Kiddo is reading the story of Clara Barton, in the Famous Americans Series. I am reading him Penrose the Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie in Life Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Just finished "Pagan Christianity" and am 1/4 into "The Invisible Wall" for myself. Also just finished re-reading, "Waiting for Odysseus" last night (both for myself and for school). Read "Black Ships Before Troy" yesterday with the girls and read aloud the first half of "The Wanderings of Odysseus" with them this morning. Will finish it this afternoon so we can watch "The Odyssey" dvd tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 W/dd 13 I'm reading: The Screwtape Letters The Hobbit W/dds 8 I'm reading: Son of Charlemagne Happy Little Family The Biography of a Grizzly Me alone: Just finished Drood by Dan Simmons. Am now looking for a happy book to take its place. Deconstructing Penguins Sister Carrie - which I will see to the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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