Snowstorm84 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 I have been pouring over all of the book lists from Ambleside, Sonlight etc...and I want to buy/check out all of them! (K/1st levels) Please help me narrow it down some....tell me your absolute favorites. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlcc Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Well, we haven't read everything on AO or Sonlight's booklists, but here's a few we've read and enjoyed. Paddle to the Sea by Holling C Holling Aesop's Fables (illustrated by Milo Winter) When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six by Milne Children's Book of Virtues by Bennett The Apple and the Arrow by Buff A Grain of Rice by Pittman My Father's Dragon by Gannet Mr. Popper's Penguins by Atwater A few we've read that I didn't enjoy, but the kids did: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White (I know, I know, but I just didn't like it) Pagoo and Tree in the Trail by Holling C Holling A few books I'm really looking forward to reading aloud: Understood Betsy by Fisher In Grandma's Attic by Richardson D'Aulaire books Little House in the Big Woods by Ingalls Wilder Diane Stanley books The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White The Cabin Faced West by Fritz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 (edited) I have my bookshelves filled with AO-0 & year 1 books, as well as Beautiful Feet's early american history. I LOVE our collection. Oh, you said favorites. All the D'Aulaire books, James herriot's treasture for children, McCloskey's books, Aesop for children, Beatrix Potter, Blue Fairy book, Holling C. Holling books, Child's Garden of Verses, Hans Christian Anderson, Just So Stories, A.A. Milne stories and poetry, The Book of Virtues, From Sea to Shining Sea, Velveteen rabbit, charlotte's web. Edited March 29, 2011 by hmsmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBoulden Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Ha! Ha! Ha! I totally understand where you are coming from. I want them all!!! Now!!! But, it is important to actually USE them, too... I comfort myself with the knowledge that I may not have all the books I want, but the books I have, I have used. :001_smile: You MUST listen to Charlotte's Web and The Trumpet of the Swan on audio CD and it must be read by EB White... This is a must. ;) He is an incredible author and hearing him read his books himself is a real treat. They are expensive, but worth every penny. I would buy and read all The Little House books. You could stay on those for months. (We did.) We are in the process of collecting as many Sonlight and Five in a Row books as we can find... But, I have to tell myself that it is even more important to READ them to the kids. :D Oh. And, I'd get any of the Usborne books on the lists you are looking at first, if any of the books are Usborne. I love everything Usborne... I have never been disappointed by an Usborne book. :001_smile: Happy book-buying! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBoulden Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 And whoever mentioned the author McCloskey was right on, in my opinion. All his books are terrific, timeless, classic. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katie.Louise Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 We started Ambleside's book lists last year. My dds were 1st, 4th, and 6th grades. I know AO organizes by year, but since we were late getting in on it, I just used them as lists of books I wanted them to cover at some point in their schooling. They can easily be moved around to follow your history or interests. I am sorry, I started typing the list before I realized that you were asking for K-1 level. Some of these are not from yrs 1-2, but I just wanted to mention them as our favorites. We have read the following(from Ambleside's lists) as read-alouds and LOVED: Understood Betsy King Arthur - Howard Pyle (can't remember the exact title) The Princess and the Goblin As for their independent reading: My middle dd, the one that claims she doesn't like reading, really loved Pinocchio. - really liked Pollyanna, Dr. Doolittle too My older dd's favorites are: King of the Wind Five Children and It Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Catherine Called Birdie Reb and the Redcoats Johnny Tremain Mary Poppins Perrault's Fairy Tales Grimm's Fairy Tales Witch of Blackbird Pond The Borrowers My Side of the Mountain Justin Morgan had a Horse We are reading aloud Gulliver's Travels and The Little White Horse right now and really enjoying so far. Ambleside's lists are wonderful. I try to line many, not all, of them up with our 4 yr history rotation. I love spreading them out over 12 weeks or so as they suggest. They really get to enjoy a story longer and get fully involved with the characters. I make 4 day reading charts for my girls. They do 2-3 books per day, 1-2 chapters of each book, and usually they are reading 8+ books at a time. It is so neat that they don't have any trouble keeping up with the stories. Katie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorm84 Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share Posted March 29, 2011 Thank you so much! All of those sound great! Thank you for helping me choose and confirm the ones I should get. I know there is no way I will be able to read all of the ones on every list, so it is necessary that I figure out what ones are really worth buying and looking for at the library. I could fill up my days looking for every book (as well as reading this forum). I must limit myself somehow. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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