Julie in GA Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I don't care about history time-period, I just want something good for the summer. My older boys are asking me to go through The Lord of the Rings trilogy again, and I may do this, but might like one, shorter book first to read that my daughter will enjoy as well. We are reading Anne of Green Gables on Friday nights (we alternate between read-aloud & family movie), so it doesn't have to be a book about a girl. Previous read-alouds that we ALL have loved: Little House Series Moffats books Howard Pyle stuff, especially Men of Iron The Yearling Swallows & Amazons (Is the sequel good? Maybe that's an idea.) The Bronze Bow Chronicles of Narnia Lord of the Rings -- daughter was too young to have any opinion on this the last time we read it. :) E.B. White books, but we're beyond that now Suggestions, anyone? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlashine Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 The Phantom Tollbooth may work for everyone. There's a really nice illustrated version of the Hobbit. If they like fantasy, The Belgariad series and The Mallorean following it have strong female characters-the author, David Eddings, finally had to admit his wife was helping him.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn E Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Our most recent hit was The Borrowers by Mary Norton. My dh LOVED reading it to dd. However, he doesn't want me to get the sequels because he felt the one book was so perfect and complete; he's afraid there's no way the sequels could be equals. :001_smile: Other than that, Kate DiCamillo books have captured us all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Lea Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I recently started reading The Wizard of Oz to my boys who are almost 11yo and 14yo. Since all 3 of us have seen the movie, we are having fun comparing the book to the movie and discussing what things are better in the book or movie. Greta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liza Q Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 We just finished The City of Ember - HUGE hit with my younger ones! I first read it a few years ago with my older daughters - we all read it separately and then discussed it - and I did not realize what a great read-aloud it would be! If your children liked The Moffats and Swallows and Amazons, they may like The Saturdays and The Four-Story Mistake by Elizabeth Enright. I read those aloud to my older girls about 7 years ago and we still remember them fondly. Another big hit was Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes - since they liked The Moffats, they will probably like Ginger Pye. And one year my husband read aloud Old Yeller, Rascal and Where the Red Fern Grows - we cried and cried and decided not to read anymore dead-pet books. Then we found Gordon Korman's book No More Dead Dogs - hysterical! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karensk Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, and The Light Princess by George MacDonald (our first book by MacDonald; decided to try it out since CS Lewis liked him) We've also enjoyed books by Hilda Van Stockum (avail. at Bethlehem Books) -- the Cottage at Bantry Bay series and The Mitchells series. BTW, The Wind in the Willows is even more fun if you've recently read a retelling of The Odyssey. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaMere Academy Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Peter Pan Strawberry Girl (my all time favorite) Little Britches series The Great Brain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB in NJ Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Call it Courage The Whipping Boy The Golden Goblet Witch of Blackbird Pond These have all been favorites of my kids :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laylamcb Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 We've loved the Melendy books by Enright, especially The Four-Story Mistake. Also, did you read Pyle's Otto of the Silver Hand? My daughter LOVED that one. Happy reading! Layla McB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in GA Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 They love The Phantom Tollbooth, but they've all read it independently already. Great suggestion, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in GA Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 We haven't read Call it Courage/I], so that might be a good one to try. They love The Whipping Boy, and we've read the others as well. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in GA Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 I'm always trying to get them to read that series, but keep forgetting to put the first one on hold at the library! Our library seems only to have the sequels on the shelf. I will go put it on hold right now! Thanks for the suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in GA Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 That's hilarious (about the dead pet books). And Ginger Pye was a hit with us as well. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in GA Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 I think I'll start with Call it Courage and The Borrowers, and we may then be ready to get back into Tolkien. If not, I'll keep going down this list. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shalom22 Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Little Britches series :iagree: We loved 'Little Britches' during the school term and we are going to read 'Man of the House' during the summer.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules in MI Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 it is VERY different from the movie, and is very well written (very descriptive). My boys LOVED this book and begged us to read it everyday. We purchased it through Sonlight. There are some neat pictures throughout the book. A second favorite was In Grandma's Attic, have you heard of it? Also on Sonlights' RA list, it is a compilation of stories told by the granddaughter of a woman who lived in the late 1800s, early 1900s. They begged me to get the next 2 books with more stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonne Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 We're in the middle of Summer of the Monkeys, which a few people here suggested a few weeks ago, and my children are loving it. Fun, adventure,... It has the most beautiful portrayal of a grandfather/boy relationship. yvonne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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