Chris in VA Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Going to the library and we're...gonna get boooooookks.... Any suggestions for read alouds? I know, I know, look at the Sonlight, look at various lists. I have them all--just wanted a suggestion or two. We've read the Burnett books (Little Princess, Secret Garden, etc), the Henry horse books, Dr. Doolittle, Despereaux, Betsy-Tacy series, Little House, Roald Dahl, Narnia, tons of fairy/folk tales, MPOsborne Odyssey, the Saturdays, EB White's stuff, lots of suggestions from the AG for SOTW, tried Owls in the Family---and lots of the Sonlight 1-2-3 grade books--and many more! I was thinking maybe Mr. Popper's Penguins? Understood Betsy? Any others? I don't like Bev Cleary (dd has read some). She likes historical fiction, and I do, too, but we didn't like the Royal Diaries that much. I don't like too much modern as it contains a lot of family angst, which we have irl, so I don't want that. I don't do dragons. Fantasy is ok. Sweet is good. Did I say this wouldn't be easy? :lol: Quote
Trivium Academy Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews. http://www.amazon.com/Last-Really-Great-Whangdoodles-Anniversary/dp/0064403149 Quote
Book Crazy Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Larklight by Phillip Reeve 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith Bed-Knob and Broomstick by Mary Norton Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming Quote
LisaNY Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 We listened to The Chocolate Touch years ago in the car on our way to Cape Cod. We really enjoyed it. Quote
whitestavern Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Hanne's Quest is a sweet book that we just finished reading recently. Quote
kls126s Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 The Borrowers series (Mary Norton) The Ordinary Princess (M.M. Kaye - love her adult historical fiction too! The Far Pavilions is one of my all-time favs) The Melendy books by Elizabeth Enright The ___ Shoes series by Noel Streadfield (Ballet, Dancing, Theater, etc) Quote
Amy loves Bud Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 The Twenty One Balloons was a lot of fun for us. Quote
Nestof3 Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews. http://www.amazon.com/Last-Really-Gr.../dp/0064403149 Someone in "real life" just recommended it to us along with The Boy and His Bear. When we finish the latter, we will begin the former. Quote
woolybear Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Five Children and It (can't think of author just now, though I think it might be Nesbit) Half Magic (other books in series too) by Edward Eager All of A Kind Family The Castle in The Attic A Tarantula In my Purse Gooseberry Park Quote
Book Crazy Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Five Children and It (can't think of author just now, though I think it might be Nesbit) Yes it is E. Nesbit. There are 2 sequels to Five Children and It. The Phoenix and the Carpet is second, then The Story of the Amulet. Quote
nmoira Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Larklight by Phillip ReeveWe loved this, and its sequel. Also science fictiony, but older, are the Mushroom Planet books by Eleanor Cameron. Quote
TracyR Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 My girls love the "Detective in Togas" book. Alot! :>) Quote
camibami Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Watership Down Wolves of Willoughby Chase Peppermints in the Parlor My Side of the Mountain The Birchbark House (with the exception of Watership Down, all recent read alouds my Elastigirl has enjoyed. She also loved some books I think no one but she would enjoy, so these are the mainstream ones, lOL!) Quote
JaneGrey Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Sweet: Summer of the Monkeys by Rawls (who wrote Where the Red Fern Grows). Quote
MUJLBE Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Out of print but some libraries still have a copy: The City Under the Back Steps by Evelyn Sibley Lampman Part science fiction (2 children are turned into ants), part science lesson (they join ant society), part stereotypes turned around ( the boy is almost rejected from ant society because he is a male and not of much use). This is the kind of book that my son (7) did not want to end and I loved it back in the 60s. Quote
Magic Wand Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 I'm reading this aloud to my girls, (9 and 11). My mom read it to us when we were kids, so it's not only a fabulous read now, it's a great trip down memory lane. My girls are absolutely loving this book. I just love how his dad is so intuitive in training his son and how he's building his "character house" through all their real life ranching adventures. Here and there I have to do a teeny bit of editing on the fly, to omit a word I wouldn't choose to use, but these are real cowboys and cowboys do have a way of expressing themselves! Happy reading! Quote
Alice Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 I think these were already mentioned but just to give them another vote...:) All-Of-A-Kind-Family series by Sydney Taylor The Saturdays (and the other Melendy books..The Four Story Mistake, And Then There Were Five and Spiderweb for Two) by Elizabeth Enright Half Magic (and others in the series) by Edward Eager Anne of Green Gables (and if you've already read it then the Emily of New Moon books by the same author) Quote
melhouse Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 I agree with the All of a Kind Family series. They are very sweet, and you can learn quite a bit about the celebration of Jewish holidays as well as turn of the century New York. So you have a sweet historical fiction.:) I have never heard anyone else say they didn't care for the Cleary books. I read one, as a child, (I read everything I could get my hands on) but I never cared to read another. Glad I'm not alone:) HTH, Melissa Quote
WTMindy Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 We have read all those that you mentioned and we are really enjoying 21 Balloons right now! It was a Newbury award winner in 1943 (or something like that). It is very fun! Going to the library and we're...gonna get boooooookks.... Any suggestions for read alouds? I know, I know, look at the Sonlight, look at various lists. I have them all--just wanted a suggestion or two. We've read the Burnett books (Little Princess, Secret Garden, etc), the Henry horse books, Dr. Doolittle, Despereaux, Betsy-Tacy series, Little House, Roald Dahl, Narnia, tons of fairy/folk tales, MPOsborne Odyssey, the Saturdays, EB White's stuff, lots of suggestions from the AG for SOTW, tried Owls in the Family---and lots of the Sonlight 1-2-3 grade books--and many more! I was thinking maybe Mr. Popper's Penguins? Understood Betsy? Any others? I don't like Bev Cleary (dd has read some). She likes historical fiction, and I do, too, but we didn't like the Royal Diaries that much. I don't like too much modern as it contains a lot of family angst, which we have irl, so I don't want that. I don't do dragons. Fantasy is ok. Sweet is good. Did I say this wouldn't be easy? :lol: Quote
WTMindy Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 I think these were already mentioned but just to give them another vote...:) All-Of-A-Kind-Family series by Sydney Taylor The Saturdays (and the other Melendy books..The Four Story Mistake, And Then There Were Five and Spiderweb for Two) by Elizabeth Enright Half Magic (and others in the series) by Edward Eager Anne of Green Gables (and if you've already read it then the Emily of New Moon books by the same author) We also really loved the Edward Eager books! Quote
WTMindy Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Watership Down Wolves of Willoughby Chase Peppermints in the Parlor My Side of the Mountain The Birchbark House (with the exception of Watership Down, all recent read alouds my Elastigirl has enjoyed. She also loved some books I think no one but she would enjoy, so these are the mainstream ones, lOL!) We just finished Watership Down and we loved it! Quote
melissel Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 I loooooove threads like these! Bed-Knob and Broomstick by Mary Norton How did it never occur to me that this was a book??? Thank you, I'm flying out the door to the library right now to get it (though I'm not the OP :lol:). Quote
Chris in VA Posted July 14, 2008 Author Posted July 14, 2008 And the winner is... Well, I confess--I didn't get a chance to check back before we left for the library! lol We couldn't get into the Melendy's (maybe in a year or two), don't want any books that have running away as part of the story (b/c of irl incident), are currently reading Anne of GG, hated Det in Togas (sorry--heard it was great, ymmv!), and so on and so on. I just didn't realize I was so darned picky! Or that we've read so much already. That said, THANKS a ton for the suggestions, and no offense meant at all--we will try the Whangdoodle one, and I'm putting Half-Magic on the list, along with several other of your suggestions. Really, thanks so much for kick-starting my list! Oh, and we chose Capyboppy (which we read in about 30 minutes, and had before, but it was nice to revisit) and Ella Enchanted. Dd got another Trixie Belden (candy, candy, candy--but wholesome) and an American Girl (more candy, still wholesome). We just needed to get our list going again. I looked for Princess and Curdie, having loved reading The Princess and the Goblin with dd (lots of very rich language, and great story), but they didn't carry it. Didn't have Mr. P Penguins on the shelf, either. Quote
ABQmom Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Caddie Woodlawn (one of our all time favs) Popper's Penguins is a great choice. We loved that one too. Quote
prim*rose Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Looks like you're already back, but here are some of our favorites: -Black Stallion -Fairest -Understood Betsy -Wizard of Oz -Happy Hollister Family -Mrs. Piggle Wiggle -Mary Poppins -Dolphin Adventure Quote
Tami Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 We loved Summer of the Monkeys by Rawls and THe Saturdays by Enright. Also, The Penderwicks. Have fun! Quote
momtolgd Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 You mentioned Mr. Popper's Penguins...we read that one this past year and loved it! It's one we will read again in the future. Quote
LisaNY Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Five Little Peppers and How They Grew My girls loved this book. :001_smile: Quote
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