Julie Smith Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Hopefully I am going to start, "PCs for Dummies" tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrightmom Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Awesome Thread! My library request shelf will be bursting with books next week! We are wrapping up the Viking Quest series with the last book titled Raider's Promise (Christian content/worldview). Our entire family has LOVED this series and we've read it straight through. We'll sigh with contentment when we're done and it will be hard to move on but we will =). Wishing our beloved characters would live on in books FOREVER! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Lord of the Flies, among other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 The Cricket in Times Square A Triumph for Flavius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdybird Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Just started book 3 of the Darth Bane series ("Dynasty of Evil") with the oldest. Still reading through "Winnie-the-Pooh" with DS2. Still going strong with "Howl's Moving Castle" for group storytime. Plus random books from the library as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidlit Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 We finished Because of Winn Dixie this past week and finally started, to my girls' great delight, The Black Cauldron by Alexander. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIS0320 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 The Door In the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanikit Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I am reading The Isle of Dogs to my 6 year old. My nearly 3 year old is using the 20th century treasury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 My Side of the Mountain. Loving it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 We pretty much finished rereading all the Bill Peet in our local public library last night and I'm hoping ds will let me keep on with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He fell asleep after 9 pages last night and movies tend to ruin books for him, but this book looks so much better than my beloved childhood movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonia Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 We're listening to a great series right now - The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place. It has some wry humor that younger children probably wouldn't get but my 10 year old daughter is enjoying it. The audio cds are really good if you can find them at your library (first book is called The Mysterious Howling). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaConquest Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 We just finished The Cricket in Times Square and are beginning The Good Dog by Avi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outdoorsy Type Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Listening to: How To Eat Fried Worms Reading out loud: The Wizard Of Oz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 We pretty much finished rereading all the Bill Peet in our local public library last night and I'm hoping ds will let me keep on with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He fell asleep after 9 pages last night and movies tend to ruin books for him, but this book looks so much better than my beloved childhood movie. DD listened to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as an audiobook and absolutely LOVED it. Keep going. It'll catch him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatHomeschoolDad Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Dante's Inferno with DD13. Great edition that really flows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssavings Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 We're reading Tanglewood Tales by Hawthorne.Fifty Famous Stories Retold as an audiobook in the car. DH is reading them Tales from the Odyssey, just for fun. DS wants to do Favorite Norse Myths as a read-aloud, so we might start that today, also. And always a ton of picture books/poetry/fairy tales for the little ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SierraNevada Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 DS6 read aloud- The Magic of Oz, by Frank Baum. Taking way too long because for the past month I've had a cough that makes reading out loud hard. But it's finally clearing up. Excited to finish the full Oz series in two more books and move on to more of your great suggestions. We've been working on Oz for too long. And although I have really really enjoyed them, I'm starting to be ready for a different type if story. Listen aloud- SOTW 1 and 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaM Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Goodnight Mr Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly. Wow, I can't believe we haven't read this one earlier, it is so right up our alley! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 The Sherwood Ring by Elizabeth Marie Pope. Lovely book, my favorite of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Mistress Masham's Repose. We faltered for a while, but we're back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirstenhill Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 With DD I recently finished Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo (this year's Newbery winner). I was glad we read it together so we could discuss the attitudes and family dynamics of various characters in the book...but it is a great read and a very funny story. Now we are reading A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck. With all the kids we just started Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Goodnight Mr TomWe loved this, but goodness, prepare for the tears (mainly me ;)). Really great read-aloud providing a way to discuss difficult topics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitterpatter Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Getting ready to start, "Call It Courage." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaConquest Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 We finished The Good Dog by Avi, which led to interesting discussions because the dog was the narrator. Starting Because of Winn-Dixie tonight. We're on a bit of an animal kick at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumshadow Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Just finished Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Montgomery on Audibles and have started The Ordinary Princess by M.M Kaye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarawatsonim Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 We are reading D'Aulaires Greek Myths along with the second Percy Jackson book. She is reading Little House on the Prairie during the day and has 3-4 books going for her own nigh time reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly. Wow, I can't believe we haven't read this one earlier, it is so right up our alley! that is one of mine and Shannon's top 5 favorite books of all time! Wonderful read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momofeat Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Family: Forty Acres & Maybe a Mule Ds: all history books; partner reading My Father's Dragon Dd(14): The Red Badge of Courage Dd(11): in between books; not sure what's next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidlit Posted February 27, 2014 Author Share Posted February 27, 2014 We're about 2/3 of the way through The Black Cauldron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 We finished Because of Winn Dixie this past week and finally started, to my girls' great delight, The Black Cauldron by Alexander. Hi, can this be read on its own/out of order? I see it is part of a series. Many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaM Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 We loved this, but goodness, prepare for the tears (mainly me ;)). Really great read-aloud providing a way to discuss difficult topics. I read it years ago so am somewhat prepared but yes, we are having to stop often to discuss the book. My oldest is absolutely engrossed in though and has sat practically on top of me so that she can ask questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourisenough Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 in the car: a childs history of geography & the storybook of science Where did you find audio of these? Links, pretty please... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidlit Posted February 27, 2014 Author Share Posted February 27, 2014 madteaparty, I've ndver read the whole series, do take this with a huge grain of salt, but I don't think not reading The Book of Three (first book) would prevent you from enjoying The Black Cauldron (book two). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolinagirl1 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Black Ships Before Troy and Little House in the Big Woods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelenNotOfTroy Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 D'Aulaire's Greek Myths, Aesop's Fables, and Black Ships Before Troy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonia Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 We finished listening to the first Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place books (recommended - fun books) and Magic by the Lake. Now we're listening to the first Harry Potter book and I'm reading aloud The Twenty-One Balloons. Can I just say I'm loving this post - I'm finding more books to add to my list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 We finished listening to the first Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place books (recommended - fun books) and Magic by the Lake. Now we're listening to the first Harry Potter book and I'm reading aloud The Twenty-One Balloons. Can I just say I'm loving this post - I'm finding more books to add to my list. We love the incorrigibles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Dh is reading Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt! to our 5th grader, ds10, and I'm reading Betsy-Tacy and The Boy and The Whale to my first grader, dd6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Can I just say I'm loving this post - I'm finding more books to add to my list. :iagree: I'm sitting here with the library catalog open in another tab, adding things to my list to request. Keep 'em coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I'm reading Lad: a Dog (public domain book by Albert Payson Terhune) to ds now while I can still edit-on-the-fly a few minor references to racism that he doesn't need to know about. There isn't much, but ds gets upset when he catches me not reading the exact words on the page (like saying "man" when the text says "negro", etc.) so I'd better get in as many older books as I can while I can. :( He's less likely to read the kindle over my shoulder than a physical book, so that's the silver lining of selling my APT books for groceries a few years ago. Hopefully there will be more on Project Gutenburg soon, since he only hit the public domain last year. I do NOT recommend Bruce for younger kids who don't have the historical context of the WWs, since there are some pretty heavy anti-German stereotypes/wartime propaganda in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amsunshine Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 We are reading The Giver by Lois Lowry and are all really enjoying it! Love all of her books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purduemeche Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Kildee House Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 On the Banks of Plum Creek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I'm reading Lad: a Dog (public domain book by Albert Payson Terhune) to ds now while I can still edit-on-the-fly a few minor references to racism that he doesn't need to know about. There isn't much, but ds gets upset when he catches me not reading the exact words on the page (like saying "man" when the text says "negro", etc.) so I'd better get in as many older books as I can while I can. :( My kids have been on to me for that for a long time. I had an unfortunate sequence of events (well, bizarre might be a better word) related to listening to Andrew Lang's Fairy Tales books -- I didn't realize how many stories had negro characters popping up, almost entirely as servants. Or negresses. Goodness. I now read words like that with a certain tone of voice. The series I really wanted to read them included a reference to the other n-word, although it wasn't actually about people (the sequel to The Family from One End Street -- the pig has 10 black piglets, the chapter title made my jaw drop; it's the same as the Agatha Christie novel that is now called Ten Little Indians), anyway although they quite liked the first one, we just never finished the second one, so we never got to that chapter. My kids hate when I change stuff or leave it out. Very awkward. I was NOT going to read that, so there would have been a showdown. There's a random negro character in Elizabeth Goudge's The Runaways (also titled Linnets and Valerians), which I read about somewhere on here, maybe, because the kids are tutored at home by their retired schoolmaster uncle. Anyhoo, the (faithful servant) negro's name is, of course, Moses Glory Glory Hallejulah. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum1019 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken. A great book about determined, intelligent girls - my girls are loving it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS Mom in NC Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Adam of the Road- read aloud for school in connection with with the Medieval Period various picture books related to each chapter of SOTW 2 Ella Enchanted-mom's award winning book as a read aloud in the evenings Wizard of Earth Sea-dad's read aloud in the evenings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItoLina Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Just finished Trumpet of the Swan. Started The Cricket in Times Square this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Robinson Crusoe (Middle Girl) Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Anderson (Wee Girl) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meghann Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with my 4 & 2 year olds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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