madteaparty Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 We've had a great run but I have nothing in the line-up. We adored Flora and Ulysses, and are currently really enjoying Momo. Before that, Good Night Mr. Tom was great. A series of unfortunate events is on audio and beloved, as well. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in VA Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Stone Fox by John Gardiner Floors by Patrick Carman (first in a 3-book series) Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood (first in a 3-book series) These have been well received here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 We are enjoying Dr. Dolittle right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwg Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 We loved The One and Only Ivan. And The Incredible Journey was an audio book but could have been a great read aloud as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellieK Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 We loved Tom Sawyer and are loving Heidi right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 We loved Momo! The Mysterious Benedict Society The Invention of Hugo Cabret Holes The Giver (may be uncomfortable for some kids, but DD really liked it.) The ____ Fairy Book (we're reading stories from The Blue Fairy Book in between novels, I also have the Red and Pink books that we haven't gotten to yet) Thimble Summer Island of the Blue Dolphins King Arthur and a World of Other Stories (all short stories, but well told) We're currently going through Howl's Moving Castle. DD gives it two thumbs up, and liked the movie when she was little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 We loved Momo! The Mysterious Benedict Society The Invention of Hugo Cabret Holes The Giver (may be uncomfortable for some kids, but DD really liked it.) The ____ Fairy Book (we're reading stories from The Blue Fairy Book in between novels, I also have the Red and Pink books that we haven't gotten to yet) Thimble Summer Island of the Blue Dolphins King Arthur and a World of Other Stories (all short stories, but well told) We're currently going through Howl's Moving Castle. DD gives it two thumbs up, and liked the movie when she was little. I think I took the Momo rec from a previous post of yours; so thank you! He has read the first three on your list independently very recently. I've been on the fence about The Giver--but I think A Series of Unfortunate Events is hardening us... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 We loved The One and Only Ivan. And The Incredible Journey was an audio book but could have been a great read aloud as well. Thanks, we also loved Ivan here. Will look into The Incredible Journey, thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I'm terrible at picking favorites so these aren't necessarily my favorites, but just off the top of my head some of our biggest hits have been the art mystery series that starts with Chasing Vermeer. We love those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 I'm terrible at picking favorites so these aren't necessarily my favorites, but just off the top of my head some of our biggest hits have been the art mystery series that starts with Chasing Vermeer. We love those. Ooh, I think we actually have these. Someone gifted them to DS when he was too young (7 or 8)--I will dig them out, thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 We had a lot of fun with The Penderwicks series. We also took most of 4th grade reading Lord of the Rings together which was great to share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 My son's favorite read-aloud recently is Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio. I am actually surprised by how much he loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 Thanks everyone. Many of these we've read already, but I have quite a few to work with. As an aside, has anyone read "Nobody's Boy" (Sans Famille) as a read-aloud? I recall watching the movie as a child and wondering if anything too horrible other than the expected in the book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 My son's favorite read-aloud recently is Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio. I am actually surprised by how much he loved it. My daughter adored this book as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Targhee Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Half Magic A Wrinkle in Time 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Cosmic Chasing Vermeer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 My side of the mountain = fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasperstone Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 The Farmer Boy for ds 8 and dd 11. It's not a book they would've read by themselves, but they have really enjoyed me reading it aloud to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwg Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Nobody's girl was a favorite of mine as a child. I have Nobody's Boy but can't remember a thing about it. I am going to either have ds read them or do them as a read aloud tho at some point. My mother loves them and grandmother gave them to me so he is stuck lol. Another good one was Invisible Enimies. Love threads like these! Thanks for starting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 My side of the mountain = fantastic! We live on that side of the mountain; DS loved the book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie4 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Island of the Blue Dolphin Where the Red Fern Grows Five Children and It The Hobbit Lord of the Rings The Little House series 20,000 Leagues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 You might want to try Tom's Midnight Garden: http://www.amazon.com/Toms-Midnight-Garden-Philippa-Pearce/dp/0064404455 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I'm never going to get to all the titles on my read-aloud list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapy Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Hatchet Walk Two Moons Where the Red Fern Grows Sign of the Beaver A Long Way from Chicago/ A Year Down Yonder True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle The Wanderer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnbacademy Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 The Ralph Moody series, which starts with Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers Red Falcons of Tremoine by Henry Peart Red Hugh Prince of Donegal by Robert Reilly The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow by Allen French The Red Keep by Allen French Several are from Bethlehem Books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staceyshoe Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Phantom Tollbooth is a current favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 My Eldest is in 4th grade this year so I get to answer. His favorites this school year were: The Two Towers. (But he didn't like Fellowship of the Ring, or The Return of the King) The Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan He liked the Myth-O-Mania series book 9. But at this age the series works best as a independent read. We just happened to start the series as a read aloud series last year for Youngest. So we continued reading them outloud. He liked reading his parts of the William's Shakespeare's Verily a New Hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SierraNevada Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Phantom tollbooth Little britches The Complete Oz series (frank Baum) Those are my top three! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndOfOrdinary Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 The Bunnicula series by James Howe is quite hysterical. The first book is tiny, so if you go this route consider checking out three at a time. They get progressively longer and more indepth as the story goes along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 The Bunnicula series by James Howe is quite hysterical. The first book is tiny, so if you go this route consider checking out three at a time. They get progressively longer and more indepth as the story goes along.He was really into this in 3rd grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in the UP of MI Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Fourth grade dd would say her favorite bedtime read aloud was The Lord of the Rings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy M Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Stuff by Robin McKinley (like Beauty) or Lynne Reid Banks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Howl's Moving Castle is one of our favorites: http://www.amazon.com/Howls-Moving-Castle-Diana-Wynne-ebook/dp/B008LV8TSU/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1398806163&sr=1-1&keywords=Howl%27s+Moving+Castle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmmm Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Wednesday Wars, Wonder, Glory Be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 [...]or Lynne Reid Banks Howl's Moving Castle is one of our favorites: http://www.amazon.com/Howls-Moving-Castle-Diana-Wynne-ebook/dp/B008LV8TSU/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1398806163&sr=1-1&keywords=Howl%27s+Moving+Castle He is reading Melusine independently now, and Howl was a recent read aloud. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaOz Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 The Ranger's Apprentice series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 So many books, so little time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Here are the ones we've loved during my oldest dd's 4th-6th grade years - and the bolded were favorites for my younger dd, too. Half Magic and sequels - Edward Eager The Wind in the Willows – Kenneth Grahame The Witch of Blackbird Pond – E G Speare The Chronicles of Narnia – C S Lewis The Princess & the Goblin – George MacDonald Five Children and It – E Nesbit – RA The Phoenix & The Carpet – E Nesbit - RA The Story of the Amulet – E Nesbit - RA The Jungle Book – Rudyard Kipling - Audio Alice in Wonderland Through the Looking Glass Pinocchio The Hound of the Baskervilles – Arthur Conan Doyle – RA The Sign of Four - Arthur Conan Doyle - RA The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Arthur Conan Doyle – RA Lamb’s Shakespeare: King Lear, The Taming of the Shrew, As You Like It, A Midsummer Night's Dream Huckleberry Finn – Mark Twain - RA Mark Twain short stories – The Million Pound Bank Note and The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County - Audio Little House series The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate Mrs. Frisby & the Rats of NIMH Hitty, Her First Hundred Years All of a Kind Family – Sydney Taylor The Wolves of Willoughby Chase – Joan Aiken Black Hearts in Battersea – Joan Aiken Nightbirds on Nantucket - but not the rest of the series! it got dark and icky The Scarecrow and his Servant – Philip Pullman Swallows & Amazons – Arthur Ransome The Thirteen Clocks – James Thurber Tom’s Midnight Garden – Phillipa Pearce The Marvellous Land of Snergs Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourisenough Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Hitty her First Hundred Years and Indian in the Cupboard have probably been the top two of the dozens (hundreds?) of books we've read aloud or listened to on audio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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