Posted in chapter books, middle grade fiction, picture books, reading, recent reads on October 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
M had a big week. She realized she was ready to start reading some short chapter books on her own. So she’s been reading Dolphins at Daybreak and Lions at Lunchtime, both part of the Magic Tree House series.
I read Surprise Island, the second book in the Boxcar Children series to her, and now we’re [...]
Posted in chapter books, middle grade fiction, picture books, reading, recent reads on October 15, 2009 | 7 Comments »
M has been sick this week so we’ve spent lots of time cuddling and reading. She’s been wanting long picture books and short chapter books so we’ve read: Magic Treehouse: Eve of the Emperor Penguin, 365 Penguins by Jean-Luc Fromental, Capyboppy by Bill Peet, Dophin Adventure by Wayne Grover, Lyle Lyle Crocodile by Bernard Waber, [...]
Posted in chapter books, cybils, easy readers, middle grade fiction, reading on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How Oliver Olson Changed the World by Claudia Mills
Oliver is a third grader who wants freedom to make his own choices. His parents, his mother in particular, worry constantly about his health because of a serious illness he had at age four. Despite the fact that he is healthy now, his mother obsesses over germs [...]
Posted in booklists, chapter books, easy readers, library trip, middle grade fiction, non-fiction, picture books, reading on October 8, 2009 | 3 Comments »
We went a little crazy at the library this week. But like I told one of our librarians, it’s nice to have something (books) that I don’t have to say no to. Unless they were to select a book with inappropriate content, I let them check out as many books as we can carry to [...]
Posted in chapter books, middle grade fiction, picture books, reading, recent reads on September 22, 2009 | 5 Comments »
M and her dad are several chapters into Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. He’s reading a chapter at a time every other night, making her savor it. She is not keen on savoring; she’d rather devour. She’s broken into tears twice over not getting to hear more. That’s a powerful story!
M and I [...]
Posted in chapter books, middle grade fiction, non-fiction, picture books, reading on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Voting fort the 2009 Cybils (Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards) opens October 1 and runs through October 15. Anyone can nominate books published between the end of last year’s contest and the beginning of this year’s. Categories include fiction picture books, non-fictions picture books, easy readers, middle grade fiction, young adult fiction, fantasy [...]
Posted in chapter books, middle grade fiction, picture books, reading, recent reads on September 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
M and her dad recently finished Dragonsong by Ann McCaffery. It was a real stretch for M but she kept saying she wanted more and she ultimately managed to sort out the characters and the actions. Continuing with the dragon theme, they are currently reading Dragonsdale Book 2: Riding the Storm by Salamandra Drake.
M and [...]
Posted in chapter books, middle grade fiction, non-fiction, picture books, reading on August 28, 2009 | 19 Comments »
Welcome to the August Carnival of Children’s Literature. Back-to-School season is in full swing So as you savor your fresh school supplies, send you children back to school, greet new students, get ready to help library patrons with research, or breathe a sigh of relief that you don’t have to participate in the mad scramble [...]
Posted in chapter books, middle grade fiction, picture books, reading on August 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We finished The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder and I keep reminding myself that no matter how bad my day gets, at least I’m not grinding wheat and twisting hay for survival. We’ve been alternating Little House books with others we want to get to, so we’ve started The Time Garden by Edward Eager, [...]
Posted in chapter books, middle grade fiction, picture books, reading on June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
M and I had both missed our reading time together while she was at her grandparents so we’ve been reading a lot since she got back. We very rapidly finishing Violet Bing and The Grand House by Jennifer Paros, a quirky chapter book about a girl who doesn’t like to try anything new and refuses [...]
