I love reading about what others are reading. I get so many good ideas for future reading, so I thought I would share our most recent book picks. Maybe you'll find something new for your summer reading.
Amber is always reading something. This year I've been assigning historical fiction as part of her history/literature studies, but after fifteen or so historical fiction novels she was ready for something totally different. These Word Cloud Classics are beautiful books with faux leather softcovers embossed with book quotes. They are sized nicely for travel, too, easily fitting into a purse. Of the three or four we own, Amber chose Peter Pan for her last assigned reading of the school year.
These books are so lovely and would make great gifts for young people who enjoy classic literature.
She also reads for fun. She enjoyed this book and grabbed another of the author's books at our next library visit.
Now Sam is not a strong reader. He does not read for fun; he reads because I make him. He reads because I read to him. The Incredible Journey Books are meant for ages 7-11. Sam's 12. He finds these books very easy reading, but still enjoys the stories. I chose this series to correlate with his Geography studies. Each book takes the reader to a new destination: Caymen Islands, Mexico, African Desert, and more. Sam labeled a world map as he read these books - a great addition to his formal Geography studies.
He also reads and rereads his PULL magazines. His current high speed sport of choice is BMX racing.
Joseph is making noticeable progress in his reading this year. We've been especially good with daily reading lessons which is making a huge difference. He's still working through All About Reading Level 1. I've been bribing him with chocolate to read using the notecard method described in this post. He's also become very adept at reading Margaret Hillert's Beginning to Read books. He's having an easy time picking up the dolch sight words since he's so visual in his learning. His absolute favorite is Not I, Not I.
I should really do a video of him reading the book. He's just so sweet (when he wants to be).
There's so much noise around this place that a few months ago I started reading to the little kids on my bed. They love being able to cuddle up in mom and dad's bed, especially if good books are involved. Our latest chapter books were Sam the Man and the Chicken Plan and Sam the Man and the Rutabaga Plan. Peter and Maria absolutely adored these books. Multiple times a day they asked for me to read more.
If you have a budding backyard farmer they are sure to love these stories. They made for great read alouds, too.
I enjoy a good memoir and Kelly Corrigan's The Middle Place did not disappoint. It was a quick and enjoyable read. Laugh out loud moments interspersed with head nodding interspersed with a few tears. The general story: a woman with breast cancer who adores her father, who also gets cancer, bares her soul. Other than being a woman, wife, and mother our lives are not parallel, but the story is still very relatable.
I added her other two books to my summer reading list.
So that's what we're reading now or at least within the last few weeks.
Have you read any books lately that are must reads? I'd love to know because my "Read Next" list isn't nearly long enough. Hah!
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