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What We’re Reading in April

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I’m a little late with our reading list this month, but that’s okay. It’s here now 🙂

Here’s what we’re reading in April.

Read-Aloud – everyone

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I decided that I wasn’t feeling well enough to read to the boys this month, so we picked up two books-on-CD from the library. We’re first listening to The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, and then we’ll move on to Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer by John Grisham.

Me

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I’m currently reading Betting on Hope by Debra Clopton. It’s a Book Look Bloggers review, so you’ll see my thoughts on the story here on the blog in a couple of weeks.

Seahawk – 5th Grade

He’s making me crazy, because he’s still not done with Catching Fire. I don’t know what his hangup is, but if he doesn’t finish this month, he’s going to lose his opportunity, and I’m going to “ban” him from continuing to “read” this book. Apparently it’s not keeping his interest like The Hunger Games did, and he doesn’t like to read this one. *sigh*

Munchkin – 3rd Grade

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Munchkin, on the other hand, tore through Catching Fire at record speed last month, and he’s now moved on to Mockingjay. He took a short break last week to read the book club book, Knucklehead, which is the autobiography of Jon Scieszka. Seahawk read this book as a book club assignment last year, so he’ll be attending the festivities next week as well.

Small Fry – age 2 1/2

Babar, Franklin, and the Sneetches, oh my! He’s still really into all of these books/characters. Also, thanks to the Schoolhouse Review Crew, we’ll be getting a new book for Small Fry later this month to read and review called S is for Smiling Sunrise from Wordsbright. I think he’ll really enjoy this book, and there’ll be a review here on the blog in mid-May, so you can read all about it.

So that’s us. What are you reading this month?

Blessings,

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What We’re Reading in March

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I almost forgot to post about what we’re reading this month. It’s not too late in the month, so we’re still good, though :). Here’s our list.

Read-aloud: Everyone

We’re still working through Leonardo da Vinci Gets a Do-Over. It got put where it doesn’t belong at one point, and I forgot about it for a few days. We’re about halfway through, so hopefully we’ll finish before the month is out. I haven’t decided yet what we’ll read when we finish it. [Read more…]

Our Reading List: February

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So. Reading lists. We didn’t do so well last month, I’m afraid. Actually, I suppose that’s not entirely fair. I didn’t do so well. The children did wonderfully. Allow me to elaborate. And explain.

First, our read-aloud didn’t happen. Don’t get me wrong; I tried to read it to the kids. But Elijah of Buxton wasn’t a very good book. (My apologies to Christopher Paul Curtis.) It was one of those books that is written from the point of view of someone with bad English, and so the book itself was riddled with bad grammar and pronunciation (afore instead of before, for example). I just have a hard time respecting books like that. I don’t have a problem with the authors – unless the book is badly written due to incompetence. Just the books. The point behind reading is to help the kids learn to read, write, and express themselves properly, and when authors write bad books on purpose, they don’t accomplish any of those things. So, even for book club, I wasn’t going to endorse that book. And for the record, the kids didn’t go to book club in January, either. I have a rule that if they don’t read the book, they don’t go to book club. Even if it wasn’t their fault this time, we still didn’t send them. (Not all of the parents have this rule. Munchkin says that any given month, only about half or less of the students have read the book.) [Read more…]

Our Reading List – January

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A fresh month means it’s time for a new reading list! Here’s what our family is reading in January.

Read-Aloud – everyone

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I forgot to get us to the library to pick up the book club book with enough time for the boys to read it, so we’re reading it aloud. It is Elijah of Buxton, the story of a black boy whose parents were slaves during the American Civil War. They escape to Canada with a large group of other slaves, where Elijah is the first child born free. [Read more…]

Our Reading List – December

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Here are in a new month. Can you believe that it’s December already?! A new month means time for a new reading list. Here’s what we’re reading in December.

Read-Aloud – everyone

I found a book called A Newberry Christmas at the library. It’s a collection of 14 short stories by beloved authors including Beverly Cleary and Madeline L’Engle. We’re really excited to dive into this one! [Read more…]