One of the things I did new this year was to record every book I read and assign them star ratings. I am currently up to 98 books for the year (with a couple of weeks left until 2022, I hope to soar past the 100 mark) I wish I could go back in time… Continue reading The Best Books I read in 2021
Category: What to read
A Year of Picture Books (October/November)
Oops! I missed posting in October, so I am adding on our October favorites onto my November's post. We really enjoy Halloween books, so we made sure to read some of our favorites this year along with some new books we loved. Room on a Broom is one of our all time favorites. I am… Continue reading A Year of Picture Books (October/November)
A Year of Picture Books (September)
Like prior months, we learned about numerous trailblazers during our journey through historical picture books this year. We learned about female pilots, being dropped thousands of feet into the deep, dark ocean in a metal sphere, a young violin virtuoso, and the adventures that women suffragettes had on their way to achieve Votes for Women.… Continue reading A Year of Picture Books (September)
A Year of Picture Books (July)
We are enjoying finding new books each month to read together. Our picture book choices for July were all over the place once again. We read about a helpful mathematician, a man who loved words so much he wrote a dictionary, a beloved librarian, a man who loved to dance with cranes, and one of… Continue reading A Year of Picture Books (July)
A Year of Picture Books (Late April-May)
There are so many wonderful picture books out there right now that my son and I decided to give ourselves the challenge of reading as many as we can for the rest of the year. This all started because I was a little sad to move onto strictly chapter books with Ben because, isn't it… Continue reading A Year of Picture Books (Late April-May)
A Year of Picture Books
Blame it on the pandemic, the election debacle, or the winter blues, but we have just about had it this year. Our homeschool was feeling like drudgery and needed a spark, so I decided to make a much needed change. This year we are declaring it to be a Year of Picture Books in our… Continue reading A Year of Picture Books
Our Favorite Fall Books
Since the temperatures in Northern Alabama have finally started to cool off, our family has begun to prepare for our fall traditions. In our house that of course means heading to the library to pick up loads of books on any and every fall-type thing. I get requests for new book ideas all the time,… Continue reading Our Favorite Fall Books
Some of Our Favorite Young Adult Books
In my post last week, I shared some of our favorite books for middle school age readers. This week I am going to share some of our favorite books for upper middle school readers and beyond, otherwise known as YA or young adult. This is probably the fastest growing category in the book industry today… Continue reading Some of Our Favorite Young Adult Books
Some of Our Favorite Middle School Books
We love to read in our house....like a lot. We actually have three huge bookshelves full of books that we love to read again and again and sometimes again. One of the most common problems that readers face is what to read next, so I thought I would share some of our favorite book series… Continue reading Some of Our Favorite Middle School Books
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