My Father’s Dragon
I was pretty excited about this pick – it got great reviews on Amazon, and I thought it would be a great alternative to the Magic Tree House books for the 5-year old. And, it is the first book in a trilogy. The author is Ruth Stiles Gannett, and the series was first published in [...]
Early readers – good ones, bad ones, thin ones, fat ones
When my daughter was first starting to read, I bought a bunch of different kinds of early readers, some because of recommendations, others because they included specific characters that the kids really liked. There are many different early reader series’ and although each series may use ”Levels 1, 2, 3, 4,” the levels are not equivalent [...]
Because of Winn Dixie – an easy, fun read
Of all the kids novels we’ve read, Because of Winn Dixie is my daughter’s favorite. The kids got the movie for Christmas, and watched it before I realized it was a book too. I’m usually a purist – have to read the book first!! But the horse was out of the barn on this one, [...]
Tale of Despereaux – another mouse story?!
Tale of Desperaux (by Kate DiCamillo) has gotten fantastic reviews, and when I heard the movie was coming out, I decided I should read it to my 7 yr old daughter and 5 yr old son before we saw the movie. We read it aloud, and for me, it didn’t live up to the hype. [...]
Stuart Little – awesome little man!
This was the first novel I read aloud with my kids – when they were 4 and 6 yrs old. My 4-yr old son really loved it, and has already made me read it again to him. The chapters are very independent of one another, so it is very easy to read one or two [...]
Reading Practice with Starfall
I’m always on the lookout for ways to help my kids with their reading, and one web site that has been a big hit with me and the kids is Starfall.
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