Required Reading List

Harry Potter is well loved in this house.  However, my kids did not just get the books whenever and read start to finish.  There are many good discussion topics in Harry Potter and I wanted to wait until they were old enough to discuss the books more in full.  In addition I wanted them to have read certain other books to be able to refer to in our conversations.  I also wanted them to read most of the classics in at least abridged form so we made a deal.  They would get to read Harry Potter when they finished what I wanted them to read first.  I also wait until they are 10 for the first two books 11 for the next three books and 12 for the final two books.  There were lists of books to read before each of these.

Recently some friends asked me to recreate the list of books I required at age 10 and before the first Harry Potter. I do require slightly different books based on gender.  Below is Ciaran's list since he is most recent in my memory.  My son Ciaran was not what I would call an enthusiastic reader until recently.  Still he did read everything required of him as he desired to read Harry Potter. I asked him after he finished the first two books if Harry Potter was worth reading everything I required and he said yes, which honestly surprised me.  Of everything he read, the only book he truly hated and trudged through was Hans Brinker.  The rest he either liked or said he did not mind in the end, even if he was reluctant to start it.  

When a "classic" title is listed I only required the abridged Great Illustrated Classic version.  If you are unfamiliar with this books series, get familiar with it. A very gentle introduction to the main story of all the classics.  I remember reading many as a child and wanted my own kids to read them as well.  It makes the transition to reading the unabridged versions much easier for later years.  The stories are easy to read, big typset, and a whole page picture for every page of writing.  Still the stories are fairly true to the unabridged versions with easier language and a few minor changes overall.  They are pretty quick reads even for reluctant readers. This list is not in order he read them - just broken down by category required


Classics Unabridged - 3

Pinocchio
Peter Pan
Wind in the Willows

Great Illustrated Classics - 17
Treasure Island
Gulliver's Travels
Around the World in 80 Days
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Pollyana
The Secret Garden
Kidnapped
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
Swiss Family Robinson
Oliver Twist

Robinson Crusoe
The Time Machine
The Prince and the Pauper
The Jungle Book
Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
The Adventures of Hucklberry Finn


General Fiction Required - 11

Indian in the Cupboard - Lynn Banks
Mary Poppins - P.L Travers
The Black Stallion
Black Beauty
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Chocolate Touch
Snow Treasure
Charlottes Web
Bridge to Terabithia
Tuck Everlasting
The Call of the Wild

Series Books Required - 15 with some choice
The entire Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis (7 books)
The Wizard of Oz series - Frank L Baun (5 books of choice)
Little House series (3 books of choice for Ciaran, On the Banks of Plum Creek required) 

I Miss You Too

Thanks to all of you who have emailed and left comments here sharing that you miss me and my regular writing.  I miss connecting with all of you and I miss my writing here as well.  It is hard to think about the fact that I have been blogging here for over 8 years, with more consistency some years than others.  The past few years have been busy and my writing pursuits have been elsewhere.  I spent a lot of time working on writing a book only to abandon it as the time has passed for such a book.  Perhaps I will one day write another.  I have been busy teaching, raising a family and doing all that goes with it.

Recently I thought back quite a few years to when I regularly posted reading lists, something I have come to discover many of you actually loved about this blog.  During that time I wondered at all the "how in the world?" type comments I received about the amount of reading we did.  At the time I thought to myself it is because that is the choice we make, not realizing how hard that choice can sometimes be to make.  Flash forward quite a few years - to the living in the car phase of homeschooling and I realize how hard it can be to make time for read alouds and even finding the time to make the kids read on their own.  It is hard but I still say it is possible.

We still read a lot. The kids read on their own more than I read aloud now but we still probably read more than the average household as I still require at least one hour of reading every day by all my kids once they reach 2nd grade.  Sirah recently told me I was a "tiger mother" when it comes to reading and I responded with "I can live with that."  All of my kids are readers now and all of them will actually admit to enjoying reading now - not a day I was ever sure I would see with two of them :)

My kids recently had to create a list of their favorite books (50 for my 12 year old, 20 for my 10 year old and 5 for my 7 year old) both the 12 and 10 year old had a hard time limiting what would make that list - that made me happy.  It also made it worth all the battles we have had over the years about reading: yes you will read even though you don't want to, no you can't have screen time until you read, yes you have to finish that boring book, yes I am serious, no I don't care that your friends don't have to read in the summer, yes you have to finish my list of 30 books I want you to read before you get to read Harry Potter, yes you still have to read an hour a day during the school year and your sports season, yes I am serious you will have to do this until you are 18 and move out of the house.  When they move out they can choose to read however they want or to never read again - at least I will be confident they can read anything they want or need to, ever.  And if that makes me a tiger mom about reading I can live with that label.

I still keep lists I just never posted them here anymore as I use a software now that does not make it easy and I never realized people missed that.  This year I will go back to it.  Of course the lists will be shorter as the books are longer now :)  You will have to go back a few years for the good picture books and early reader lists.  I do miss that time, I miss the read alouds and the hours on end with nothing better to do than read picture books.  I think when I am retired I will go to the library and read books to young children on end - my grandchild will hopefully enjoy being read to.  It gets harder and harder to make time for read alouds especially once I knew they could all read on their own.

One of my kids fought me hard about reading.  I knew the child was ready, but was just purely resistant.  I could not figure out why.  I pushed, I cajoled, I offered carrots, I withheld privelages, nothing seemed to convince this capable child to read.  Finally I got an answer to why the child did not want to read.  I was told there was a fear I would stop reading aloud once the child was reading. This child truly loved listening to me read out loud so had decided to simply wait to read on their own, no matter what. How did I get such stubborn kids :)  I promised I would continue to read aloud (and I have) and the child agreed to read and reads well alone now.

Why am I spending so much time talking about reading tonight?  It is on my mind and heart as I think about this blog and about approaching a new year of home schooling. As I wrote their schedules today I worked a half hour of reading (my choice) into their school day every day and they will still need to do an additional half hour in the evenings (their choice), and yes they have to read on weekends too.  I am getting excited thinking about what books I will pick for their required reading this year.   I think if my children will remember anything about school with me it will be the emphasis on reading.  Why am I such a stickler for reading?  It is because I believe if you can read well you can learn anything.  You can find the answer to any question.  The world opens up to you as does the fantasy realm.

I look around and I smile when I see kids carrying ereaders because I know for some of them it means they will read more.  I know for others it likely means they were already avid readers with desperate parents trying to find a better solution.  I smile and compliment kids when I see them reading in public, I ask them about their books and I am truly interested when I listen to them talk about them.  I often recommend books to kids based on what they are currently reading.  I ask them for their recommendations and listen to them.  I host book clubs and read the books with the kids - I am up to over 60 books read for my kids book club discussions. I love seeing kids love reading.  I wish I could help all adults feel the same way.  I cherish my reading friends and always love their recommendations.  I just finished reading Unbroken and Mindset both recommended and enjoyed - even though I would not have picked them up on my own.  My own reading time is some of my favorite time.

I have started keeping track of books I have read and have been going back and trying to write down and recall all of them.  I simply can't recall them all.  I am up over 6000 books recalled. No that is a list I don't think I am going to share.  I can only imagine what honest glimpses into my soul that list would give as well as the random and wrong assumptions people could make about me from just seeing the list.    I did not love everything I read but I am thankful to have read so much good, bad, ugly and life changing.  Each book has left an imprint on my life.    I have encouraged my kids to keep track of their reads throughout their lives as well.  It was my own parents love of reading that inspired me to read.  I grew up seeing them read, reading myself and we all still read today.  May my children and their children on down learn to love reading.  May you and yours as well!

Thanks for listening to my ramblings to those of you who just stopped by for the first time and those of you who have been around for the duration of this blog.  I have heard your requests and the book lists will return as will some occasional thoughts from me.

My Love Hate Relationship with Audio Books

Audio books.  I have very mixed emotions about them.  My children LOVE audio books and could listen to them all day long if I would let them.  I restrict what they listen to just as much as what they read.  There are some things I love about them and some things that drive me crazy.

When they were little I listened to good children's literature on audio book in the car all the time.  It kept them quite, helped them learn to love being read to and exposed them to great literature for their age.  It also made the car time pass quickly.

As they got older and had radios and mp3 players they wanted to check them out of the library for themselves and began listening to them in their bedrooms or on the go in their mp3 players. I am glad they enjoy being read to, I am glad they are still being exposed to good literature and listening to books over music. I am glad that they use audio books the way some might watch TV.  However, a funny and unexpected thing happened, my younger two decided they did not need to read to themselves but they could listen to someone else reading instead.  I think it delayed their interest in reading and helped resolve some of the boredom that otherwise led my oldest to pick up a book and read.  Maria does not like audio books she prefers to read, my other two love audio books more than reading.

Still on the flip side in some ways it has helped them learn to read.  Right now I am working with Sirah on reading Magic Tree House books and I noticed that having heard the stories previously has helped her confidence as she knew some of the bigger words or names from the audio book.  Ciaran has certain books he wants to listen to on audio and I have told him he has to read the series himself first and then he can listen to them.  He will sometimes burn through a book in order to listen to someone else read it to him over and over again at bedtime.

Every night I go to sleep listening to the cacophony of sounds emanating from my children's rooms as competing audio books play at fairly loud volumes.  In the middle of the night sometimes I wake up to the droning voices of an audio book or a skipping cd that was turned on in the middle of the night by an awakened child trying to fall back asleep.  During the school day I have to remind them that listening to an audio book is not the same as listening to classical music and no they can not listen to it while they are trying to study spelling or read history for comprehension.  At bedtime instead of picking up a book to read to fall asleep they will turn on their cd players and listen to someone else read.

I go back and forth between being glad they love good stories and being concerned that they should be more actively reading them on their own.  I know it is a balance and in moderation it is a good thing.  I remind myself of that every night when I hear Charlotte's Web and The Lightning Thief competing and I try to find the correct volume for both so everyone can hear and no one goes crazy :)

 

Changing the Way We Read

Recently Serona and purchased Sony Ereader Books, he bought the 505 model and I bought the Sony 700. I have been following electronic book technology for a few years now, both excited and hesitant at the same time. I loved the concept, thought the price point was too high, and positive I would miss holding a physical book.

The Amazon Kindle has received most of the attention recently but I was much more impressed with Sony, especially by their lack of DRM (Digital Rights Management) and deal with Google Books. I received quite a bit of birthday money recently from family and decided it was time to give it a try and I have no regrets, I love my ebook reader.

I have had it for about 2 months now and have read 7 complete books and parts of another 8 books that are ongoing now. I have noticed some changes in the way I read and some overall advantages and uses I did not expect. During this time I also went on a 2 week vacation on which I brought the reader. The rest of my reading has been done at home, in the car, at my kids swim practice, at doctors offices and other various errand locations.

A few things I noticed right away. I did not miss holding a physical book at all. The Sony Reader has a nice cover that allows me to hold it in the same fashion as a book if I want to. I can also fold the cover back and have easy one handed reading. The ereader has solved two major issues I have had with reading for a long time: reading one handed and the unwieldy size of many of the books I read. After trying to carry and comfortably read Atlas Shrugged (my last read before this purchase) I found the form factor of the ereader to be delightful. I am currently reading another similarly sized book and find it no more challenging than a small paperback. Since I read often lying down I have always been seeking a one handed solution, trying book weights, stands, and everything of the like, never being satisfied. With the ereader I can easily accomplish both single handed and hands free reading with ease and comfort.

The way the reader has changed my reading style is the fact that I now carry so many books with me all the time. I read more and I read more variety and I rarely get bored of reading anymore because I can switch books instantly. My reader currently has 128 books on it, of those I have only purchased 12, the rest have been acquired legally through free means, mostly from Google books and the free promotions on Sony. This has expanded some of the reading choices I am making as well.

Before the reader I typically was always reading a fiction and non fiction book at the same time, a special book read aloud for each of my kids, a family read aloud and my bible. However I could not carry all of those books with me all the time so it would vary which I was reading and depending on the size of the book which I might bring with me on errands. Now I have all of them everywhere I go. I find my bible reading time has dramatically increased as I always have it with me and I love being able to highlight and save notations (side margin notes) I also can read my youngest a chapter from her special book while in a waiting room for the other children and then switch to my book when she is having her appointment. If I get tired of the fiction book I can switch to a chapter of my non fiction. It is wonderful. I always take the book with me because it fits easily into my purse and is so lightweight. It is easy to pull out for just a few minutes reading and the book knows right where I left off in every single book!

Perhaps the moment I realized how much I really loved my ereader was on vacation. I finished 2 different books on vacation and started several others with my kids. Contrast that with my husband who brought his one hardback book and finished it midway through the trip and had nothing left to read. His book was much larger in size and weight compared to my reader yet at the end of the trip he was carrying dead weight. He chose not to purchase another book on the trip but did start reading one of my books on my reader when I was not using it. When we returned we purchased him an ereader of his own.

Serona typically only reads one book at a time besides his Bible so I am curious to see if he loves his as much as I love mine. However he travels quite a bit more than me and I think will love the portability of the book and no longer worrying about finishing the last chapter of his book before he leaves for the airport. One thing is probably true the airport bookstores will be losing money from him :)

Our 10 year old daughter has been eyeing the ereader and as her birthday just passed she asked can I have one of those? She knew realistically she was not getting one as we had spent her birthday in Walt Disney World! They will need to come down quite a bit in pricepoint before I buy her one but she is someone who would also benefit from them and if they hit the $100 or less mark I could see us purchasing one for her. Of course then I have to feed her reading habit so maybe I will add when the device and book prices come down or when the library gets better about offering digital books for reading. Our local library is testing a digital book reader program now and the larger library near us has one in place, all in good time I suppose.

So would I recommend the Sony EReader? Yes but they are expensive and truthfully the technology is going to always be advancing and eventually the prices are going to drop more and more. I would without a doubt recommend it over the Amazon Kindle with its tight DRM restrictions and ability to remotely delete your books, which they recently used. For the run of the mill reader it might be better to wait another year or two until the market sorts itself out with more options and price competition. For the avid reader who is looking to read more, carry less and have multiple books available to them at a single time no matter where they are then I would say absolutely. These also really make sense to replace textbooks in the near future and save all our kids breaking backs, well maybe not the homeschoolers backs :0

Books for Boys

"Mom can I finish this chapter?" I never thought I would be so happy to hear those words - but I am. After one child who can not get her nose out of a book those words became wearing believe it or not. Ciaran has finally found some books he is enjoying and suddenly wants to read and not stop! Hooray!

He has read the entire Magic Tree House series - though they bored him after awhile. Recently he read the Boba Fett series and is now reading the Capitol Mysteries and Geranimo Stilton. His favorite book so far is still The Chocolate Touch.

I am always thankful when I find books he enjoys reading. Anyone else have good recommendations for a 7 year old boy?

2007-2008 Read Alouds

These are books I read out loud to the kids throughout the year, from September 2007-May 2008. The vast majority are storybooks that were read to Sirah and Ciaran. There are a few family chapter books involved. The formatting is not ideal as I collect and export the data from Book Collectorz. The basic format is Title, Author, Number of Pages

9 Fruits Alive (GodCounts Series),Mindy Macdonald,24
10 Neat Things About Being A Flower Girl,Penelope Colville Paine; Itoko Maeno,24
A Day with Wilbur Robinson,Joyce; William,40
A Gift for Grandpa,Angela Elwell Hunt; Julien; Terry,1
A kiss for Little Bear.,Else Holmelund Minarik,32
A Mother's Wish,Kathy-jo Wargin; Roman; Irena,32
A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin (Picture Book Biography),David A. Adler; Wallner; John C; Wallner; Alexandra,32
A Picture Book of Sacagawea (Picture Book Biography),David A. Adler; Brown; Dan,32
A Pocket Full of Kisses,Audrey Penn,
A quiet place,Andreasen; Dan,
A Quiet Place,Douglas Wood,32
A Time Line of the American Revolutionary War (The Rosen Publishing Group's Reading Room Collection),Lynn George,24
A Visit to Fairyland,Shirley Barber,24
Aaaarrgghh! Spider!,Lydia Monks,32
Abigail Adams: First Lady of the American Revolution (Ready-to-Read. Level 3),Patricia Lakin,48
Abuela (English Edition with Spanish Phrases) (Picture Puffins),Arthur Dorros,40
Across the Stream,Mirra Ginsburg; Kharms; Daniil; Tafuri; Nancy,32
Ada's Pal,George Ella Lyon; Casparian; Marguerite,
Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse (Kingfisher Classics),Ursula Moray Williams,256
Alex And The Wednesday Chess Club,Janet S. Wong; Schuett; Stacey,40
Alexander and the Terrible; Horrible; No Good; Very Bad Day,Judith Viorst,32
Alexander; Who's Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move,Judith Viorst,
All About Alligators,Jim Arnosky,
All about Frogs,Jim Arnosky,
All About Owls (All About Series),,32
All God's Creatures,Karen Hill,14
Amelia Bedelia 4 Mayor (Amelia Bedelia (Harpercollins Hardcover)),Herman Parish; Sweat; Lynn,48
The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History,Jennifer Armstrong,368
Angelina Ballerina,Katharine Holabird; Craig; Helen,24
Angelina Ballerina: The Costume Ball (Angelina Ballerina),Katharine Holabird; Craig; Helen,24
Angelina Ballerina's ABC (Angelina Ballerina),Helen Craig; Katharine Holabird,20
Angelina's Birthday,Katharine Holabird,24
Animal Noises,Richard J. Powell; Ana Martin Larranaga; Ana Martín Larrañaga,8
Animal Noises (Copy Cats Spinner Board Books),Richard Powell,8
Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing,Judi Barrett,32
Anna's Corn,Barbara Santucci; Bloom; Lloyd,32
Annie's Chair,Niland; Deborah,32
The Apple Doll,Elisa Kleven,40
Are You a Frog? (Touch and Learn),cassettari,18
Asher and the Capmakers: A Hanukkah Story,Eric A. Kimmel; Hillenbrand; Will,1
Babar the King (Babar Books (Random House)),Jean De Brunhoff; Laurent de Brunhoff; Haas; Merle,56
Babushka's Doll,Patricia Polacco,40
Baby Hugs Bear in The Trouble Bubble,David Polter,
Bambi's Hide And Seek (Step-Into-Reading; Step 1),RH Disney; Andrea Posner-Sanchez; Mones; Isidre,32
Barn Cat,Carol P. Saul; Azarian; Mary,32
The Bat Boy And His Violin (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books),Gavin Curtis; E. B. Lewis; Lewis; Earl B,32
Bears; Bears; Everywhere!,Mara Bergman,32
Bedtime for Frances,Russell Hoban; Garth Williams,32
Best of All,Max Lucado,
Bird Talk,Ann Jonas,32
Blessings Everywhere (Little Blessings),Dandi Daley Mackall,29
Blueberry Shoe,Ann Dixon; Zerbetz; Evon,32
Blue-Ribbon Henry,Mary Calhoun; Ingraham; Erick,40
Boy and the Cloth of Dreams; The,Jenny Koralek; James Mayhew,32
Bread and Jam for Frances,,31
Brother Eagle; Sister Sky,Susan Jeffers; Chief Seattle,32
Brown Bear; Brown Bear; What Do You See?,Bill Martin Jr.,32
Bunny And The Beast,Molly Coxe; Silin-Palmer; Pamela,40
Butterfly House,Eve Bunting,32
Cactuses (Rookie Read-About Science),Allan Fowler,31
Calico Cow Learns How (Puppet Buddies),Lois Keffer,24
Care Bears Trick or Treat,Quinlan B. Lee,24
Cars and Trucks and Things That Go (Giant Little Golden Book),Richard Scarry,69
Cat and Mouse in the Night (Cat and Mouse),Bogacki; Tomasz,32
Cat Heaven,Cynthia Rylant,40
The Cat In The Hat,Dr. Seuss,72
Cave,Diane Siebert; McLoughlin; Wayne,32
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom,Bill Martin Jr; John Archambault,
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom,Bill Martin Jr.; John Archambault,32
Chicken Sunday,Patricia Polacco,32
Clara Ann Cookie,Harriet Ziefert; Bolam; Emily,32
Cleo The Cat (Cleo Series),Caroline Mockford; Stella Blackstone,24
Click; Clack; Moo: Cows That Type,Doreen Cronin,32
Clifford The Small Red Puppy (Read with Clifford),Norman Bridwell,40
Close Your Eyes (New York Times Best Illustrated Books (Awards)),Kate Banks; Hallensleben; Georg,40
CLOUDS; RAIN; CLOUDS AGAIN,Lawrence F. Lowery,
Cookie-Store Cat (Scholastic Press),Cynthia Rylant,40
Cottontail at Clover Crescent (Smithsonian's Backyard) (Smithsonian's Backyard),C. Drew Lamm; Davis; Allen,32
Counting Kisses: A Kiss & Read Book,,32
Crocodile: Disappearing Dragon,Jonathan London; Morin; Paul,32
Curious George and the Dinosaur,Margret Rey,30
Curious George and the Hot Air Balloon,rey,24
Curious George and the Puppies,H. A. Rey,24
Curious George Feeds the Animals,H. A. Rey; Margret Rey,24
Curious George Goes to a Chocolate Factory,H. A. Rey,24
Dad and Me in the Morning,Patricia Lakin; Steele; Robert,1
David and Goliath Stories From the Bible,Kathryn Smith,
Dear Tooth Fairy,Pamela Duncan Edwards; Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick,32
Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo (Reading Rainbow Book),joyce,48
Dinosaurs,Peter Zallinger,
Discovering Shapes (Let's Explore),Henry Arthur Pluckrose,32
Disney Bambi and the Great Prince of the Forest (Random House Pictureback Book),Christopher Nicholas (Adapted By),
Disney Princess CD Storybook (4-In-1 Disney Audio CD Storybooks),Inc. Penton Overseas,127
DK Readers: Winking; Blinking; Wiggling & Waggling (Level 2: Beginning to Read Alone),DK Publishing,32
Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots?,Carmela LaVigna Coyle; Mike Gordon,32
Do You Have a Hat?,Eileen Spinelli; Vale´rio; Geraldo,40
Duck for President,Doreen Cronin,
Eating Up Gladys,Margot Zemach; Zemach; Kaethe,32
Emperor's New Clothes (Grimm's and Anderson),Hans Christian Andersen,29
The Erie Canal Pirates,Eric A. Kimmel; Glass; Andrew,32
Fall Is Not Easy,Marty Kelley,32
Fancy Nancy: Bonjour; Butterfly (Fancy Nancy),Jane O'Connor,32
Farm Animals (Watch Me Grow),DK Publishing,24
Farmyard Count To Ten Pop-Up Book,Gill Davies,
Felix and the 400 Frogs (Step into Reading; Step 3; paper),Susan Schade; Jon Buller,48
A Fine St. Patrick's Day,Susan Wojciechowski; Curry; Tom,40
First Thanksgiving; The (level 3) (Hello Reader),Garnet Jackson; Croll; Carolyn,40
Five Creatures,Emily Jenkins,32
Franklin Plays Hockey (A Franklin TV Storybook),Sharon Jennings,32
Franklin Tv #05: Franklin's Helps Out (Franklin),Paulette Bourgeois; Clark; Brenda,32
Frightful's Daughter,Jean Craighead Craighead George; San Souci; Daniel,32
Frog Pajama Party (Read-It! Readers),Michael Dahl; Schultz; Sara,32
From Calf to Cow (Powell; Jillian. How Do They Grow?;),Jillian Powell,32
From Head To Toe,,32
From Lamb to Sheep (Powell; Jillian. How Do They Grow?;),Jillian Powell,32
Gaspard and Lisa at the Museum (Gaspard and Lisa Books),Anne Gutman; Hallensleben; Georg,32
Getting Ready for Space (Rookie Read-About Science: Space Science),Carmen Bredeson,32
Giggle; giggle; quack,Doreen Cronin,
Glitter Kitty,Mara Bergman; Lydia Monks,32
God Made You Special,Eric Metaxas,18
Going to sleep on the farm,Juan Wijngaard,
Good Dog; Carl,Alexandra Day,32
Goodnight Moon,Margaret Wise Brown,30
Grandma's Smile,Elaine Moore; Andreasen; Dan,1
Guess How Much I Love You,Sam Mcbratney; Jeram; Anita,32
The Happily Ever Afternoon,Sharon Jennings,24
Harry and the terrible whatzit,gackenbach,
Harry the Dirty Dog,Gene Zion; Margaret Bloy Graham; Graham; Margaret Bloy,32
Hearing (Rookie Read-About Health),Sharon Gordon,32
Hello World! Greetings in 42 Languages Around the Globe!,Stojic; Manya,48
Holly: The True Story of a Cat,Ruth Brown,32
Hooray For You! A Celebration Of You-Ness,Marianne Richmond,40
Hop on Pop (Beginner Books(R)),,72
Hop-skip-jump-a-roo zoo,Hohag; Linda,31
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?,Jane Yolen,40
Humble Pie,Jennifer Donnelly; Stephen Gammell,32
I Am A Star (level 1) (Hello Reader; Science),Jean Marzollo; Moffatt; Judith,32
I Knew Two Who Said Moo: A Counting and Rhyming Book,Judi Barrett; Moreton; Daniel,32
I Love My Mommy Because...,Laurel Porter-Gaylord; Wolff; Ashley,24
I Love You More,Laura Duksta,34
I Love You the Purplest,Barbara Joosse; Barbara M Joosse,32
I Will Hold You 'til You Sleep,Linda Zuckerman; Muth; Jon J,32
I'd Be Your Hero: A Royal Tale Of Godly Character,Kathryn O'Brien; Garland; Michael,32
I'd Be Your Princess: A Royal Tale of Godly Character,Kathryn O'Brien; Garland; Michael,32
If I Ran The Zoo (Classic Seuss),Dr. Seuss,64
If You Give a Pig a Pancake (If You Give...),Laura Numeroff,32
If You Were My Bunny Board Book,Kate Mcmullan,26
I'm as Quick as a Cricket,Audrey Wood,24
I'm Going to Read (Level 2): Pillow Fight (I'm Going to Read Series),Richard Rossi; Rossi; Richard,32
Irish Step Dancing (Welcome Books),Mark Thomas,24
I've Got an Elephant,Anne Ginkel; Bynum; Janie,32
Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato,Tomie dePaola; Tomie de Paola,32
Jim's Lion,Russell Hoban; Andrew; Ian P,40
John; Paul; George & Ben,Lane Smith,40
Jojo'S Flying Side Kick,Brian Brian Pinkney,32
Jonah and the Whale (STories From the Bible),Retold by Kathryn Smith,
The Junior Thunder Lord,Laurence Yep,
Just In Case,Judith Viorst; Bluthenthal; Diana Cain,40
Just Like Sisters (Anne Schwartz Books),Angela McAllister,32
Just Me and My Dad (Look-Look),Mercer Mayer,24
Just You and Me,Sam Mcbratney; Bates; Ivan,32
Katy and the Big Snow,Virginia Lee Burton,40
Kermit the Hermit,Bill Peet,48
Kitten (Watch Me Grow),DK Publishing; Lisa Magloff,24
A Kitten's Year,Nancy Raines Day; Mortimer; Anne,32
Kittycat Lullaby,Eileen Spinelli; Mortimer; Anne,32
Ladder to the Stars,Simon Puttock; Jay; Alison,32
Landing of the Pilgrims (Landmark Books),James Daugherty,
Let Me Hold You Longer,Karen Kingsbury; Collier; Mary,32
Let's Find Out What's Big And What's Small,Charles And Martha Shapp,
Liberty!,Drummond; Allan,40
Library Lion,Michelle Knudsen; Hawkes; Kevin,48
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse,Kevin Henkes,
Lily's Garden (Single Titles),,32
Little Bear Treasury,Else Holmelund Minarik,
Little Bear's New Friend (Little Animal Adventures),Muriel Pepin; Deborah Kovacs; Geneste; Marcelle,1
Little Bo: The Story of Bonnie Boadicea,Julie Andrews Edwards,96
Little Fur Family,Margaret Wise Brown,32
Little Mouse; I Love You,Dugald Steer,
Little Otter's Big Journey,David Bedford; Winter; Susan,28
Little Polar Bear and the Big Balloon (Little Polar Bear),Hans de Beer,32
Look Who's Taking A Bath,Joan Bethell,
Looking for Atlantis,Colin Thompson,32
Lots of Pots (Pooh Adorables),RH Disney; Melissa Lagonegro,32
Love You Forever,Robert Munsch,32
Love Your Neighbor Stories of Values and Virtues,,
Luck With Potatoes,Helen Ketteman; Floca; Brian,
Madeline and the Gypsies; Reissue,Ludwig Bemelmans Author And Illustrator; Ludwig Bemelmans,56
Madeline In London,Ludwig Bemelmans,64
Madeline; Reissue Of 1939 Edition,Ludwig Bemelmans Author And Illustrator,54
Madeline's Rescue,Ludwig Bemelmans,50
The Magic School Bus At The Waterworks (Magic School Bus),Joanna Cole,40
The Magic School Bus Hops Home: A Book About Animal Habitats (Magic School Bus),Pat Relf; Joanna Cole; Stevenson; Nancy W,32
The Magician's Nephew (The Chronicles Of Narnia) (Narnia),C. S. Lewis,
Maine (Welcome to the U.S.a.),Ann Heinrichs; Kania; Matt,40
Mama Went to Jail for the Vote,Kathleen Karr; Bonnie Christensen; Laugesen; Malene,32
Mama; Do You Love Me? (Mama),Barbara M. Joosse; Lavallee; Barbara,32
Mama's Wild Child/papa's Wild Child,Dianna Hutts Aston,32
Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! (Bright & Early Books(R)),Dr. Seuss; Seuss,36
Math Curse,Jon Scieszka; Smith; Lane,32
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel,Virginia Lee Burton,48
Millions of Cats (Gift Edition) (Picture Puffin Books),Wanda Gag,32
Mirandy and Brother Wind,Patricia Mckissack,32
Mirette and Bellini Cross Niagara Falls (Mirette),McCully; Emily Arnold,32
Miss Bridie Chose a Shovel (Ira Children's Book Awards. Primary),Leslie Connor; Azarian; Mary,32
Miss Rumphius,Barbara Cooney,32
Mommy Hugs,Katz; Karen,32
Monster Mischief,Pamela Jane; Rosenberry; Vera,32
Moonball,Jane Yolen; Couch; Greg,40
Moonbear's Skyfire (Moonbear Books),asch,32
Moondogs,KIRK,
Moses the kitten,Barrett; Peter,
Mother Goose,Faulkner; Nancy Taliaferro,38
Mother Goose My 1st Treasury,Nancy Taliaferro Faulkner,
Mount Olympus Basketball,O'Malley; Kevin,32
Mrs. Rose's Garden,Elaine Greenstein,
Musical Beds,Mara Bergman; Pottie; Marjolein,32
My "A" Sound Box (New Sound Box Books),Jane Belk Moncure; King; Colin,30
My "c" Sound Box,Jane Belk Moncure; Jane Moncure; Linda Hohag,30
My "D" Sound Box (New Sound Box Books),Jane Belk Moncure; King; Colin,29
My "e" book,Gohman; Vera Kennedy; Moncure; Jane Belk,29
My "G" Sound Box (Sound Box Books),Jane Belk Moncure; Linda Hohag,31
My "H" Sound Box (New Sound Box Books),Jane Belk Moncure; King; Colin,29
My "K" Book (My First Steps to Reading),Jane Belk Moncure,29
My "n" book,Hohag; Linda; Moncure; Jane Belk,29
My "P" Sound Box (New Sound Box Books),Jane Belk Moncure; King; Colin,29
My "r" book,Linda Hohag; Moncure; Jane Belk,29
My "S" Book (My First Steps to Reading),Jane Belk Moncure; Hohag; Linda; Moncure; Jane Belk,29
My "S" Sound Box (New Sound Box Books),Jane Belk Moncure; King; Colin,29
My "u" book,Peltier; Pam; Moncure; Jane Belk,31
My Angel And Me (Night Light Book),,14
My Best Friend is Ariel (Disney Princess),Lisa Ann Marsoli,24
My Best Friend is Belle (Disney Princess (Random House Hardcover)),Lisa Ann Marsoli; Disney Storybook Artists,32
My Best Friend is Cinderella (Disney Princess (Random House Hardcover)),Lisa Ann Marsoli,32
My Buddy; Slug,Jarrett J. Krosoczka,40
My Dad's Great,,32
My Dear Noel: The Story of a Letter From Beatrix Potter,Johnson; Jane,40
My First 100 Words in Spanish/English,Paula Knight,32
My First Abacus Book,Nick Sharratt,
My Firstborn; Theres No One Like You (Birth Order Books),Dr. Kevin Leman; KevinII Leman; Leman; Kevin,32
My Five Senses (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1),Aliki,32
My Middle Child; Theres No One Like You (Birth Order Books),Dr. Kevin Leman; KevinII Leman; Leman; Kevin,32
My Mom's Great (Great Relatives),Gaby Goldsack; Sara Walker,32
My Mother is Mine,Marion Dane Bauer,40
My Nine Book (My First Steps to Math),Jane Belk Moncure,32
My Nine Lives By Clio,Priceman; Marjorie,48
My One Book,Jane Belk Moncure,32
My Pony,Susan Jeffers,32
My Seven Book (My First Steps to Math),Jane Belk Moncure,32
My Thank-You Bible (Karyn Henley Playsongs),Karyn Henley; Jane Dippold,64
My Youngest; Theres No One Like You (Birth Order Books),Dr. Kevin Leman; KevinII Leman; Leman; Kevin,32
N is for Natural State: An Arkansas Alphabet Edition 1. (Discover America State By State. Alphabet Series),Michael Shoulders; Anderson; Rick,40
Naughty Kitten: A Touch and Feel Adventure,Inc. Sterling Publishing Co.,16
Nice Try; Tooth Fairy,Mary W Olson; Tillotson; Katherine,32
Nick And Ned: The Sound Of N (Phonics Friends),Cecilia Minden; Joanne Meier; Meier; Joanne D,24
Night rabbits,wellington,
Nightlight,Jeannine Anderson,32
Noodle Man: The Pasta Superhero,April Pulley Sayre; Costanza; Stephen,40
Not So Fast; Songololo,Niki Daly,32
Nothing to Do,Douglas Wood; Halperin; Wendy Anderson,32
Now I'm Reading!: Look Around! - Pre Reader (Now I'm Reading),Nora Gaydos,128
Now One Foot; Now the Other,Tomie dePaola; Tomie de Paola,32
Oceans (True Books),Darlene R. Stille,47
Officer buckle & gloria (Caldecott Medal Book),Peggy Rathmann,40
Old Black Fly,Jim Aylesworth; Gammell; Stephen,32
Old Bob's Brown Bear,Niki Daly,32
Ollie (Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards (Awards)),Olivier Dunrea,32
On Morning Wings,Reeve Lindbergh,32
On Noah's Ark,Jan Brett,32
Once Upon a Time; the End (Asleep in 60 Seconds),Geoffrey Kloske; Blitt; Barry,40
One Day; Daddy,Frances Thomas; Collins; Ross,32
One Green Apple,Eve Bunting; Lewin; Ted,32
Oopsy Does It Movie 8x8 (Care Bears),Samantha Brooke; Grupczynski; Kelly; Yee; Josie,24
Oranges (Food),Louise Spilsbury; Louise A. Spilsbury,32
Oscar; Cat-About-Town,James Herriot; Brown; Ruth,32
Outside; Inside,Carolyn Crimi; Riley; Linnea Asplind,40
Owl Moon,Jane Yolen; Schoenherr; John,32
Owls (Animals),Kevin J. Holmes; Kevin J. J. Holmes,24
Owls in the family.,mowat,103
Patches' Present: A Story About Friendship (Bean Sprouts),Greg Holder,32
Peggony-po: A Whale Of A Tale,Andrea Davis Pinkney; Pinkney; J. Brian,32
Pickles to Pittsburgh,Barrett; Ron,
Plantzilla Goes to Camp (Paula Wiseman Books),Jerdine Nolen; Catrow; David,32
Please Is A Good Word To Say,Barbara Joosse; Plecas; Jennifer,40
Pocahontas: Princess of the New World,Kathleen Krull; Diaz; David,40
A Pocket Full Of Kisses,Audrey Penn,
The Poky Little Puppy (A Little Golden Book Classic),Janette Sebring Lowrey,24
Pretend You're a Cat (Picture Puffins),Jean Marzollo,32
Pretzel,Margret Rey; Rey; H. A,32
Pretzels By the Dozen,Angela Elwell Hunt; Dodge; Bill,32
Prince Caspian (Narnia),C. S. Lewis,256
Princess Wishes,Leslie Harker,
PUPPY; Watch Me Grow,Discovery Kids,24
Purple; Green and Yellow (Classic Munsch),Robert N. Munsch; Desputeaux; He´le`ne,32
Put Me in the Zoo,Lopshire Robert,
Quick as a Cricket,Audrey Wood,32
Radio Rescue,Barasch; Lynne,40
Rain or Shine (Little Blessings),Dandi Daley Mackall; Kucharik; Elena,29
Rainbow Frogs (Circle Tabs),Melissa Tyrell,14
Rainbow Magic,Shirley Barber,24
Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest,Gerald McDermott,32
Remember The Ladies: 100 Great American Women,Cheryl Harness,64
Roller Coaster,Marla Frazee,32
Runaway Bunny,Margaret Wise Brown,
Sailor Moo: Cow at Sea (Golden Kite Honors (Awards)),Lisa Wheeler; Ponder Goembel,32
Sam the Zamboni Man,James Stevenson; Stevenson; Harvey,32
Santa calls,joyce,
Screech Owl at Midnight Hollow (Smithsonian' Backyard) (Smithsonian' Backyard),C. Drew Lamm; Joel Snyder,32
Seasons: A Book of Poems,Charlotte Zolotow; Blegvad; Erik,64
The Secret Fairy Handbook,,20
See More Readers: Planets Around the Sun -Level 1,Seymour Simon,32
Seeing (Rookie Read-About Health),Sharon Gordon,32
The Seven Silly Eaters,Mary Ann Hoberman; Marla Frazee,40
Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanzaa Story,Angela Shelf Medearis; Minter; Daniel,40
Shark Swimathon (MathStart 3),Stuart J. Murphy; Cravath; Lynne Woodcock,40
Sharks,Gail Gibbons,1
Sheep (Naturebooks),Peter Murray,32
Short "O" and Long "O" Play a Game (New Sound Box Library Short and Long Vowels),Jane Belk Moncure; Young; N,32
Simple Machines (Rookie Read-About Science),Allan Fowler,31
Sisters,David McPhail,32
Skateboarding: Techniques and Tricks (Rad Sports Techniques; Training; and Tricks),Edward Willett; Edward C. Willett,48
Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building,Deborah Hopkinson,48
Smelling (Rookie Read-About Health),Sharon Gordon,32
Snip Snap!: What's That?,Mara Bergman,32
Snow in Jerusalem,Deborah Da Costa; Van Wright; Cornelius; Hu; Ying-Hwa,32
Snowy Day,Ezra Jack Keats,
So Few of Me,Reynolds; Peter,32
Soap! Soap! Don't Forget the Soap!: An Appalachian Folktale,Tom Birdseye,1
Sofie's Role,Amy Heath; Hamanaka; Sheila,
Spiders,Gail Gibbons,1
Spiders (Animals (Mankato; Minn.).),Kevin J. Holmes; Kevin J. J. Holmes,24
Splash!,jonas,32
Spring Thaw,Steven Schnur; Schuett; Stacey,32
Spring's Sprung,Lynn Plourde; Couch; Greg,32
Spy Hops and Belly Flops: Curious Behaviors of Woodland Animals,Lynda Graham-Barber; Brian Lies; Lies; Brian,32
Squanto And The Miracle Of Thanksgiving,Eric Metaxas; Stirnweis; Shannon,32
Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon,Patty Lovell; Catrow; David,
Star Wars A long Time Ago Resurrection of Evil ,,
Stars! Stars! Stars!,Bob Barner,32
Starting Life: Frog (Starting Life),Claire Llewellyn,32
Stella; Fairy of the Forest,Marie-Louise Gay,32
Stone Soup (Aladdin Picture Books),Brown; Marcia,48
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,Robert Frost,25
The Story About Ping,Marjorie Flack,
Street Luge and Dirtboarding (The World of Skateboarding),Suzanne J. Murdico,47
Strega Nona Takes a Vacation,Tomie dePaola,32
Summer's Vacation,Lynn Plourde; Couch; Greg,32
SuperHero ABC,Bob McLeod,40
Sweet Strawberries,Phyllis Reynolds Naylor; Kaye; Rosalind Charney,40
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (Aladdin Picture Books),William Steig,32
Tadpoles,Betsy James,32
Tails,Matthew Van Fleet,20
The Tale Of Jemima Puddle-Duck (The World Of Beatrix Potter),Beatrix Potter,64
Tasting (Rookie Read-About Health),Sharon Gordon,32
Ten Flashing Fireflies,P. Sturges; A. Vojtech; Philemon Sturges; Vojtech; Anna,1
Ten Little Ladybugs,Melanie Gerth; Huliska-Beith; Laura,22
Thanks to You: Wisdom from Mother & Child (Julie Andrews Collection),Julie Andrews Edwards; Emma Walton Hamilton; Hamilton; Emma Walton,40
That Makes Me Mad!,Steven Kroll; Davenier; Christine,32
The Adventures of a Nose,Viviane Schwarz; Stewart; Joel,32
The Adventures of Sparrowboy,Brian Pinkney,40
The Amazing Octopus (The Living Oceans; 4),Bobbie Kalman; Rebecca Sjonger; Reiach; Margaret Amy,32
The American Revolution (Wars That Changed American History),Deborah H. Deford,48
The ballot box battle,mccully,
The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Commercials (Berenstain Bears),Mike Berenstain,32
The Big Snow,Berta Hader,48
The Boys Team (Richard Jackson Books (Atheneum Hardcover)),Schwartz; Amy,40
The Broken Cat,Lynne Rae Perkins,32
The Caboose Who Got Loose,Bill Peet,48
The Christmas Promise,Susan Campbell Bartoletti,40
The Color of Home,Mary Hoffman; Littlewood; Karin,32
The Crayon Box That Talked,Shane DeRolf; Michael Letzig,24
The Erie Canal Pirates,Eric A. Kimmel; Glass; Andrew,32
The Fairest of the Fall (Pictureback(R)),RH Disney; Melissa Lagonegro,24
The Feet in the Gym,Teri Daniels; Foster; Travis,40
The First Dog,Jan Brett,40
The Foot Book,Dr. Suess,
The Frog Alphabet Book (Jerry Pallotta's Alphabet Books),Jerry Pallotta,32
The Frog and Toad Treasury,Arnold Lobel,192
The Furry Animal Alphabet Book,Jerry Pallotta; Stewart; Edgar,32
The Giving Tree,Shel Silverstein,64
The Golden Egg Book (Golden Lap Book),Margaret Wise Brown; Weisgard; Leonard,32
The Great Pancake Escape,Paul Many; Goto; Scott,32
The Human Body (A First Discovery Book),Sonia Black,
The Indian in the Cupboard,Lynne Reid Banks,240
The Killer Bear (Sugar Creek Gang Series),Paul Hutchens,96
The Kissing Hand,Audrey Penn,
The Korean Cinderella,Shirley Climo; Heller; Ruth; 1924-,48
The Library,Sarah Stewart,40
The Little House,Virginia Lee Burton,44
The Little Mouse; the Red Ripe Strawberry; and the Big Hungry Bear (Child's Plays Intl; Singapore),Don Wood; Audrey Wood,32
The Little Penguin,A. J. Wood,32
The Little Squeegy Bug,Bill Martin; Michael Sampson; Sampson; Michael R; Corrigan; Pat,40
The Magic School Bus At The Waterworks (Magic School Bus),Joanna Cole,40
The Memory String,Eve Bunting; Rand; Ted,40
The Missing Mitten Mystery,Kellogg; Steven,40
The Mitten: A Ukrainian Folktale,Jan Brett,32
The Mother's Day Mice,Eve Bunting; Jan Brett,32
The Mysterious Tadpole: 25th Anniversary Edition,Kellogg; Steven,40
The new friend,Charlotte Zolotow; McCully; Emily Arnold,32
The Paper Bag Princess (Classic Munsch),Robert N. Munsch,32
The pirates of Bedford Street,Rachel Isadora,32
The Poky Little Puppy (A Little Golden Book Classic),Janette Sebring Lowrey,24
The Prince's Bedtime,Joanne Oppenheim; Latimer; Miriam,32
The Quilt,Ann Jonas,40
The Raft,,40
The Reasons for Seasons,Gail Gibbons,1
The Revolutionary War (America Goes to War),Anne M. Todd,48
The Secret Birthday Message Board Book,carle,11
The Seven Silly Eaters,Mary Ann Hoberman; Frazee; Marla,40
The Show-And-Tell Frog: Level 2 (Bank Street Ready-T0-Read),Joanne Oppenheim; Joanne F. Oppenheim,32
The Sleeping Rose,Angela Elwell Hunt; Gillies; Chuck,32
The Story About Ping,Marjorie Flack,32
The Story of Miss Moppet (The World of Beatrix Potter),Beatrix Potter,40
The Summer Olympics (True Books),Bob Knotts,48
The sundae scoop,Jabar; Cynthia,33
The tale of Despereaux,Ering; Timothy B,267
The Tale of Ginger and Pickles (The World of Beatrix Potter),Beatrix Potter,64
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (The World of Beatrix Potter),Beatrix Potter,64
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (The World of Beatrix Potter),Beatrix Potter,64
The Toll-Bridge Troll,Patricia Rae Wolff; Root; Kimberly Bulcken,32
The Toy Brother (Trophy Picture Books),,32
The Trip,Ezra Jack Keats,40
The Usborne First Encyclopedia of Our World,,
The very busy spider,carle,
The Very First Christmas,Paul L. Maier; Paul L Maier,32
The Very Hungry Caterpillar board book,Eric Carle,13
The Water Hole,Graeme Base,32
The Way Mothers Are,Miriam Schlein,1
The Wheels on the Bus,Paul O Zelinsky,16
The Wide-Mouthed Frog: A POP-UP BOOK,Keith Faulkner; Jonathan Lambert,16
The Windy Day,G. Brian Karas,32
There Were Ten Bears in a Bed (Story Book),,22
Three Stre-E-Etchy Frogs,Dawn Bentley,
Time for Bed,Mem Fox; Dyer; Jane,28
The Tiny Seed,Eric Carle,40
Touching (Rookie Read-About Health),Sharon Gordon,32
Treasure Nap,Juanita Havill; Savadier; Elivia,32
Treasures In Heaven (I Can Read God's Word!),Phil Smouse,64
Treasury of Animals and Nature (Know It All),,288
Turtle In The Sea,Jim Arnosky,142
Uncover the Human Body: An Uncover It Book,Luann Colombo,16
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Board Book,Eric Carle,13
Waiting for Mr. Goose (Concept Books (Albert Whitman)),Laurie Lears; Ritz; Karen,32
Wake Up; Santa Claus!,Marcus Pfister; James; J. Alison,32
Walking With Maga,Maureen Boyd Biro; Wheeler; Joyce,32
The Water Hole,Graeme Base,32
Way Down Deep In The Deep Blue Sea,Jan Peck; Petrone; Valeria,32
Welcome Comfort,Patricia Polacco,40
Weslandia,Paul Fleischman,
What Is a Princess? (Step into Reading),RH Disney; Jennifer Liberts Weinberg,32
What's Inside A Pirate Ship?,Backpack Books,
What's the Weather Today? (Rookie Read-About Science),Allan Fowler,31
The Wheels On The Bus,,16
When I was little,Cornell; Laura,
When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth,Jamie Lee Curtis; Cornell; Laura,32
When the Fly Flew In,Lisa Westberg Peters; Sneed; Brad,32
When The Shadbush Blooms,Carla Messinger; Susan Katz; Fadden; David Kanietakeron,32
Where the Wild Things Are,sendak,48
Who Do You Love?: A Touch and Feel Book,Margaret Wang,12
The Whole Night Through: A Lullaby,Frampton; David,32
Wood-Hoopoe Willie,Virginia L. Kroll; Katherine Roundtree,32
Yoshi's Feast (Melanie Kroupa Books),Kimiko Kajikawa,32
You Are Special (Max Lucado's Wemmicks),Max Lucado's Wemmicks,24
You Can't Take a Balloon into the National Gallery,Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman; Robin Glasser; Jacqueline Preiss Preiss Weitzman; Preiss-Glasser; Robin,40
Your Special Gift (Wemmicks),Max Lucado,32
You're all my favorites,Jeram; Anita,
You're Just What I Need,Ruth Krauss; Noonan; Julia,1111
You're My Little Love Bug (Parent Love Letters),Heidi R. Weimer,16
Zathura,Chris Van Allsburg,32
Zookeepers Care For Animals (Community Helpers),Amy Moses,32

Rhiannon Third Grade Reading List

These are the books she read between September 2007 and May 2008. The formatting may not be ideal and there will be repeats as this data is collected and exported from Book Collectorz. The basic format is: Title, Author, Number of Pages

. . . If You Grew Up with George Washington,Ruth Belov Gross; McCully; Emily Arnold,64
. . . If You Lived At The Time Of Martin Luther King,Ellen Levine; Rich; Anna,72
. . . If You Lived When There Was Slavery in America,Anne Kamma; Pamela Johnson,80
. . . If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620,Ann Mcgovern,80
. . . If You Traveled On The Underground Railroad,Ellen Levine; Larry Johnson,64
A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin (Picture Book Biography),David A. Adler; Wallner; John C; Wallner; Alexandra,32
A Pocket in My Heart,Marcia Hoehne,160
Abigail Adams,Wallner; Alexandra,32
Abigail: The Breeze Fairy (Rainbow Magic: The Weather Fairies; No. 2),Daisy Meadows; Ripper; Georgie,80
Addy Learns a Lesson: A School Story (American Girls Collection),Connie Porter,68
Addy's Surprise: A Christmas Story (American Girls Collection),Connie Porter; Connie Rose Porter; Melodye Rosales; Renee Graef; Dahl Taylor; Jane S. Varda,65
The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes: With A Discussion Of Curiosity (Values In Action Illustrated Classics),Kathy Wilmore; Arthur Conan; Sir Doyle; Doyle; Arthur Conan; Butterfield; Ned,
The Aesop for Children: With Pictures by Milo Winter,Milo Winter; Aesop,
An Algonquian Year,Michael McCurdy,32
Alison Rides The Rapids (Magic Attic Club),Nina Alexander,80
America in World War I: America in World War One (Wars That Changed American History),Richard Worth,48
America in World War II: America in World War Two (Wars That Changed American History),Michael Burgan,48
The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History,Jennifer Armstrong,368
American Voices from Reconstruction (American Voices from),Adriane Ruggiero,103
The Ancient One,barron,367
Archer's Quest,Linda Sue Park,176
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (Cornerstones of Freedom. Second Series),Brendan January,30
Beck Beyond the Sea (Disney Fairies Chapter Books),RH Disney,128
Betsy And Tacy Go Downtown,Lois Lenski,180
Betsy-Tacy and Tib (Betsy-Tacy),Maud Hart Lovelace,160
Bobbsey Twins 00: Sun-Moon Cruise GB (Bobbsey Twins),Laura Lee Hope,
Book Of Dragons,E. Nesbit; Millar; H. R; Fell; Herbert Granville,180
The Boxcar Children (Boxcar Children (Turtleback)),Gertrude Chandler Warner,154
Bully-be-gone,tacang,216
The Burning (Guardians of Ga'hoole; Book 6),Kathryn Lasky,224
The call to vengeance,watson,134
Capture (Guardians Of Ga'hoole),Kathryn Lasky,240
Chloe The Topaz Fairy (Jewel Fairies),Daisy Meadows; Ripper; Georgie,80
The Civil War (Wars That Changed American History),Deborah H. Deford,48
The Civil War: American Tragedy (First Book),Alden R. Carter,64
Cleopatra VII; daughter of the Nile,gregory,221
The Climb,Gordon Korman,160
CLUE FLEW AWAY #3 (The New Bobbsey Twins; No 3),Hope; Tsui; George,
Clue That Flew Away,Laura Lee Hope; Tsui; George,84
The Coming of Hoole (Guardians of Ga'hoole; Book 10),Kathryn Lasky,224
Contemporary's Amazing Century: Book One,Contemporary Books; Contemporary,5
Contemporary's Amazing Century: Book Three,Contemporary Books; Contemporary,5
The contest,korman,137
Corpses; Coffins; and Crypts: A History of Burial,Penny Colman; Penny Coleman,224
Dear Mr. Henshaw (rpkg) (HarperClassics),Beverly Cleary,160
Death on Naboo (Star Wars: Last of the Jedi; Book 4),Jude Watson,160
The Declaration Of Independence (We The People),Michael Burgan,48
The Declaration Of Independence: Foundation For America (American History American Symbols),Jon Wilson,24
The Dog With Golden Eyes,Wilbur; Coyle; Mark,160
The Double Horror Of Fenley Place (Nancy Drew),Carolyn Keene,160
Eleanor: Crown Jewel of Aquitaine,Kristiana Gregory,190
Election Day (Holiday Histories),Mir Tamim Ansary,32
Ella enchanted,levine,232
The Emancipation Proclamation: Hope of Freedom for the Slaves (Let Freedom Ring: the Civil War),Michael Martin,48
The Enchanted Castle (Puffin Classics),E. Nesbit,304
The Encounter (Animorphs#3),K.A. Applegate,176
Eragon (Inheritance; Book 1),Christopher Paolini,544
The evil experiment,watson,144
Fairest,Gail Carson Levine,336
Fairy Diaries: Annie's Journey (The Fairy Diaries),Louise Bradley,119
Fairy Haven and the Quest for the Wand,Gail Carson Levine; Christiana; David,208
Fairy Realm #1: The Charm Bracelet (Fairy Realm),Emily Rodda,128
Fairy Realm #3: The Third Wish (Fairy Realm),Emily Rodda,128
The Fall of the Berlin Wall: The Cold War Ends (Point of Impact),Nigel Kelly,32
The False Peace (Star Wars Jedi Quest Series #9),Jude Watson; Alicia Buelow,158
The final showdown,watson,151
Fira and the full moon,herman,
Firefly and the Quest of the Black Squirrel (The Fairy Chronicles),J. H. Sweet; Chang; Tara Larsen,128
First Collier (Guardians Of Ga'hoole),Kathryn Lasky,208
The First Four Years,Laura Ingalls Wilder,160
Five Children and It (Wordsworth Children's Classics) (Wordsworth Children's Classics),Edith Nesbit,192
Five Smooth Stones: Hope's Revolutionary War Diary (My America)(Book One),Kristiana Gregory,112
For the Last Time; "Who's There?": Thousands of Jokes for Absolutely Everyone,Michael Kilgarriff,480
The Fourth Of July Story,Nonnast; Marie,
Freaky Friday,Mary Rodgers,176
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler,E.L. Konigsburg,168
Future (DK Eyewitness Books),DK Publishing; Michael Tambini; Inc. Dorling Kindersley,72
George Washington; Spymaster: How the Americans Outspied the British and Won the Revolutionary War,Thomas B. Allen; Harness; Cheryl,192
The Gettysburg Address (Cornerstones of Freedom. Second Series),Kenneth G. Richards,32
The Girl; The Dragon; and The Wild Magic (Rhianna #1),Dave Luckett,128
The Golden Tree (Guardians of Ga'hoole; Book 12),Kathryn Lasky,208
The Great Depression (We the People),Michael Burgan,48
Great Expectations,,
Great Women Of The Civil War (We the People),Lucia Raatma,48
Hans Brinker (Great Illustrated Classics),Mary Mapes Dodge,240
Happy Birthday; Addy!: A Springtime Story (American Girls Collection),Connie Porter; Luann Roberts Smith; Connie Rose Porter; Renee Graef; Bradford Brown; Geri Strigenz Bourget; Dahl Taylor,60
Harriet Spies Again (Edgar Allen Poe Award. Best Juvenile (Awards)),Helen Ericson; Louise Fitzhugh,240
Harriet the Spy,Louise Fitzhugh,320
Harry & Hannah: The American Adventure (Herrington; Chris. Adventures of Harry & Hannah.),Chris Herrington; Jean Ahern Lubin; Jorge M. Pacheco; Jorge Pacheco; Lubin; Jean Ahern,72
The Hatchling (Guardians Of Ga'hoole; Book 7),Kathryn Lasky,240
The haunted clock tower mystery,Soileau; Hodges,137
Henry And The Clubhouse,Beverly Cleary,224
Henry And The Paper Route,Beverly Cleary,192
The Hobbit: Or There And Back Again.,JRR. Tolkein,
Home on Stoney Creek (Sarah's Journey Series #1),Wanda Luttrell,208
Horse and Pony Care (Kingfisher Riding Club),Sandy Ransford,64
House of danger,montgomery,108
How to Eat Fried Worms,Thomas Rockwell; Emily Arnold McCully,128
If You Grew Up With Abraham Lincoln (If You.),Ann Mcgovern,80
If You Lived 100 Years Ago (If You.),Ann Mcgovern; DiVito; Anna,80
If You Lived At The Time Of The American Revolution (If You.),Kay Moore; O'Leary; Daniel,80
If You Lived At The Time Of The Civil War (If You.),Kay Moore; Matsick; Anni,64
If you lived in colonial times.,Turkle; Brinton,79
If You Lived In The Days Of The Knights (If You.),Ann Mcgovern; Andreasen; Dan,80
If You Lived With The Cherokees (If You.),Peter Roop; Connie Roop; Smith; Kevin Warren,80
If You Travelled on the Underground Railroad,Ellen Levine,
In Grandmas Attic (The Grandma's Attic Series),Arleta Richardson,138
In Their Own Words: Pocahontas (In Their Own Words),George Sullivan,128
India The Moonstone Fairy (Jewel Fairies),Daisy Meadows; Ripper; Georgie,80
Inkheart,Cornelia Funke; Bell; Anthea,560
Irish Myths and Legends,Ita Daly; Bee Willey; Bea Willey,96
A is for Abigail: An Almanac of Amazing American Women,Lynne Cheney; Robin Preiss Glasser; Preiss-Glasser; Robin,48
Island Of The Blue Dolphins (Illustrated),Scott O'Dell; Lewin; Ted,192
Jahanara: Princess of Princesses; India; 1627 (The Royal Diaries),Kathryn Lasky,186
John Adams Speaks For Freedom (Ready-To-Read. Level 3),Deborah Hopkinson; Craig Orback,32
Josefina's Story Collection (The American Girls Collection),Valerie Tripp; Tibbles; Jean-Paul; McAliley; Susan,406
The Journey (Guardians Of Ga'hoole; Book 2),Kathryn Lasky,256
Julie: An American Girl (American Girls Collection),Megan McDonald,
Just So Stories,Rudyard Kipling,210
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian,Margueritte Henry; Marguerite Henry; Wesley Dennis,192
Lady Of Ch'iao Kuo: Warrior Of The South; Southern China; A.D. 531 (The Royal Diaries),Laurence Yep,300
The Lemonade Trick,Scott Corbett; Paul Galdone,103
Life On The Underground Railroad (Picture The Past),Sally Senzell Isaacs,32
A Light in the Attic (20th Anniversary Edition Book & CD),silverstein,176
Lily's Pesky Plant (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)),Kirsten Larsen; Clarke; Judith,128
Little Town On The Prairie (Little House),Laura Ingalls Wilder,303
The Long Winter,Laura Ingalls Wilder,
Louisiana Purchase (Cornerstones Of Freedom),Gail Sakurai,32
The Magic Half,Annie Barrows,224
Maine (Welcome to the U.S.a.),Ann Heinrichs; Kania; Matt,40
Mandy (Julie Andrews Collection),Julie Andrews Edwards,320
Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles; Austria-France; 1769 (The Royal Diaries),Kathryn Lasky,238
Marigold and the Feather of Hope; The Journey Begins (The Fairy Chronicles),J. H. Sweet,120
Marley: A Dog Like No Other,John Grogan,208
Mary; Queen Of Scots: Queen Without A Country; France; 1553 (The Royal Diaries),Kathryn Lasky,202
The Master of Disguise (Star Wars Jedi Quest #4),Jude Watson; David Mattingly; Alice Buelow,288
Meet Addy: An American Girl (The American Girls Collection Book 1),Connie Porter,69
Midnight On The Moon (Magic Tree House 8; paper),Mary Pope Osborne; Murdocca; Sal,80
The Missouri Compromise (We The People),Michael Burgan,48
Molly Learns a Lesson: A School Story (American Girls Collection),Valerie Tripp; Payne; C. F,67
Molly Saves the Day: A Summer Story (American Girls Collection),Valerie Tripp; Backes; Nick,69
Mr Poppers Penguins,Atwater,
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH,Robert C. O'Brien,240
Mummies Made in Egypt,Aliki,32
My America: Our Strange New Land; Elizabeth's Jamestown Colony Diary; Book One (My America),Patricia Hermes,109
My brother Louis measures worms,Robinson; Barbara,10
My Side of the Mountain (Puffin Modern Classics),Jean Craighead George,192
Mysteries of the Mummy Kids,Kelly Milner Halls,72
The Mystery in Lost Canyon (Home School Detectives ; No 7),John Bibee,121
The Mystery of Alligator Swamp (Boxcar Children Special),Gertrude Chandler Warner; Hodges Soileau,128
The Mystery Of The Haunted Boxcar (Boxcar Children Mysteries),Gertrude Chandler Warner; Soileau; Hodges,122
Mystery Of The Jade Tiger (Nancy Drew 104): Mystery Of The Jade Tiger,Carolyn Keene,149
The Mystery of the Mixed-Up Zoo (Boxcar Children Mysteries),Gertrude Chandler Warner; Charles Tang,1
The Mystery of the Widow's Watch (Home School Detectives; Vol 8),John Bibee,122
The Mystery of the Wild Surfer (The Ladd Family Adventure Series #6),Lee Roddy,152
Nathan Hale: Patriot Spy (On My Own Biography),Shannon Knudsen; Shannon Zemlicka; Craig Orback,48
Nellie the Brave: The Cherokee Trail of Tears (1838) (Sisters in Time #10),Veda Boyd Jones,144
Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba; Angola; Africa; 1595 (The Royal Diaries),Patricia McKissack; Patricia C. McKissack; Pat McKissack,136
Olympic Dreams (High Hurdles #1),Lauraine Snelling,155
The Only Witness (Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice; 17),Jude Watson; Cliff Nielsen,118
The Outcast (Guardians of Ga'hoole; Book 8),Kathryn Lasky,224
Outside and Inside Woolly Mammoths (Outside and Inside (Walker & Company)),Sandra Markle,40
Painted Warriors and Wild Lions (The Adventures of the Kerrigan Kids #1),Gilbert Morris,120
Peril at King's Creek: A Felicity Mystery (American Girl Mysteries),Elizabeth McDavid Jones,163
Periwinkle and the Cave of Courage (The Fairy Chronicles),J. H. Sweet,128
Peter and the Starcatchers,Ridley Pearson; Dave Barry; Call; Greg,464
Peter Pan (Book and Charm),J. M. Barrie,240
Peter Pan in Scarlet,Geraldine McCaughrean,320
Pilgrims (Magic Tree House Rsrch Gdes(R)),Mary Pope Osborne; Natalie Pope Boyce; Boyce; Natalie Pope; Murdocca; Sal; Osborne; Mary Pope,128
Pinky Pye,Eleanor Estes; Ardizzone; Edward,272
Pippi in the South Seas,Astrid Lindgren,125
Planet Earth (Oxford Children's Reference),Jill Bailey; Catherine Thompson,160
Pocahontas; 1595-1617 (Blue Earth Books: American Indian Biographies),Liz Sonneborn,32
Prince Caspian (Narnia),C. S. Lewis,256
The Princess Bride: S Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure,William Goldman,416
Pygmalion,,
Racso And The Rats Of Nimh,Jane Leslie Conly; Lubin; Leonard B; O'Brien; Robert C,288
Ralph S. Mouse,Beverly Cleary,176
Ramona And Her Mother (Ramona Quimby),Beverly Cleary,224
Rani in the Mermaid Lagoon,Lisa Papademetriou,128
Rebekah in Danger: Peril at Plymouth Colony (1621) (Sisters in Time #2),Colleen L. Reece,144
Remember the Ladies: A Story About Abigail Adams (Creative Minds Biography),Jeri Ferris; Beier; Ellen,64
Remember Valley Forge: Patriots; Tories; And Redcoats Tell Their Stories (Remember Series),Thomas B. Allen,64
The rescue,lasky,197
Rescue (Guardians of Ga'hoole; Book 3),Kathryn Lasky,208
Revolutionary War On Wednesday (Magic Tree House 22; paper),Mary Pope Osborne,96
The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader (Star Wars),Ryder Windham,208
River Of Wind (Guardians Of Ga'hoole),Kathryn Lasky,224
Robinson Crusoe: With A Discussion Of Resourcefulness (Values In Action Illustrated Classics),Sean Price; Landgraf; Kenneth; Defoe; Daniel,190
Safety Around Strangers (Living Well (Child's World (Firm)).),Lucia Raatma,32
Samantha's Story Collection (American Girls Collection),Susan S. Adler; Maxine Rose Schur; Valerie Tripp,365
Samuel Adams: Father Of The Revolution (Our People),Ann Heinrichs,32
Sarah Witcher's Story,Elizabeth Yates; Unwin; Nora Spicer,95
Sarah's New World: The Mayflower Adventure (1620) (Sisters in Time #1),Colleen L. Reece,144
Scarlett The Garnet Fairy (Jewel Fairies),Daisy Meadows; Ripper; Georgie,80
Secession: The Southern States Leave The Union (Let Freedom Ring: The Civil War),Judith Peacock,48
Secrets Of The Jedi (Star Wars),Jude Watson,208
Shark Life: True Stories About Sharks & the Sea,Peter Benchley,208
The Shattering (Guardians of Ga'Hoole Series #5),Kathryn Lasky,176
Shiloh,Phyllis Reynolds Naylor,144
Smoking (My Health),Alvin Silverstein; Virginia B. Silverstein; Laura Silverstein Nunn,48
Snowbound Mystery,Gertrude Chandler Warner,128
Son of the black stallion,Menasco; Milton,330
The Spanish-American War (America Goes to War),Kerry A. Graves,48
Spiderwort and the Princess of Haiku (The Fairy Chronicles),J. H. Sweet,112
Spies: The Undercover World Of Secrets; Gadgets And Lies,David Owen,128
Star of Light,Patricia St.John; Mills; Mary; Rees; Gary,160
Staying Safe (My Health),Alvin Silverstein; Virginia B. Silverstein; Laura Silverstein Nunn; Silverstein; Virginia B; Nunn; Laura Silverstein,48
Strawberry Girl,Lois Lenski,208
Sunset of the Sabertooth (Magic Tree House #7),Mary Pope Osborne; Murdocca; Sal,80
Surprise Island;,WARNER,181
Susan B. Anthony: Fighter For Women's Rights (Ready-To-Read. Level 3),Deborah Hopkinson; Bates; Amy June,32
Swiss Family Robinson,,
The Tale Of Despereaux: Being The Story Of A Mouse; A Princess; Some Soup And A Spool Of Thread (Tale Of Despereaux),Kate Dicamillo,272
Thanksgiving on Thursday (Magic Tree House #27),Mary Pope Osborne,96
The Anybodies,N. E. Bode; Ferguson; Peter,288
The Battles of Lexington and Concord (Let Freedom Ring: the American Revolution),Judith Peacock,48
The Black Pearl (Newberry Honor Book),Scott O'Dell,112
The Black Stallion,Walter Farley,224
The Black Stallion Returns (Black Stallion),Walter Farley,240
The Boxcar Children: The Mystery Cruise #29,Gertrude Chandler Warner,
The Burning (Guardians of Ga'hoole; Book 6),Kathryn Lasky,224
The Copycat Mystery (Boxcar Children Mysteries),Gertrude Chandler Warner; Soileau; Hodges,137
The Courage of Sarah Noble,Alice Dalgliesh,64
The Death of Hope (Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice; Book 15),Jude Watson,152
The Desperate Mission (Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi; Book 1),Jude Watson,160
The double horror of Fenley Place,keene,158
The Fairy's Mistake (Princess Tales),Gail Carson Levine,96
The first collier,lasky,179
The Forests of Silence (Deltora Quest; 1),Emily Rodda,131
The Ghost in the First Row (Boxcar Children Mysteries),,109
The Ghost of KRZY (Bloodhounds; Inc.),Bill Myers,128
The Great Bicycle Race Mystery (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #76),Gertrude Chandler Warner; Charles Tang,115
The great shark mystery,Soileau; Hodges,130
The Hatchling (Guardians of Ga'hoole; Book 7),Kathryn Lasky,240
The Haunted Bridge (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories; No 15),Carolyn Keene,192
The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories; No 2),Carolyn Keene,192
The Hundred Dresses,Eleanor Estes,96
The Jamestown Colony (Cornerstones of Freedom),Gail Sakurai,30
The Journey of Wishes: A Trip That Changed John Adam for Good (The Spirit Flyer; Book 8),John Bibee,187
THE LAST BATTLE.,CS. Lewis,
The Last Pony Ride (Pony Pals Super Special #6),Jeanne Betancourt,128
The Magic of Oz (Books of Wonder),L. Frank Baum,292
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood,Howard Pyle,320
The Mystery at the Broken Bridge (Bibee; John. Home School Detectives; 6.),John Bibee,128
The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories; No 17),Carolyn Keene,192
The Mystery of the Campus Crook (Home School Detectives),John Bibee,122
The Mystery of the Cupboard,Lynne Reid Banks; Newsom; Tom,246
The Mystery of the Homeless Treasure (The Home School Detectives),John Bibee,117
The Mystery of the Mexican Graveyard (Home School Detectives),John Bibee,128
The Mystery of the Missing Microchips (Home School Detectives),John Bibee,
The mystery of the star ruby,Soileau; Hodges,120
The Mystery of the Vanishing Cave (Bibee; John. Home School Detectives; 5.),John Bibee,126
The Mystery of the Widow's Watch (Home School Detectives; Vol 8),John Bibee,122
The Neverending Story,Michael Ende,384
The Nobodies,N. E. Bode; Ferguson; Peter,304
The Outcast (Guardians of Ga'hoole; Book 8),Kathryn Lasky,224
The Perfect Star: Becoming Children of the True King (Spirit Flyer Series; No. 7),John Bibee; Turnbaugh; Paul,183
The Radio Mystery (Boxcar Children Mysteries),Gertrude Chandler Warner; Soileau; Hodges,128
The Rescuers,Margery Sharp,
The Runaway Parents: The Parable of Problem Parents (Spirit Flyer Series),John Bibee; Turnbaugh; Paul,164
The Secret of the Fiery Chamber (Nancy Drew No. 159),Carolyn Keene,160
The Secret of the Mask (Boxcar Children Mysteries),Gertrude Chandler Chandler Warner,113
The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories; No 1),Carolyn G. Keene; Carolyn Keene,192
The Siege (Guardians of Ga'hoole #4),Kathryn Lasky,224
The siren song,Orpinas; Jean-Paul,122
The Snow Queen's Surprise,Carolyn Keene; Joanie Schwarz; Jones; Jan Naimo,80
The Stolen Sapphire: A Samantha Mystery (American Girl Mysteries),Sarah Masters Buckey,181
The Tail of Emily Windsnap,Liz Kessler; Gibb; Sarah,224
The Tanglewoods' Secret,Patricia St.John; Mills; Mary; Rees; Gary,224
The Threat Within (Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice; Book 18),Jude Watson,130
The Tiger Rising,Kate Dicamillo,128
The Toothpaste Millionaire,Jean Merrill,144
The Trail of Tears (Cornerstones of Freedom. Second Series),R. Conrad Stein,30
The uncertain path,watson,140
The Wild One (Phantom Stallion #1),Terri Farley,224
The Winter Rescue (Sugar Creek Gang Series),Paul Hutchens,112
These Happy Golden Years,,289
Thistle and the Shell of Laughter (The Fairy Chronicles),J.H. Sweet,128
Thresher Sharks (Sharks Set II),Adam G. Klein,24
Time Warp Trio: The High And The Flighty (I Can Read Book 3),Jon Scieszka; Catherine Hapka; Lisa Rao,48
To Be a King (Guardians of Ga'hoole; Book 11),Kathryn Lasky,224
The Trail of the Jedi (Star Wars: Jedi Quest; Book 2),Jude Watson,128
Treasure Island,Robert Louis Stevenson; Wyeth; N. C,273
Tree House Mystery (Boxcar Children),Gertrude Warner; Gertrude Chandler Warner,
Tuck Everlasting,Natalie Babbitt,144
Tut; Tut! (Time Warp Trio),Jon Scieszka; Smith; Lane,80
The Underground Railroad: Bringing Slaves North To Freedom (Let Freedom Ring: The Civil War),Judy Monroe,48
The Usborne Spy's Guidebook (Usborne Spy's Guidebooks),,48
Valley Forge (Cornerstones Of Freedom. Second Series),R. Conrad Stein,32
Vidia and the Fairy Crown (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)),Laura Driscoll; Clarke; Judith,128
Voting Rights Days (Hitty's Travels #3),Ellen Weiss,
The War Of 1812 (Cornerstones Of Freedom. Second Series),Andrew Santella,30
Warriors #1: Into The Wild (Warriors),Erin Hunter,288
We Are Patriots: Hope's Revolutionary War Diary; Book Two (My America),Kristiana Gregory,108
Whales and Dolphins (Nature's Wild; 1),Anton Ericson,
What Your Fourth Grader Needs To Know: Fundamentals Of A Good Fourth-Grade Education (The Core Knowledge),E.D. Jr Hirsch,416
What Your Third Grader Needs To Know: Fundamentals Of A Good Third-Grade Education (The Core Knowledge),E.D. Jr Hirsch,368
When Freedom Comes: Hope's Revolutionary War Diary; Book 3 (My America),Kristiana Gregory,112
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Civil War Soldier: A War You'd Rather Not Fight (You Wouldn't Want to),Thomas Ratliff; David Salariya; Antram; David,32
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Medieval Knight: Armor You'd Rather Not Wear (You Wouldn't Want to),Fiona MacDonald; Antram; David; Salariya; David,32
You Wouldn't Want to Be at the Boston Tea Party! (You Wouldn't Want To... (Sagebrush)),Peter Cook,

Ciaran First Grade Reading List

These are the books he read between September 2007 and May 2008. The formatting may not be ideal and there will be repeats as this data is collected and exported from Book Collectorz. The basic format is: Title, Author, Number of Pages


A cow in town (Primary phonics; Set 1),Barbara W Makar,16
A Dollar = $1.00 (Dollars & Cents),Carey Molter,23
Al (Primary Phonics; Set 1 Book 3),,16
All About Frogs (All About...),Jim Arnosky,32
Amelia Bedelia,Peggy Parish,64
Amelia Bedelia 4 Mayor (Amelia Bedelia (Harpercollins Hardcover)),Herman Parish,48
Are You My Mother?,P.D. Eastman,72
Arthur's Prize Reader (I Can Read Books),Lillian Hoban,64
Arthur's Reading Race (Step-Into-Reading; Step 3),Marc Brown,24
Bambi's Hide And Seek (Step-Into-Reading; Step 1),RH Disney; Andrea Posner-Sanchez; Mones; Isidre,32
Bananas (Wonder Books Level 1 Fruits),Cynthia Fitterer Klingel; Robert B. Noyed; Noyed; Robert B,24
Basketball (Wonder Books Level 1 Sports),Cynthia Fitterer Klingel; Robert B. Noyed; Noyed; Robert B,24
The Bath Book,Harriet Ziefert,
The Berenstain Bears Down on the Farm (I Can Read Book 1),Stan Berenstain; Jan Berenstain,32
The Big Cheese (Step into Reading) (Ratatouille movie tie in),RH Disney; Apple Jordan; Disney Storybook Artists,32
Biking (Wonder Books Level 2 Activities),Cynthia Fitterer Klingel; Robert B. Noyed,24
Blast Off!: The Sound of Bl (Phonice Readers),Alice K. Flanagan,24
Boat Rides (Welcome Books),Pamela Walker,24
Bobbsey Twins and the Greek Hat Mystery (Bobbsey Twins Series),Laura Lee Hope,176
Brown Bear; Brown Bear; What Do You See?,Bill Martin Jr.,32
The Cat In The Hat,Dr. Seuss,72
Chad Checks: The Sound of Ch (Wonder Books (Chanhassen; Minn.).),Peg Ballard,24
Clifford's Big Book Of Stories (Clifford),Norman Bridwell,64
Curious George Feeds the Animals,H. A. Rey,64
Curious George Flies a Kite (Curious George),H. A. Rey; Margret Rey,80
Curious George Goes To A Chocolate Factory,H. A. Rey,24
D.W.; the picky eater,brown,
Dancing Dinos Go To School (Step Into Reading),Sally Lucas; Margeaux Lucas,32
Danny and the Dinosaur,Syd Hoff,64
Day of the Dragon King,Murdocca; Sal,68
Dinosaur Babies (Step-into-Reading: A Step 2 Book),Lucille Rech Penner,32
Dinosaur Time (I Can Read Book 1),Peggy Parish; Lobel; Arnold,32
Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House #1),Mary Pope Osborne,80
Disney*Pixar Storybook Collection (Disney Storybook Collections),Various; Disney Press; tk; Disney Storybook Artists,320
DK Readers: Rockets and Spaceships (Level 1: Beginning to Read),DK Publishing; Karen Wallace,32
Dk Readers: Surprise Puppy (Level 1: Beginning To Read),Judith Hodge,32
DK Readers: Tale of a Tadpole (Level 1: Beginning to Read),Karen Wallace,32
Dogs (Wonder Books Level 1 Pets),Cynthia Fitterer Klingel; Robert B. Noyed; Noyed; Robert B,24
Dogs on the Farm (On the Farm),Mari C. Schuh,24
Dolphins at Daybreak (Magic Tree House; No. 9) (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)),Mary Pope Osborne,67
DR. SUESS'S ABC (Beginner Books),Dr. Suess,
Dragon of the Red Dawn (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)),Mary Pope Osborne; Sal Murdocca; Salvatore Murdocca,128
Driving Buddies (Step into Reading) (Cars movie tie in),RH Disney,32
Drums (Wonder Books Level 1 Musical Instruments),Cynthia Fitterer Klingel; Robert B. Noyed; Noyed; Robert B,24
Duck for President,Doreen Cronin,40
Earthquake in the Early Morning (Magic Tree House #24),Mary Pope Osborne,72
Epic Battles (DK READERS),Simon Beecroft,48
Everyday Hero,Ivan Vasquez; Redondo; Jesu´s,32
Fantastic Four; #527 (Comic Book),J MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI,
Felix And The 400 Frogs,Jon Buller; Susan Schade,
Firefighters (Wonder Books Level 1 Careers),Cynthia Fitterer Klingel; Robert B. Noyed; Noyed; Robert B,24
Fish (Wonder Books Level 1 Pets),Cynthia Fitterer Klingel; Robert B. Noyed; Noyed; Robert B,24
The Frog And Toad Treasury,Arnold Lobel,192
Frog on His Own,Mayer; Mercer,32
Ghost town at sundown,Murdocca; Sal,73
Go; Dog. Go! (Beginner Books),P.D. Eastman,72
The Go-Cart (Primary Phonics; Set 4),Barbara W Makar,16
Good Families Don't,Robert Munsch,32
Grapes (Wonder Books Level 1 Fruits),Cynthia Fitterer Klingel; Robert B. Noyed; Noyed; Robert B,24
Great Day for Up; youth 23,Dr. Suess,
Green Eggs and Ham (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books),Dr. Seuss,72
Guitars (Wonder Books Level 1 Musical Instruments),Cynthia Fitterer Klingel; Robert B. Noyed; Noyed; Robert B,24
Hamsters (Wonder Books Level 1 Pets),Cynthia Fitterer Klingel; Robert B. Noyed; Noyed; Robert B,24
Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs Uh-Oh! (Step into Reading),R. Schuyler Hooke,32
Hearing (Rookie Read-About Health),Sharon Gordon,26
Henry And Mudge And The Bedtime Thumps: Ready-To-Read Level 2 (Paper),Cynthia Rylant,40
Henry And Mudge And The Tumbling Trip (Henry And Mudge Ready-To-Read),Cynthia Rylant; Suçie Stevenson,40
Henry And Mudge First Book,Cynthia Rylant,40
Henry And Mudge Take The Big Test: Ready-To-Read Level 2 (Paper),Cynthia Rylant,40
Here Comes Silent E! (Step into Reading),Anna Jane Hays; JoAnn Adinolfi,32
Hide And Seek,B.G. Hennessy,
Hooray for You! A Celebration of You-ness,Marianne Richmond,40
Hop on Pop (Beginner Books(R)),,72
Hot Dog (Step-Into-Reading; Step 1),Molly Coxe,32
I Am Not Going To Get Up Today! (Beginner Books(R)),Dr. Seuss; James Stevenson,48
I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!,Dr. Seuss,40
I Can Ride a Bike (Welcome Books),Edana Eckart,24
I Can Ski (Welcome Books: Sports),Edana Eckart,24
I Like Bugs (Step-Into-Reading; Step 1),Margaret Wise Brown; Karas; G. Brian,32
If You Give a Moose a Muffin (If You Give...),Laura Numeroff,32
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (If You Give...),Laura Joffe Numeroff,32
If You Give A Pig A Pancake (If You Give...),Laura Numeroff,32
Jesse Bear; What Will You Wear?,Nancy White Carlstrom,32
The Jet (Primary Phonics; Set 1),Barbara W Makar,16
Jump; Frog; Jump!,Robert Kalan; Byron Barton,32
Just Like Me (Step into Reading),RH Disney,32
Kella's Kitten: The Sound of K (Phonics Friends),Joanne D. Meier; Cecilia Minden,24
Let's Add Bills (Dollars & Cents),Kelly Doudna,23
Let's Add Coins (Dollars & Cents),Kelly Doudna,23
Let's Find Out What's Big and What's Small,Charles And Martha Shapp,
Let's Go to a Fair (Welcome Books: Weekend Fun),Cate Foley,24
Let's Subtract Bills (Dollars & Cents),Kelly Doudna,23
Let's Subtract Coins (Dollars & Cents),Kelly Doudna,23
Let's Subtract Money (Dollars & Cents),Kelly Doudna,23
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse,Kevin Henkes,
Little Bear (An I Can Read Book),Elsa Holmelund Minarik,63
Little Bear's Friend,Else Holmelund Minarik,64
Little Bear's visit.,minarik,64
The Little Skunk (Primary Phonics; Set 4),Barbara W Makar,16
Loose Tooth (Viking Easy-To-Read),Anastasia Suen; Ezra Jack Keats; Eitzen; Allan; Keats; Ezra Jack,30
Mac gets well (Primary phonics),Barbara W Makar,16
Maple Trees (Rookie Read-About Science),Allan Fowler,31
Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! (Bright & Early Books(R)),Dr. Seuss,36
Meet the Robinsons: A Family for Lewis (I Can Read Book 2),Sadie Chesterfield; Disney Storybook Artists; Disney Publishing's Global Design Group,32
Mount Rushmore (Wonder Books Level 3 Landmarks),Cynthia Fitterer Klingel; Robert B. Noyed; Noyed; Robert B,32
Mummies in the Morning (Magic Tree House; No. 3),Mary Pope Osborne,80
My "A" Sound Box (New Sound Box Books),Jane Belk Moncure; King; Colin,30
My "D" Sound Box (New Sound Box Books),Jane Belk Moncure; King; Colin,29
My "H" Sound Box (New Sound Box Books),Jane Belk Moncure; King; Colin,29
My "j" book,Linda Hohag; Moncure; Jane Belk,29
My "J" Sound Box (New Sound Box Books),Jane Belk Moncure; King; Colin,29
My "K" Book (My First Steps to Reading),Jane Belk Moncure,29
My "L" Sound Box (New Sound Box Books),Jane Belk Moncure; King; Colin,29
My "O" Sound Box (New Sound Box Books),Jane Belk Moncure,29
My "P" Sound Box (New Sound Box Books),Jane Belk Moncure; King; Colin,29
My "S" Sound Box (New Sound Box Books),Jane Belk Moncure; King; Colin,29
My "T" Sound Box (New Sound Box Books),Jane Belk Moncure; King; Colin,29
My "W" Sound Box (New Sound Box Books),Jane Belk Moncure; King; Colin,29
My "Xyz" Sound Box (New Sound Box Books),Jane Belk Moncure; King; Colin,30
My Dad's Great,Gaby Goldsack; Sara Walker; Andrea Newton,32
My First Book (New Sound Box Books),Jane Belk Moncure; King; Colin,31
My Five Senses (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1),aliki,32
My Grandma is Great (Great Relatives),Gaby Goldsack,32
My Many Colored Days Board Book,Dr. Seuss,16
My Nine Book (My First Steps to Math),Jane Belk Moncure,32
My Seven Book (My First Steps to Math),Jane Belk Moncure,32
My Six Book (My First Steps to Math),Jane Belk Moncure,32
My Ten Book (My First Steps to Math),Jane Belk Moncure,32
My V Sound Box (New Sound Box Books),Jane Belk Moncure; King; Colin,29
Nate The Great And The Big Sniff (Nate The Great),Marjorie Weinman Sharmat; Mitchell Sharmat; Weston; Martha,48
Night Of The Ninjas,Murdocca; Sal,68
Now I'm Reading!: Look Around! - Pre Reader (Now I'm Reading),Nora Gaydos,128
Ogre Eats Everything (Dutton Easy Reader),Bethany Roberts; Winborn; Marsha,48
Oh; Say Can You Say? (Beginner Books(R)),Dr. Seuss,48
Old; New; Red; Blue! (Step into Reading) (Cars movie tie in),RH Disney; Melissa Lagonegro; Random House Disney,32
On My Beach There Are Many Pebbles,lionni,32
On My Boat: The Sound of Long O (Wonder Books (Chanhassen; Minn.).),Robert B. Noyed; Cynthia Fitterer Klingel; Klingel; Cynthia Fitterer,24
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish (I Can Read It All By Myself Beginner Books),Dr. Seuss; Theodor Seuss Geisel,72
Oopsy Does It Movie 8x8 (Care Bears),Samantha Brooke; Josie Yee; Kelly Grupczynski,24
An Ordinary Night,Kimberly Rinehart,
Pigs (Wonder Books Level 2 Farm Animals),Cynthia Fitterer Klingel; Robert B. Noyed; Noyed; Robert B,24
Pirates Past Noon (Magic Tree House; No. 4),Mary Pope Osborne; Salvatore Murdocca; Murdocca; Sal,80
Play Ball; Amelia Bedelia,Peggy Parish,64
Primary Phonics 5 Good Cook,Barbara Makar,
Primary Phonics 5: Shy Tiger,Barbara Makar,
Primary Phonics 5: Square Eggs,Barbara Makar,
Primary Phonics 5: The Clumsy Rabbit,Barbara Makar,
Primary Phonics 5: The Lost Wallet,Barbara Makar,
Primary Phonics 5: Too Small,Barbara Makar,
Primary Phonics Max and The Fox Set 3 Book 10,,16
Primary Phonics Spot Set 3 Book 3,,16
Primary Phonics The Lost Duck Set 3 Book 9,,16
Primary Phonics: Mittens; Set 3 Book 7,,16
Primary Phonics: Slide; Set 3 Book 1,,16
The Prints (Primary Phonics; Set 3),Barbara W Makar,16
The Pup Speaks Up (Step into Reading),Anna Jane Hays; Valeria Petrone,32
Put Me in the Zoo (Beginner Books(R)),lopshire,72
Rabbits (Wonder Books Level 1 Pets),Cynthia Fitterer Klingel; Robert B. Noyed; Noyed; Robert B,24
Rain: Level 1 (Wonder Books Level 1-Weather),Alice K. Flanagan,24
Revolutionary War On Wednesday (Magic Tree House 22; paper),Mary Pope Osborne,96
Ring the bell (Primary phonics; Set 4),Barbara W Makar,16
Rock Climbing (Wonder Books Level 2 Activities),Cynthia Fitterer Klingel; Robert B. Noyed; Noyed; Robert B,24
Rockets and Spaceships (DK Readers Beginning to Read; Level 1),Karen Wallace; Linda Martin,32
Sammy the Seal (I Can Read Book 1),,64
The Sea Gull (Primary Phonics; Set 3),Barbara W Makar,16
Seeing (Rookie Read-About Health),Sharon Gordon,32
The Seven Silly Eaters,Mary Ann Hoberman; Marla Frazee,40
The Shape Of Me And Other Stuff (Bright & Early Books(R)),Dr. Seuss,36
Sharing: A Level Three Reader (Wonder Books Level 3 Values),Kathryn Kyle,32
Ships (Wonder Books Level 1 Transportation),Cynthia Fitterer Klingel; Robert B. Noyed,24
Signs on the Road (Welcome Books: Signs in My World),Mary Hill,24
Skateboarding (Wonder Books Level 2 Activities),Cynthia Fitterer Klingel; Robert B. Noyed; Noyed; Robert B,24
Skateboarding (World of Sports (Mankato; Minn.).),Bill McAuliffe,32
Smelling (Rookie Read-About Health),Sharon Gordon,26
Snip Snap!,Maland; Nick,
Snow fun (Primary phonics; Set 1),Barbara W Makar,16
Soccer (Wonder Books Level 1 Sports),Cynthia Fitterer Klingel; Robert B. Noyed; Cindy Fitterer Klingel; Noyed; Robert B,24
Spider-Man 2: Everyday Hero (I Can Read Book 2),Acton Figueroa; Jesus Redondo; Ivan Vasquez; Redondo; Jesu´s,32
Spider-Man 3: Meet The Heroes And Villains (I Can Read Book 2),Harry Lime,32
Stage fright on a summer night,Murdocca; Sal,70
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,Robert Frost,25
Summer (Wonder Books Level 2 Seasons),Cynthia Fitterer Klingel; Robert B. Noyed; Cynthia Fitterer Fitterer Klingel; Noyed; Robert B,24
Sunburn (Rookie Read-About Health),Sharon Gordon,31
Sunset Of The Sabertooth (Magic Tree House; No. 7),Mary Pope Osborne,80
Sunshine (Wonder Books Level 1-Weather) (Wonder Books Level 1-Weather),Alice K. Flanagan,24
Swimming (Wonder Books Level 1 Sports),Cynthia Fitterer Klingel; Robert B. Noyed; Noyed; Robert B,24
Tasting (Rookie Read-About Health),Sharon Gordon,32
Teach Us; Amelia Bedelia (Hello Reader),Peggy Parish; Lynn Sweat,56
Ten Apples Up on Top! (Bright & Early Board Books(TM)),,24
The bee (Primary phonics; Set 2: p workbook and phonetic storybooks for kindergarten through grade four),Barbara W Makar,16
The Berenstain Bears Down on the Farm (I Can Read Book 1),Berenstain; Jan,32
The cake (Primary phonics; Set 2),Barbara W Makar,16
The clumsy rabbit (Primary phonics; Set 1),Barbara W Makar,16
The Fire (Primary Phonics; Set 2; Book 10),Barbara W Makar,16
The Frog and Toad Collection Box Set (I Can Read Book 2),,
The Giving Tree,Shel Silverstein,64
The go-cart (Primary phonics; Set 4),Barbara W Makar,16
The good cook/ c by Barbara W. Makar (Primary phonics; Set 5),Barbara W Makar,16
The hard worker (Primary phonics; Set 4),Barbara W Makar,16
The knight at dawn,Murdocca; Sal,65
The lost horse (Primary phonics; Set 4),Barbara W Makar,16
The mouse house (Primary phonics; Set 1),Barbara W Makar,16
The Pet Poodle,Barbara Makar,
The Poky Little Puppy (A Little Golden Book Classic),Janette Sebring Lowrey,24
The Pup Speaks Up (Step into Reading),Anna Jane Hays,32
the square egg,makar,
The Tin Man: Primary Phonics (Print-braille Children's Educational Books; Set 1 Book 2),,
The Visit,Booby Lynn Maslen,21
Time Warp Trio: The High and the Flighty (I Can Read Book 3),Jon Scieszka; Catherine Hapka; Lisa Rao,48
Too small (Primary phonics; Set 1),Barbara W Makar,16
The Top Job,Elizabeth Cody Kimmel; Robert Neubecker,32
Treasures In Heaven (I Can Read God's Word!),Phil Smouse,64
Ultimate Tales Spider-Man Double Sided Flip Magazine Number 5 November 2005 (Learning Curve),Brian Michael Bendis,
Viking ships at sunrise,Sal Murdocca,71
What Is A Wookiee?,Laura Buller; Kate Simkins,32
When The Shadbush Blooms,Carla Messinger; Susan Katz; Fadden; David Kanietakeron,32
Where Do Balloons Go? An Uplifting Mystery,Jamie Lee Curtis; Laura Cornell,36
Where's the Baby?,Pat Hutchins,
The White Hen (Primary Phonics; Set 4),Barbara W Makar,16
Who Will Be My Friends? (An Early I Can Read Book),,32
Why We Became Rescue Heroes: The Teammates Tell Their Exciting Stories,J.E. Bright; J. E. Bright; Scholastic Books,32
The World's Greatest Superteam (DK READERS),Neil Kelly,48
A Wrinkle in Time,Madeleine L'Engle; Quindlen; Anna,224
Young Cam Jansen And The Pizza Shop Mystery (Young Cam Jansen),David A. Adler,32
Your Five Senses (Time-To-Discover),,16

Family Themes

I have realized over the years of parenting that from the time they are born and so far through our homeschool years certain things define the way we parent, teach and interact with our kids. Some themes that seem to continually reoccur over time. Blogging has helped me realize a lot of those themes because I tend to write about similar things often.

1. Reading
We read to them all the time. We encourage them to read. We demonstrate to them how much we read. Reading is definitely a central theme in our family. We are readers and we are raising readers. We all spend a good portion of our days reading. We read books, magazines, comics, websites really anything. We talk about what we read, we talk about what we want to read, we read after dinner as a family. I think they will all grow up remembering reading.

2. Nature
Exploring, discovering and enjoying nature is an important part of our family. We spend lots of time outdoors but also indoors at locations like nature centers, zoos, and arboretums. We hike, we camp, we geocache, we bike, we play lawn bowling and frisbee together. We often just walk together as a family around our neighborhood and around different area parks. We really encourage exploring and loving nature like Ciaran's love of frogs, Sirah loving owls and their desire to touch and examine all of nature around them. We encourage nature note booking and free exploration.

3. Faith

We are raising our kids with a strong faith. We try to live out our faith, we try to give them examples of what that means and to model it for them. We teach them about God and morality. We do our best to live according to our beliefs, we offer them materials to learn from and experiences and activities that support and encourage their own faith. We answer tough questions and are trying to raise them to have a faith of their own not just a "because my parents said so" faith. Our faith is often expressed and lived out in the small everyday details of our lives.

4.Experiences
We try to offer a lot of experiences to our kids. Our favorite family saying "One never knows what this crazy clan will do!" We bring them along with us to a wide variety of places and to meet a variety of people. We take them campaigning and to political rallies, to the art museum and book signings, to the orchestra, Irish and Scottish festivals, caving, to all the museums (not just the zoo and childrens), petroglyphs, farms and skyscrapers. Basically if we would go there they will go there with very few exceptions. And we take them to all the possible crazy places you can think of to take a child on a field trip. We always try to make it fun and often, though not always, educational. If we have read about it I will try to find a way to bring it to life for them in a more tangible way.

5. Travel
We travel a lot. We have family scattered throughout the country and many in wonderful vacation spots such as New York, Maine, Chicago and Southern California. We take them to visit relatives and see the sites. We take them places we want them to experience. I think if we were suddenly to become millionares this is the piece that would increase the most. When we were learning about the pharaohs and we talked about the exhibit in Texas Rhiannon asked if we could go there on a field trip as if it was around the corner. Ciaran piped up and said wouldn't it be better to just go to Egypt? How nice it would be! Ciaran and I have an agreement that when he is older we are going to travel to the rainforest and jungle together even if no one else comes with us. Sirah really wants to go to London because that is where her special bear is from. Rhiannon would love to visit Rome and Ireland. All of them want to go explore caves around the United States and the world. I suppose we have taught them to dream big and that travel is a wonderful thing. I did however sit Rhiannon down the year she was 7 and explain that this is not "normal" life to get to travel to the beaches of Southern California, New York City, Walt Disney World and the retreat of Maine all in the same year. We talked about how privileged we really were. I think we have given them all travel bugs much like our own since we have not stopped traveling because we have kids.

6. History/Philosophy
We have a love of history and philosophy. While they may seem an odd mix in a lot of ways they are not. If you looked at our home collection of books you would see a ton of philosophy, history and political books, along with a smattering of science books. Serona has a passion for philosophy and I have a passion for history. We will watch family movies and documentaries that show this love along with our love of nature. We take field trips and family outings to places of historical significance or places that bring alive history. We talk in ways that promote philosophy, logic and argument. We even are beginning to see it in the communication and choices of our kids. This has led to a lot of inquisitiveness in our kids and that is a wonderful thing even as we answer Why or How for the millionth time. Those two subjects I think really inform us of who we are and how we got here both in experience and in our minds and choices. I am glad that is an important theme for us.

7. Music
We all have an appreciation for music and Serona can play music. Music is a part of our daily life. We often listen to some classical music, show tunes but mostly now we are listening to Christian music we all like as a family. We have music streaming on our computers, the kids each have their own cd or mp3 player in their room, we listen in the car and on the go. We sing songs together, we in general enjoy each others music and we all like listening to it. Music has been a unifier for our family and given us yet another area of shared experiences as a family both for educational and mostly just for fun purposes.

8. Video Games
This one is harder for me to admit but it is reality - we are a video game family. I grew up playing video games. I have more limited taste in the types of games I enjoy. Nintendo Wii is a good fit for me personally and for our family. We also have an Xbox 360 system that Serona mostly uses. We play together as a family, the kids play together and Serona or Ciaran will play alone. I used to be really hesitant about this screen time but I realize how many more hours in a day my kids really have with homeschooling, they really do have more free time and when chores, school, reading, outside/exercise time is over if they want to play video games that is fine by me. So they get more video game time than people might think they would get in our house. It is social and fun for them and sometimes even for me. I really am a fan of the Wii system - it is a great family console.

9. Board Games
Not only do we enjoy video games but we play lots of board games. We play as a family and often I play with the kids. The kids will play certain games on their own as well. We have a TON of games, card and board games and I do manage to purge every few years but I amazed at how many different games we really do play. We have certain favorites we come back to time and time again but in general we play a lot of games. I see Ciaran have my competitive nature and Rhiannon having Serona's "It's just fun to play" attitude which sometimes makes it difficult to play all together a game like Blokus. I like that we play games together I think it promotes a lot of good things and offers lots of great life learning experiences.

10. Activism
We are an activist family in a lot of ways. We have been politically involved as families and individuals for a long time. We try to stay on top of important issues and participate in the ways we can. We are raising our kids to see the importance of being an involved citizen and they get to see the frustrations that go along with that involvement as well. We are volunteers in different areas of our lives, advocates in others and activists in still others. The commonality of this is teaching our kids they need to be aware and informed of what is going on in the world around them. They also need to be ready to stand up and defend their beliefs and those things that are important to them. We are trying to equip them with the necessary tools to be an involved and active citizen in all areas of their lives by teaching them and demonstrating them for them.

Together these themes often come out in our parenting and homeschooling choices with our kids. While they don't encapsulate everything about us and we are not consitent that we live all of these all the time - they give you a fairly good picture of the way we exist as a family and some of the things important to us all.

Peace,
Tenniel