My children love to read (and be read to), so getting them to read books in the summertime is not a difficult thing. But new books are always exciting, and I wanted to expand their reading selections a little bit. So the last day of school my children came home to find…their very own book nook! I rearranged some of our shelves a little bit, so each child has a cubby to store their books and reading logs in. I gave each child a few novels to try, as well as a non-fiction book and a poetry book.
Here is what you will currently find on their shelves.
Anwyn (10 years old)
It’s Raining Pigs & Noodles by Jack Prelutsky (poetry)
National Geographic 2016 Kids Almanac (non-fiction)
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (Book 1 in the Percy Jackson series)
The 39 Clues: The Sword Thief (she is currently on book 3 of this series)
Everest series: The Contest by Gordon Korman
The Misadventures of Maude March by Audrey Couloumbis
Lily (7 years old)
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein (poetry)
Horse Heroes: Magic Tree House Fact Tracker by Mary Pope Osborne (non-fiction)
The Absent Author by Ron Roy (A to Z mysteries)
Ruby the Red Fairy by Daisy Meadows (Rainbow Fairies series)
Amber Brown is not a Crayon by Paula Danziger
Annie and Snowball and the Dress-up Birthday by Cynthia Rylant
Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
Zach (5 years old): he is not yet reading independently, although we are making great progress in his reading lessons. Summertime is a great time to re-read our favorite picture books, so I checked out some classics that we love. Here are just a few currently on his shelf.
Actual Size by Steve Jenkins (non-fiction)
Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
Read Aloud
Ralph S. Mouse by Beverly Cleary: Lily, Zach, and I are reading this book together
Magic Elizabeth by Norma Kassirer: Anwyn and Lily and I are reading this together. This was my favorite book as a young girl, so it is fun to share it with my own girls now.
My Shelf
A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley (the third Flavia de Luce mystery)
Who Really Cares: America’s Charity Divide: Who Gives, Who Doesn’t, and Why It Matters by Arthur C. Brooks
What books are on your reading shelves this summer?