tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post177012303237988640..comments2024-03-28T21:58:41.783-04:00Comments on Home Joys: 16 Favorite Read-Aloud Books in 2016Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420137490490341730noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-53599570956921247502017-01-18T13:03:34.018-05:002017-01-18T13:03:34.018-05:00Yes, we homeschool. I have lots of friends who lov...Yes, we homeschool. I have lots of friends who love My Father's World. I have got a lot of ideas from their booklists even though I don't actually use their curriculum.<br />Gina Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420137490490341730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-77266214544248600572017-01-18T12:40:14.088-05:002017-01-18T12:40:14.088-05:00If your children like animal stories try these:
RI...If your children like animal stories try these:<br />RING OF BRIGHT WATER by Gavin Maxwell<br />THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY by Sheila Burnford<br />LAD A DOG by Albert Payson Terhune<br />MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN by Jean Craighead George<br />All the Marguerite Henry books and the Black Stallion books.<br /><br />The Herriot books as previously recommended by another reader...the full books and the chapter books. <br /><br />Animal books are well checked out in our church/school library.Athanasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005869307957326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-15444983060985486902017-01-18T08:10:11.166-05:002017-01-18T08:10:11.166-05:00I love the RAR pod cast ...lots of inspiration the...I love the RAR pod cast ...lots of inspiration there. If you don't mind me asking...do you homeschool? We are a homeschooling family and we use a curriculum called My Father's World. The books that you have listed are very similar to the ones we are using this year for their Adventures in US History program. I love reading aloud to the kids (I also take advantage of audiobooks).Jessicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-80288532827733106802017-01-11T13:22:35.378-05:002017-01-11T13:22:35.378-05:00I love James Herriot's stories too. I need to ...I love James Herriot's stories too. I need to pull out his children's books to enjoy with my younger children who may not have heard them yet.<br />GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420137490490341730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-28255453701911116152017-01-11T13:21:49.158-05:002017-01-11T13:21:49.158-05:00I think I have Honey for a Child's Heart somew...I think I have Honey for a Child's Heart somewhere on mys shelves. I need to get it out again.<br />GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420137490490341730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-73969929329431027282017-01-11T10:17:26.641-05:002017-01-11T10:17:26.641-05:00This strikes a chord in my heart! I have so many w...This strikes a chord in my heart! I have so many wonderful memories of all the time we spent reading aloud when the boys were young. I love your list and could go on a long time with favorites. I looked at lists of books with Newberry Awards and Caldecott Medals. I also had a book called "Honey for a Child's Heart" with lists of suggested books. A couple authors that come to mind were Jean Fritz and Elizabeth Speare. I liked historical fiction and biographies (there must have been something notable about a person if someone wrote a book about them). Blessings as you Barbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-54631708346950864592017-01-10T22:43:37.972-05:002017-01-10T22:43:37.972-05:00Have you ever read any James Herriot? So many good...Have you ever read any James Herriot? So many good short animal stories..Simonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-21889565394860245442017-01-10T16:28:36.145-05:002017-01-10T16:28:36.145-05:00My kids, boys especially, liked the Diary of an Ea...My kids, boys especially, liked the Diary of an Early American Boy. A new favorite this year has been Boxes for Katya. My nine-year-old is loving the Carolyn Haywood books. We all enjoyed The Year of the Rat, The Year of the Dog, and Dumpling Days by Grace Lin. They are about a girl who is Taiwanese-American. There is a lot of information about Chinese/Taiwanese culture that we enjoyed learning about, especially since three of our kids are Chinese-American. There is a lot about Buddhism in Dumpling Days. We used it as an opportunity to talk about the differences in faith. <br />Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15232425312363349010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-65287955543786152892017-01-09T17:25:39.436-05:002017-01-09T17:25:39.436-05:00We are doing the RAR reading challenge too! It has...We are doing the RAR reading challenge too! It has been a good way for our children to spend time enjoying books together. You are right, it has been perfect for these cold days!<br />GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420137490490341730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-539809713234208072017-01-09T16:19:58.609-05:002017-01-09T16:19:58.609-05:00I discovered the Read Aloud Revival site/Podcasts ...I discovered the Read Aloud Revival site/Podcasts this past year, too, and have also been encouraged to keep doing what I've been doing! In fact, my two oldest are doing the RAV January reading challenge right now, where they read out loud for 15 minutes a day, and they're enjoying that (and looking forward to some treats/prizes along the way!) I am reading The Penderwicks out loud right now, and sometimes I purposefully wait until evening to read it when my husband is home because he gets a kick out of the story, too! :) We have definitely found books to be something our whole family enjoys (not to mention a sanity-saver when we're cooped up indoors!) so thanks for your lists! hearthkeeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12028005895023686479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-49598927544801058372017-01-08T20:46:30.839-05:002017-01-08T20:46:30.839-05:00My son is reading My Side of the Mountain right no...My son is reading My Side of the Mountain right now. Great book!<br />GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420137490490341730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-71910328976600862372017-01-08T09:19:13.099-05:002017-01-08T09:19:13.099-05:00Triogy by Jean Craigshead George: My Side of the M...Triogy by Jean Craigshead George: My Side of the Mountain, On the Far Side of the Mountain, and Frightful's Mountain. <br />The author was a Naturalist who wrote for National Geographic in the 1950"s. Her children grew up to be Naturalists as well! This Triolgy is about a boy who decides to see if he can live off the land in the Andirondack Mountains, and then his sister joins him. The boy is a Falconer, and his falcon is named Frightful. <br />I enjoy all of her books, but the triolgy is deemed a 'classic' children's adventure. I also like her books about Julie, an Inuit girl in the Alaskan tundra. <br />Your book lists are always a treasure trove, thank you for sharing! Grandma Ruthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-2453893837454700642017-01-08T07:31:38.907-05:002017-01-08T07:31:38.907-05:00Emma-
I love Lois Lenski's books too but have ...Emma-<br />I love Lois Lenski's books too but have trouble finding them. I wish some publisher would reprint them.<br />GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420137490490341730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-3320403557948094132017-01-08T03:22:36.968-05:002017-01-08T03:22:36.968-05:00We've read most of those books, and Switherby ...We've read most of those books, and Switherby Pilgrims is on my shelf to be read. We read a lot aloud, too. Right now, the favorite is books by Lois Lenski. We're almost done with Prairie School, and to everyone's sorrow it's the last one we were able to get our hands on.Emmahttp://lotsofhelpers.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com