What We're Reading

It's Children's Book Week this week, and I've been really wanting to do some fun book activities with the kids, but we've been sick and busy with other things.  However, we did go to the bookstore on Monday and pick out a new book for each child, so that was fun. And we've been reading reading reading.  I thought I would share what my kids have been reading, because I like to see what other kids are reading and get ideas for my kids, and thought maybe you would to.  So here goes:


Maren (age 8):


"The Boys Start the War" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor - This is the book Maren chose from the bookstore, and I made sure she understood that while it was funny to read about the pranks they pulled in the book, it was definitely not okay to do any to her brothers.  She loved this book and looks forward to reading the sequels.  


"The Sisters 8" by Lauren Baratz-Logsted - this is a new series she thinks is really fun.  7 books are currently published. 


"The Candy Shop War" by Brandon Mull - she loved this and keeps telling me to read it.  If only I had time. 


Joshua (age 6):


"Unicorns Don't Give Sleigh Rides (adventures of the Bailey School Kids)" by Debbie Dadey - This was the book he chose. I don't know if he's actually read it yet.  


"The Great Ice Battle (Secrets of Droon)" by Tony Abbot 


Christopher (age 4):


"The Night Pirates" by Peter Harris - You know how kids get obsessed with a certain book occasionally and want it over and over and over again.  Yup.  We've been reading this one a lot. 


"Gallop" by Rufus Butler Seder - His book from the bookstore. 


Nathan (age 20 months)
Nathan is actually very picky about what books we read to him, and will push the book away and say "no" until we pull out the one he wants.  These are the books we can usually count on him not pushing away.


"That's Not My Train" by Fiona Watt


"Hush Little Baby" by Sylvia Long


"Ready Set Go! by Nina Laden - He loves this one and says "Go!  Go!" over and over again


"Colors (slide 'n' seek)" by Chuck Murphy