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To add complexity to my laundry/housework problems, I've recently discovered a prejudice in myself. I am anti-new-kid-books. I find so much of what's currently being published to be far below the literary value I wish to bestow upon the small people in my life.
Up to this point, I've played it safe and stuck with classics. And while I'm sure there are worthwhile books I've yet to find, we've read most of the obvious ones appropriate for my kids' age ranges. EDIT: Here is our reading list, courtesy of Mater Amabilis curriculum. Just click on the grade level and scroll down. (Prep = kinder, 1B = 1st grade, 1A = grades 1-2, 2 = grade 3 and so on.)
So I'm coming to you, Oh Wise Ones.
So I'm coming to you, Oh Wise Ones.
I'm looking for wholesome books to read aloud to my children. Old books, new books, red books, blue books, picture books, chapter books, young adult fiction... all are acceptable genres. (Why Y.A.? Because my kids have the audacity to [gasp!] keep growing and changing and pretty soon they'll be stealing MY books! Fine. I like YA just fine for myself, too. Hush, now. Keep your opinions on my intellect to yourself.)
In the comments section:
Share your favorite book titles. Include a suggested age range if possible.
In the links section:
If you have a book list on your blog (or other site) please share a link. Also, if you have a favorite book list that you refer to regularly, you can include that there, too. In the name section, just put the website name instead of your own.
Thanks for joining the fun!
Look! I linked up on your link up that you linked to my link up!
ReplyDeleteKatie Morag especially (in the post) is an underappreciated gem of children's lit and you should DEF get it.
Adding Katie Morag to Amazon wish list. Love the suggestions. Heidi is one of our all-time faves, and Hubs just finished reading the Hobbit to the kids. Some books never go out of style.
DeleteI will give you a resounding AMEN!!! I am working on a link right now and can't wait to see what others come up with.
ReplyDeleteYour. List. Is. Awesome. I can honestly say I haven't read a single one and now I want to read ALL of them, right now!!
DeleteImma working on it. Hope your link-up stays active for awhile. ;)
ReplyDeleteIt's up for a whole year, Jessica! But please please please don't take that long. I'm on pins and needles!
DeleteSo I linked-up! Finally! Back into the world of virtual reality! ;) But really, I'm not sure I included books you are looking for, but it's what I've got with a two year old and seven month old (both currently playing beneath our windows with our curtains...gotta jet!)
ReplyDeleteSuzette, I'm looking for all ages! Thanks for linking!
DeleteI can't wait to check out these lists, but first I just have to say how much I love that quote from Cicero -- I discovered it sometime in high school I think, and copied it out and hung it on the wall of my room for years. So good, so good!
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I love it too, Gretchen. I love me some books.
DeleteAre you on GoodReads? It's book-themed social networking. AMAZING! You can rate books you like and it will suggest more books for you.
ReplyDeleteI'm a big YA fan, too - plots are just as good without the unnecessary foul language/sex that seems to occur in every "Adult" book. Everything Shannon Hale has written is awesome, I also love Patricia Wrede, Diana Wynne Jones, Robin McKinley, Cinda Williams Chima, Brandon Mull (the Fablehaven series is INCREDIBLE!), the list goes on...
Rosie, I'm going to sound really dumb when I say I had no idea that's what GoodReads was! I will definitely check it out, and those authors, too.
DeleteThank you for this! Love it!
ReplyDeleteMicaela - I am relatively new to your blog. I don't even remember how I came upon this post a few weeks ago, but I'm so glad I did! I've loved checking out your posts and used some of your Conclave resources for my kids (thanks!) I've been plotting my book list to link up here and it's so long and ridiculous I can't imagine anyone will read it! Just wanted to say thanks for hosting the book list link. I got a lot of ideas from the links! Looking forward to your future posts. love, Theresa
ReplyDeleteTheresa, I LOVE your booklist. Thank you so much for taking the time to write it and linking up!
DeleteWhat a great idea! And I just so happened to have a recent post in which I recommend eight picture books published in the last year, all of wich are super-cute and none of which is trying to make your child into a terrible person.
ReplyDeleteKendra, that book list may just cure me of my anti-new-kid-book prejudice. Can't wait to see if any of these are available at our tiny library.
DeleteElizabeth Foss's website is my favorite for children's picture books, and Sonlight is my go-to for good kids' chapter books. I'll do a post sometime soon too. Glad to see the link-up will be around for awhile! Blessings on your move!
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