Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

Books To Read Together

May 31, 2012

I thought I’d share today some of our family’s favorite read alouds. Even my older boys have enjoyed these books and could be found reading them when we first bought them. There is nothing like reading stories aloud to your children – it fosters family bonds and often creates marvelous discussions on what you read.

D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths – Ingri and Edgar D’Aulaire authored and illustrated many books for children and they are all incredible. The stories in this book of classic Green Myths are very well told and start at the beginning and go to the end of the age when myths died out. All of my favorites are here and many I’d never heard before. We read this as a family in 2009 for story time before the littles went to bed and we ALL enjoyed it so much. In fact, it has been looked at so much, that it is now starting to fall apart. That’s how I know the book is good – when it shows much wear and tear. A book that still looks like new I know hasn’t been read much and that’s always sad to me.

The Aesop For Children – This is the classic Aesop Fables book illustrated by Milo Winter and printed in 1919. This also has been a huge favorite that my children have read over and over again. Yes, even the older boys have read this one too. The illustrations are beautiful and the re-tellings of the stories fantastic. The only thing that might bother you is the language style as it is from 100 years ago. My kids always laugh at the stories with an ass – a donkey. Oh well. All in all – you just can’t go wrong with this one!

Paddle To the Sea – This is one of four books by Holling C. Holling that are just chockful of good stuff! Paddle is a boat that is carved by a young boy and takes a trip through the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. The illustrations are fantastic, and it isn’t just the story of Paddle, much more information about nature, industry, and geography are covered too. The other book of his I really like is The Tree In the Trail and it’s the story of how a tree grows from a young tree to an old one and what happens to it over the years. Truly these books make great read alouds and can also be the basis of unit studies or even the Beautiful Feet Geography study if you homeschool. Or even if you don’t – they make great summer studies for anyone!

The Year of Miss Agnes – This is a fantastic story about a teacher who goes to a small community in Alaska to teach at a small school there. There has been trouble keeping teachers there, but it’s not for the reasons you think. I first read it to Maggie and Joe a couple of years ago and when I read it to Becky and Katie, they still remembered it! That’s a powerful book! It is also a good read for homeschool moms or even elementary teachers to glean new ideas and new ways of thinking about education. It is a favorite of mine for that alone.

There are so many more good books out there, but those are just a few of our favorites. I should come back from time to time with more books that we have loved as there are many. There is much to be said about building a family library. Happy reading!

P.S. – I’m sorry there are no pictures and only links. I’m still having trouble inserting pictures and having it look the way I want. I’m not one of those professional photographer bloggers – just an ordinary mom with an old HP point and shoot and limited tech savvy :-).

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May 31, 2012

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