Summer Read Alouds 2014

My son is a big fan of reading.  He especially loves having his Daddy read to him before bed.  So, this summer we are using Sonlight’s summer suggestions for elementary aged boys.  We actually purchased them through Amazon.

Here’s a short synopsis for each.

A Tale of Gold

GOLD! GOLD! scream the headlines in July 1897. Fourteen-year-old James Erickson, alone in the world after his father's death, is mesmerized when he sees the first ship of prospectors enter the San Francisco harbor. Caught up in the fever, he books passage on a steamer up to Alaska. Treacherous treks, con men and bitter cold await. Is fortune waiting around the next bend?

 

Floors

Welcome to the amazing Whippet Hotel, where there's an adventure on every floor, the guests are either mad or mysterious, and ducks are everywhere! Leo knows almost everything about the hotel (he is the janitor's son, after all). The mystery begins when four cryptic boxes lead him to hidden floors, strange puzzles and an unexpected friend or two.

 

The Adventures of Sir Balin the Ill-Fated

Many years ago, the storytellers say, King Arthur held court with his gallant Knights of the Round Table. But seriously, when "ill-fated" is part of his title, you know it's not surprising when things go sour (and often) for Sir Balin. Still, no matter the risk to life and limb or how dire the circumstances may appear, a loyal and gallant knight never refuses an adventure!

 

The Boxcar Children Beginning

Before they were the Boxcar Children, Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny lived with their parents at Fair Meadow Farm. Newbery Award–winning author Patricia MacLachlan pays loving tribute to the classic novel by Gertrude Chandler Warner in this story of the Alden children's origins and challenges faced before their boxcar adventures began.

 

 

Neither my husband nor I have read any of these, so we’re all a little bit excited to dig in.  I’ll let you know what we think of each one after we read it.

What are some of your favorite read-aloud chapter books?

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Easter Books

Easter is just around the corner! We are in the process of creating some fun kindergarten extension themed printables to go with our preschool pack, but to get you started we found some books that are perfect for the Easter season.

If you have any Easter book suggestions that aren’t listed, please leave a comment below. The more choices the better! Thanks.

Books for New Year’s Eve

This week we are going to be sharing a few ideas and suggestions for New Year’s Eve!  We hope we can inspire some fun ways to celebrate with your kiddos.  Plus, this will give you the opportunity to prep.

To start off I thought I’d share some books about the end of the year kick off.

What are your favorite New Year’s books? Please share by leaving a comment below. The more choices the better! Thanks.

Back To School Books!

Okay, so apparently we are holding on to summer for one last week in our house.  Is it really Thursday??  Sorry about not posting this YESTERDAY!  Oh, well…

This week we are planning a unit that will help us kick off our school year right!  We are going to be talking all about school, and getting back into the swing of things.  Here are some books you can share with your kiddo to jolt you out of these last lazy, hazy, days of summer and back into learning!

A couple of our family favorites are Pete the Cat and Morris the Moose.  Morris was a book my dad read to me and I love sharing that with E!  Reading with your kiddo really does have a lifelong impact!  Do you have any favorites?  Let us know what they are! 

Happy Reading!