3rd Grade Reading Log

Here is the reading log for my youngest!  She has no specific required reading for school.  She is reading out of textbooks only, and I am reading aloud to her from chapter books.  Therefore, these are books she is reading on her own this year--unrelated to school.

1. Adventures of the Wishing-Chair (Enid Blyton)
2. More Wishing-Chair Stories (Enid Blyton)
3. Samantha Learns a Lesson: A School Story (Susan S. Adler)
4. The Boxcar Children: The Black Widow Spider Mystery (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
5. Sarah, Plain and Tall (Patricia MacLachlan)
6. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Eleanor Coerr)*
7. Haunted House (Peggy Parish)
8. The Boxcar Children: The Mystery of the Singing Ghost (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
9. Felicity Learns a Lesson: A School Story (Valerie Tripp)
10. Skylark (Patricia MacLachlan)
11. The Tower in Ho-Ho Wood and Other Stories (Enid Blyton)
12. The Enchanted Wood (Enid Blyton)
13. The Magic Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton)
14. Caleb's Story (Patricia MacLachlan)
15. The Firebird (Retold by Mairi Mackinnon)
16. The Folk of the Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton)
17. The Boxcar Children (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
18. Ivan and the Informer (Myrna Grant)*
19. The Boxcar Children: Mountain Top Mystery (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
20. The Caravan Family (Enid Blyton)
21. Hannah's Helping Hands (Jean Van Leeuwen)
22. The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island (Gertrude Chandler Warner)

Reading Incentives

First of all, I have an important announcement. After nearly 11 1/2 years of living in England, our family has moved back to the USA! We've been here two months now and are living with my mother until we have a place of our own. I've written very few blog posts in the past year simply because I haven't had the time. We've had a lot of changes, with my dad dying last year and everything we had to do to make this huge move back across the ocean. We are still homeschooling; our kids are in 3rd, 7th, and 10th. This is the first year I've neglected to write posts on their curriculum, but I will try to do that soon. Mostly, I've just kept track of the books they've read.

So, on the topic of books... I was wanting to join the Pizza Hut Book-It program, but I'm too late to enroll for this year. So, my husband decided that for each ten books that the kids read (on their own, not school-assigned books), he will buy them a Dairy Queen blizzard.

UPDATE:  The kids now have a choice between a blizzard or $5 for every 10 books read.  Of course, they're going to choose the money!

UPDATE 2:  I have continued this running log of books the kids have read for money from last school year.  They are currently half way through 4th, 8th, and 11th grades!

This is where I'll keep my running log of what books each child reads to get rewarded:

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1. Gregor the Overlander (Suzanne Collins)
2. Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane (Suzanne Collins)
3. Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods (Suzanne Collins)
4. Gregor and the Marks of Secret (Suzanne Collins)
5. Gregor and the Code of Claw (Suzanne Collins)
6. Snakehead (Anthony Horowitz)
7. Scorpia Rising (Anthony Horowitz)
8. Ark Angel (Anthony Horowitz)
9. Crocodile Tears (Anthony Horowitz)
10 Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (Gregg Lewis and Deborah Shaw Lewis)

Blizzard won!

11. Gold of the Gods (Bear Grylls)
12. Flight of the Eagles (Gilbert L. Morris)
13. Way of the Wolf (Bear Grylls)
14. Sands of the Scorpion (Bear Grylls)
15. The Gates of Neptune (Gilbert L. Morris)
16. Tracks of the Tiger (Bear Grylls)
17. Claws of the Crocodile (Bear Grylls)
18. Strike of the Shark (Bear Grylls)
19. Rage of the Rhino (Bear Grylls)
20. Lair of the Leopard (Bear Grylls)---10th grade

$5 won!

21. The Tombs of Anak (Frank Peretti)
22. Escape from the Island of Aquarius (Frank Peretti)
23. The Deadly Curse of Toco-Rey (Frank Peretti)
24. The Door in the Dragon's Throat (Frank Peretti)
25. The Secret of the Desert Stone (Frank Peretti)
26. Trapped at the Bottom of the Sea (Frank Peretti)
27. Gathering Blue (Lois Lowry)
28. Point Blanc (Anthony Horowitz)
29. Skeleton Key (Anthony Horowitz)
30. The Legend of Annie Murphy (Frank Peretti)

$5 won!

31. Eagle Strike (Anthony Horowitz)---11th grade
32. The Sword of Camelot (Gilbert Morris)
33. Winged Raiders of the Desert (Gilbert Morris)
34. The Final Kingdom (Gilbert Morris)
35. Never Say Die (Anthony Horowitz)
36. The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
37. Code of Silence (Tim Shoemaker)
38. Back Before Dark (Tim Shoemaker)
39. Below the Surface (Tim Shoemaker)
40. Voyage of the Dolphin (Gilbert Morris)

$5 won!

41. Infidel (Ted Dekker)
42. The Terrible Beast of Zor (Gilbert Morris)
43. By Divine Right (Patrick W. Carr)
44. The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
45. Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
46. Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
47. A Cast of Stones (Patrick W. Carr)
48. Chaos (Ted Dekker)
49. Empress of the Underworld (Gilbert Morris)
50. Divergent (Veronica Roth)

$5 won!

51. Stormbreaker (Anthony Horowitz)
52. Scorpia (Anthony Horowitz)
53. Russian Roulette (Anthony Horowitz)
54. The Mystery of Mar Saba (James H. Hunter)
55. The Diamond Brothers in Two of Diamonds (Anthony Horowitz)
56. Toro! Toro! (Michael Morpurgo)
57. Public Enemy Number Two (Anthony Horowitz)
58. War Horse (Michael Morporgo)
59. Saving Zasha (Randi Barrow)
60. South by Southeast (Anthony Horowitz)

$5 won!

61. Waiting for Anya (Michael Morpurgo)
62. Kensuke's Kingdom (Michael Morpurgo)
63. Chosen (Ted Dekker)
64. Friend or Foe (Michael Morpurgo)
65. Crossover (John C. Dalglish)
66. The Shock of Night (Patrick Carr)
67. The Door (Lorilyn Roberts)
68. The Caves that Time Forgot (Gilbert Morris)
69. Kaspar: Prince of Cats (Michael Morpurgo)
70. The Wreck of the Zanzibar (Michael Morpurgo)

$5 won!

71. Arklight Operation Nightfall (J.M. Myrick)--12th
72. Renegade (Ted Dekker)
73. Lunatic (Ted Dekker)
74. Crescent (Homer Hickam)
75. Elyon (Ted Dekker)


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1. The Sign of the Twisted Candle (Nancy Drew Mystery by Carolyn Keene)
2. The Haunted Bridge (Nancy Drew Mystery by Carolyn Keene)
3. The Secret Boat (Patricia St. John)
4. In Grandma's Attic (Arleta Richardson)
5. The Haunted Carousel (Nancy Drew Mystery by Carolyn Keene)
6. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Eleanor Coerr)
7. Still More Stories from Grandma's Attic (Arleta Richardson)
8. The Healer's Apprentice (Melanie Dickerson)
9. Little House in the Big Woods (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
10. The Haunted Carousel (Nancy Drewe Mystery by Carolyn Keene)--7th grade

$5 won!

1. Treasures from Grandma's Attic (Arleta Richardson)
2. Happy Birthday, Molly! A Springtime Story (Valerie Tripp) AND
    Addie Learns a Lesson: A School Story (Connie Porter)*
3. Meet Kit: An American Girl (Valerie Tripp) AND
    Meet Kaya: An American Girl (Janet Shaw)*
4. Meet Addy: An American Girl (Connie Porter) AND
    Molly's Surprise: A Christmas Story (Valerie Tripp)*
5. Meet Molly: An American Girl (Valerie Tripp) AND
    Meet Felicity: An American Girl (Valerie Tripp)*
6. Felicity Learns a Lesson: A School Story (Valerie Tripp) AND
    Meet Josefina: An American Girl (Valerie Tripp)*
7. Meet Samantha: An American Girl (Susan Adler) AND
    Samantha Learns a Lesson: A School Story (Susan Adler)*
8. Happy Birthday, Kit! (Valerie Tripp) AND
    Meet Kirsten: An American Girl (Janet Shaw)*
9. The Invisible Intruder (Nancy Drew Mystery by Carolyn Keene)
10. The Mystery of the Tolling Bell (Nancy Drew Mystery by Carolyn Keene)

$5 won!

*Two short books count as one for her

1. Mary Todd Lincoln (Katharine E. Wilkie)--8th grade
2. Felicity's Surprise: A Christmas Story (Valerie Tripp)
    Kirsten's Surprise: A Christmas Story (Janet Shaw)*
3. Outside (Andre Norton)
4. The Hidden Window Mystery (Nancy Drew Mystery by Carolyn Keene)
5. The Merchant's Daughter (Melanie Dickerson)
6. The Silent Songbird (Melanie Dickerson)
7. The Princess Spy (Melanie Dickerson)
8. The Fairest Beauty (Melanie Dickerson)
9. The Captive Maiden (Melanie Dickerson)
10. The Golden Braid (Melanie Dickerson)

$5 won!

1. For Love & Honor (Jody Hedlund)
2. The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest (Melanie Dickerson)
3. The Beautiful Pretender (Melanie Dickerson)
4. The Orphan's Wish (Melanie Dickerson)
5. The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Elizabeth Speare)
6. The Healer's Apprentice (Melanie Dickerson)--2nd read
7. The Warrior Maiden (Melanie Dickerson)
8. A Daring Sacrifice (Jody Hedlund)
9. The Invisible Friend (Lois Walfrid Johnson)
*Begin 10th grade
10. Dauntless (Dina L. Slieman)

$5 won!

1. A Match Made in Texas (Karen Witemeyer, Regina Jennings, Mary Connealy, Carol Cox)

2. Raiders from the Sea (Lois Walfrid Johnson)
3. Mystery of the Silver Coins (Lois Walfrid Johnson)
4. Heart of Courage (Lois Walfrid Johnson)
5. The Raider's Promise (Lois Walfrid Johnson)

6. Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)

----Begin 12th grade

7. Echoes Among the Stones (Jaime Jo Wright)

8. The Goose Girl (Shannon Hale)

9. On the Cliffs of Foxglove Manor (Jaime Jo Wright)

10. Dust (Kara Swanson)

$5 won!

1. Shadow (Kara Swanson)

2. The Giver (Lois Lowry)

3. Gathering Blue (Lois Lowry)

4. Messenger (Lois Lowry)

5. Princess Paisley (Chautona Havig)

6. The Souls of Lost Lake (Jaime Jo Wright)

7. The Wonderland Trials (Sara Ella)
8. Wishtress (Nadine Brandes)

9. Vivid (Ashley Bustamante)


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1. Adventures of the Wishing-Chair (Enid Blyton)
2. More Wishing-Chair Stories (Enid Blyton)
3. Samantha Learns a Lesson: A School Story (Susan S. Adler)
4. The Boxcar Children: The Black Widow Spider Mystery (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
5. Sarah, Plain and Tall (Patricia MacLachlan)
6. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Eleanor Coerr)
7. Haunted House (Peggy Parish)
8. The Boxcar Children: The Mystery of the Singing Ghost (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
9. Felicity Learns a Lesson: A School Story (Valerie Tripp)
10. Skylark (Patricia MacLachlan)

$5 won!

11. The Tower in Ho-Ho Wood and Other Stories (Enid Blyton)
12. The Enchanted Wood (Enid Blyton)
13. The Magic Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton)
14. Caleb's Story (Patricia MacLachlan)
15. The Firebird (Mairi Mackinnon, retold)
16. The Folk of the Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton)
17. The Boxcar Children (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
18. The Boxcar Children: Mountain Top Mystery (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
19. The Caravan Family (Enid Blyton)
20. Hannah's Helping Hands (Jean Van Leeuwen)

$5 won!

21. The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
22. Little House in the Big Woods (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
23. Meet Molly: An American Girl (Valerie Tripp)
24. Meet Kirsten: An American Girl (Janet Shaw)

25. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
26. The Boxcar Children: The Mystery of the Purple Pool (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
27. The Boxcar Children: The Mystery of the Stolen Boxcar (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
28. The Boxcar Children: Mystery Behind the Wall (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
29. Bad Kitty vs Uncle Murray (Nick Bruel)
30. Happy Birthday Bad Kitty (Nick Bruel)

$5 won!

31. Bad Kitty Drawn to Trouble (Nick Bruel)--3rd grade
32. The Boxcar Children: Mystery in the Sand (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
33. The Boxcar Children: The Camp-Out Mystery (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
34. The Boxcar Children: The Castle Mystery (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
35. The Boxcar Children: The Mystery of the Missing Cat (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
36. Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)--4th grade
37. The Boxcar Children: The Radio Mystery (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
38. The Boxcar Children: Caboose Mystery (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
39. The Boxcar Children: The Lighthouse Mystery (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
40. Molly's Surprise: A Christmas Story (Valerie Tripp)

$5 won!  ALSO Pizza Hut pizza won!  (We were able to start this October 2017)

41. Five Go Adventuring Again (Enid Blyton)
42. On the Banks of Plum Creek (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
43. The Boxcar Children: The Mystery of the Crooked House (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
44. Happy Birthday, Molly! A Springtime Story (Valerie Tripp)
45. The Boxcar Children: Mystery Ranch (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
46. I Survived (True Stories): Five Epic Disasters (Lauren Tarshis)
47. The Happy Hollisters on a River Trip (Jerry West)
48. Meet Marie-Grace (Sarah Masters Buckey)
49. Meet Cécile (Denise Lewis Patrick)
50. Kirsten's Surprise (Janet Shaw)

$5 won!

51. Five on a Secret Trail (Enid Blyton)
52. The Saucy Jane Family (Enid Blyton)
53. Up and Down the River (Rebecca Caudill)
54. Five Go to Demon's Rock (Enid Blyton)
[BEGIN GRADE 5]
55. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 (Lauren Tarshis)
56. I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 (Lauren Tarshis)
57. I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 (Lauren Tarshis)
58. I Survived the Shark Attack of 1916 (Lauren Tarshish)
59. The Famous Five: Five Go Off to Camp (Enid Blyton)
60. The Famous Five: Five Get Into a Fix (Enid Blyton)

$5 won!

61. The Famous Five: Five Fall Into Adventure (Enid Blyton)
62. The Famous Five: Five Go Down to the Sea (Enid Blyton)
63. The Famous Five: Five on a Hike Together (Enid Blyton)
64. The Boxcar Children: The Yellow House Mystery (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
65. The Boxcar Children: Schoolhouse Mystery (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
66. The Marvelous Land of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
67. The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat (Enid Blyton)
68. Treasures of the Snow (Patricia M. St. John)
[BEGIN GRADE 6]
69. Molly Saves the Day AND Changes for Molly (Valerie Tripp)
70. The Famous Five: Five Go to Mystery Moor (Enid Blyton)

$5 won!

71. Five Go to Billycock Hill (Enid Blyton)
72. The Happy Hollisters (Jerry West)
73. The Happy Hollisters at Sea Gull Beach (Jerry West)
74. I Survived the Joplin Tornado, 2011 (Lauren Tarshis)
75. I Survived the Hindenburg Disaster, 1937 (Lauren Tarshis)
76. I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 (Lauren Tarshis)
77. Nancy Drew: The Hidden Staircase (Carolyn Keene)
78. The Magician's Nephew (C.S. Lewis)
79. Key to the Treasure (Peggy Parish)

80. Nancy Drew: The Bungalow Mystery (Carolyn Keene)

$5 won!

BEGIN GRADE 7 (including summer break before)

81. The Tanglewood's Secret (Patricia St. John)

82.  Rainbow Garden (Patricia M St. John)

83.  The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)

84.  Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)

85.  Nancy Drew: The Sign of the Twisted Candles (Carolyn Keene)

86. Five Have a Mystery to Solve (Enid Blyton)

87. Five Go Off in a Caravan (Enid Blyton)

88. Five on Finniston Farm (Enid Blyton)

89. Five Have a Wonderful Time (Enid Blyton)

Begin 8th grade:

90. The Westing Game (Ellen Raskin)

$5 won!

Begin 9th grade:

91. The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)

92. The Giver (Lois Lowry)

93. Gathering Blue (Lois Lowry)

94. Messenger (Lois Lowry)

95. Son (Lois Lowry)

96. Dust (Kara Swanson)

97. Shadow (Kara Swanson)

Begin summer before 10th grade:

98. The Wonderland Trials (Sara Ella)

99. Vivid (Ashley Bustamante)

100. Radiant (Ashley Bustamante)

$5 won!

101. Romanov (Nadine Brandes)

Read in 11th grade until the summer before 12th grade:

102. Wishtress (Nadine Brandes)

103. Fawks (Nadine Brandes)

104. The Looking Glass Illusion (Sara Ella)

105. Gregor the Overlander (Suzanne Collins)

106. Chromatic (Ashley Bustamante)

107. Animal Farm (George Orwell)

My husband decided that the kids could opt for $5 for every ten books they read, so that's what we're doing now.  If he did that for me, he'd go broke! However, he has made me the same offer for reading Christian nonfiction books.  I'm not really a lover of nonfiction, though I do love Christian fiction, so reading ten Christian NONFICTION books is a challenge for me. Will I do it for $5?  I like spending money (to buy more books of course), so yes, I will!  My list is below:

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1.  The Fully Funded Missionary (Rob Parker)
2.  The Case for Christ (Lee Strobel)
3.  Breaking the Stronghold of Food (Michael L. Brown)
4.  The Fire of Delayed Answers (Bob Sorge)
5.  The Secret of Happiness (Billy Graham)
6,  Boundaries (Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend)
7.  Captivating (John & Stasi Eldredge)
8.  Jesus Revolution (Greg Laurie & Ellen Vaughn)
9.  The Blessed Life (Robert Morris)

10. A Woman's High Calling (Elizabeth George)

$5 won!

1.  The Hiding Place (Corrie ten Boom)

2.  Revival Fire (Wesley Duewel)

3.  A Life That Matters (Ron Hutchcraft)
4.  Are We There Yet? (Drew Berryessa)

5.  Defeating Darwinism by Opening Minds (Phillip E. Johnson)

10th Grade Reading Log

This is my son's reading log for 10th grade. This log will include books required for school (*) as well as books he reads on his own.

1. The Cat of Bubastes (G.A. Henty)*
2. Ben-Hur (Lew Wallace)*
3. Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods (Suzanne Collins)
4. Gregor and the Marks of Secret (Suzanne Collins)
5. Gregor and the Code of Claw (Suzanne Collins)
6. Gregor the Overlander (Suzanne Collins)
7. Scorpia Rising (Anthony Horowitz)
8. Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (Gregg Lewis and Deborah Shaw Lewis)
9. No Fear Shakespeare: Julius Caesar (Shakespeare)*
10. Gregor the Overlander (Suzanne Collins)
11. Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane (Suzanne Collins)
12. Snakehead (Anthony Horowitz)
13. Ark Angel (Anthony Horowitz)
14. Crocodile Tears (Anthony Horowitz)
15. Gold of the Gods (Bear Grylls)
16. Pearl Maiden (H. Rider Haggard)*
17. King Arthur and His Knights (Howard Pyle)*
18. Flight of the Eagles (Gilbert L. Morris)
19. Way of the Wolf (Bear Grylls)
20. Sands of the Scorpion (Bear Grylls)
21. A Man for All Seasons (Robert Bolt)*
22. The Gates of Neptune (Gilbert L. Morris)
23. Tracks of the Tiger (Bear Grylls)
24. Claws of the Crocodile (Bear Grylls)
25. Strike of the Shark (Bear Grylls)
26. Rage of the Rhino (Bear Grylls)
27. Lair of the Leopard (Bear Grylls)

7th Grade Reading Log

This is my daughter's reading log for 7th grade. This log will include books required for school (*) as well as books she has read on her own.

1.  The Ghost of Blackwood Hall (Carolyn Keene) [Nancy Drew Mystery]
2.  George Muller: The Guardian of Bristol's Orphans (Janet and Geoff Benge) [Christian Heroes: Then and Now series]*
3.  Beric the Briton (G.A. Henty)*
4.  In the Days of Alfred the Great (Eve March Tappan)*
5.  Wulf the Saxon (G.A. Henty)*
6.  The Secret Boat (Patricia St. John)
7.  Swiss Holiday (Elizabeth Yates)*
8.  In the Days of Alfred the Great (Eva March Tappan)*
9.  The Haunted Bridge (Carolyn Keene) [Nancy Drew Mystery]
10. In Grandma's Attic (Arleta Richardson)

11. The Haunted Carousel (Carolyn Keene) [Nancy Drew Mystery]
12. The Bronze Bow (Elizabeth Speare)*
13. In Freedom's Cause (G.A. Henty)*
14. Watership Down (Richard Adams)*
15. The Wool-Pack (Cynthia Harnett)*
16. The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by Day (Scott O'Dell)*
17. Still More Stories from Grandma's Attic (Arleta Richardson)
18. Children of the New Forest (Frederick Marryat)*
19. Isaac Newton: Inventor, Scientist, and Teacher (John Hudson Tiner)*
20. The Healer's Apprentice (Melanie Dickerson)

2nd Grade Reading Log 2015-16

This is my youngest daughter's reading log for this year. Books marked * are required for school. I will add books as she reads them.

1. Tornado (Betsy Byars)*
2. In the Garden (Sarah McKenzie)*
3. The Adventures of Laura and Jack (Laura Ingalls Wilder)*
4. The Story of Ferdinand (Munro Leaf)
5. The White Stallion (Elizabeth Shub)
6. Molly's Pilgrim (Barbara Cohen)
7. The Magician's Nephew (C.S. Lewis)
8. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
9. Susan's Journey: Step Through the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis Pte, Ltd)
10. Dick Whittington and His Cat (Eva Moore)
11. Meet Samantha: An America Girl, Book One (Susan S. Adler)

Summer Reading:

12. The Boxcar Children (Gertrude Chandler Warner)

6th Grade Reading Log 2015-16

This is my daughter's reading log for 6th grade. I will add books as she reads them. Books marked * are required for school.

1. History Spies: The Great Exhibition Mission (Jo Foster)*
2. Caddie Woodlawn's Family (Carol Ryrie Brink)*
3. Rifles for Watie (Harold Keith)*
4. The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)*
5. Shades of Gray (Carolyn Reeder)* (NOTE: This is a historical fiction story for children)
6. Adam of the Road (Elizabeth Janet Gray)*
7. Round the Clock Stories (Enid Blyton)
8. Grandmother Oma (Ilse Kleberger)
9. Tom's Midnight Garden (Philippa Pearce)*
10. Waiting for Mama (Marietta D. Moskin)*
11. The Secret of the Old Clock (Carolyn Keene)*
12. American Tall Tales (Adrien Stoutenburg)*
13. The Golden Key and Other Stories (George MacDonald)*
14. Esperanza Rising (Pam Muñoz Ryan)*
15. When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (Judith Kerr)*
16. The Victory Garden (Lee Kochenderfer)*
17. The Last Battle (C.S. Lewis)

9th Grade Reading Log

This is my son's reading log for 9th grade. I will add books as he reads them. Books marked * are required reading for school.

1. The Ultimate Survival Guide: Surviving Any Situation (J & P LLC RSR)
2. Public Enemy Number Two (Anthony Horowitz)
3. Mission Survival: Gold of the Gods (Bear Grylls)
4. But Don't All Religions Lead to God? (Michael Green)*
5. Herodotus and the Road to History (Jeanne Bendick)*
6. Shane (Jack Schaefer)*
7. Word to Caesar (Geoffrey Trease)*
8. Mimosa: A True Story (Amy Carmichael)*
9. A Silk Road Pilgrimage: Discovering the Church of the East (Richard Showalter)*
10. Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)*
11. Ragged Dick (Horatio Alger, Jr.)*
12. Stormbreaker (Anthony Horowitz)
13. The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
14. Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane (Suzanne Collins)
15. Mission Survival: Way of the Wolf (Bear Grylls)
16. Mission Survival: Sands of the Scorpion (Bear Grylls)
17. Mission Survival: Tracks of the Tiger (Bear Grylls)
18. Mission Survival: Claws of the Crocodile (Bear Grylls)
19. Mission Survival: Strike of the Shark (Bear Grylls)
20. Mission Survival: Rage of the Rhino (Bear Grylls)
21. Mission Survival: Lair of the Leopard (Bear Grylls)
22. The Christmas Star (Ace Collins)
23. Where Am I? The Story of Maps and Navigation (A.G. Smith)*
24. Men of Iron (Howard Pyle)*
25. Sundar Singh (Janet and Geoff Benge)*
26. The Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis)*
27. The King's Fifth (Scott O'Dell)*
28. In the Days of Drake (J.S. Fletcher)*
29. Skeleton Key (Anthony Horowitz)
30. Eagle Strike (Anthony Horowitz)
31. Queen of the Dark Chamber (Christiana Tsai)*
32. Wilfred Grenfell: Fisher of Men (Janet and Geoff Benge)*
33. Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
34. The Great Escape (Paul Brickhill)
35. Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
36. Queen Sheba's Ring (H. Rider Haggard)*
37. I Dared to Call Him Father (Bilquis Sheikh and Richard H. Schneider)*
38. Captains Courageous (Rudyard Kipling)*
39. Divergent (Veronica Roth)

Summer Reading:
40.

First Grade Reading Log

Here is my youngest daughter's reading log for 1st grade. These are books she read aloud by herself.

1. Floss (Kim Lewis)
2. Daniel's Duck (Clyde Robert Bulla)
3. Katy and the Big Snow (Virginia Lee Burton)
4. Snowshoe Thompson (Nancy Smiler Levinson)
5. Dolphins! (Sharon Bokoske and Margaret Davidson)
6. Corduroy (Don Freeman)
7. The Big Balloon Race (Eleanor Coerr)
8. Frog and Toad Together (Arnold Lobel)
9. Frog and Toad Are Friends (Arnold Lobel)
10. Frog and Toad All Year (Arnold Lobel)
11. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (Virginia Lee Burton)
12. The Little House (Virginia Lee Burton)
13. The Bears on Hemlock Mountain (Alice Dalgliesh)
14. Whales: The Gentle Giants (Joyce Milton)
15. Wagon Wheels (Barbara Brenner)
16. Amelia Bedelia (Peggy Parish)
17. Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express (Eleanor Coerr)
18. The Josefina Story Quilt (Eleanor Coerr)
19. The Story of Ferdinand (Munro Leaf)
20. Christian Liberty Nature Reader: Book One (Kramer, Bass, Wright)
21. The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge (Hildegarde H. Swift)
22. The Mitten (Jan Brett)
23. Bread and Jam for Frances (Russell Hoban)

Summer Reading
24. Rapunzel (Ian Beck)
25. Horse Pie (Dick King-Smith)
26. Rumplestiltskin (Vera Southgate)
27. Mr. Monkey and the Fairy Tea Party (Linda Chapman)
28. The Most Wonderful Thing in the World (Vivian French)
29. The Frog Prince (Susanna Davidson)

8th Grade Reading Log

Here is my son's reading log for this school year. Books required for school are marked with an *. You can see his 7th grade reading log HERE.

1. Snakehead (Anthony Horowitz)--2x
2. Crocodile Tears (Anthony Horowitz)
3. Ark Angel (Anthony Horowitz)--2x
4. Scorpia (Anthony Horowitz)
5. Eagle Strike (Anthony Horowitz)--2x
6. Skeleton Key (Anthony Horowitz)
7. Point Blanc (Anthony Horowitz)--2x
8. Stormbreaker (Anthony Horowitz)--2x
9. Lincoln: A Photobiography (Russell Freedman)*
10. Surviving Sharks and Other Dangerous Creatures (Allan Zullo)
11. A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt (C. Coco De Young)*
12. The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
13. True Survival Stories (Paul Dowswell)
14. Crispin: The Cross of Lead (Avi)
15. Foundlings (Matthew Christian Harding)
16. The Mystery of the Midnight Ghost (Helen Moss)
17. Brighty of the Grand Canyon (Marguerite Henry)*
18. The Tale of Despereaux (Kate DiCamillo)
19. Gregor the Overlander (Suzanne Collins)
20. Basher Five-Two (Scott O'Grady and Miehael French)*
21. Strange Creatures of the Snow and Other Great Mysteries (Edward F. Dolan, Jr.)
22. Sunken Treasure (Katy Lee)
23. The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone (Bill Muir and Alex Kendrick)
24. Truth Seekers: The Machine (Bill Myers)
25. Misty of Chincoteague (Marguerite Henry)*
26. Russian Roulette (Anthony Horowitz)
27. The Long Winter (Laura Ingalls Wilder)*
28. The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane (Russell Freedman)*
29. King Solomon's Mines (H. Rider Haggard)
30. The Coral Island (R.M. Ballantyne)
31. The Diamond Brothers in Two of Diamonds (Anthony Horowitz)
32. Lost on a Mountain in Maine (Don Fendler)*
33. South by South East (Anthony Horowitz)
34. The Mysterious Island (Jules Verne)*
35. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)*

Summer Reading:
36. Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods (Suzanne Collins)
37. Gregor and the Marks of Secret (Suzanne Collins)
38. Gregor and the Code of Claw (Suzanne Collins)
39. Scorpia (Anthony Horowitz) (2nd reading within a year)
40. The Falcon's Malteser (Anthony Horowitz)
41. The Diamond Brothers in the French Confection and the Greek Who Stole Christmas (Anthony Horowitz)
42. Russian Roulette (Anthony Horowitz) (2nd reading within a year)

5th Grade Reading Log 2014-15

This is my daughter's 5th grade reading log. I'll be adding to it as she reads!
*Required for school

1. Pedro's Journal (Pam Conrad)*
2. Jed Smith: Trailblazer of the West (Frank Latham)*
3. Pocahontas and the Strangers (Clyde Robert Bulla)*
4. Escape to Liechtenstein (Ed Dunlop)*
5. Wagon Wheels (Barbara Brenner)*
6. The Courage of Sarah Noble (Alice Dalgliesh)*
7. The Matchlock Gun (Walter D. Edmonds)*
8. Trouble at Otter Creek (Wilma Pitchford Hays)*
9. Amos Fortune, Free Man (Elizabeth Yates)*
10. Brighty of the Grand Canyon (Marguerite Henry)*
11. Almost Home (Wendy Lawton)*
12. Ben and Me (Robert Lawson)*
13. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Robert C. O'Brien)*
14. Toliver's Secret (Esther Wood Brady)*
15. The Invisible Friend (Lois Walfrid Johnson)*
16. The Buffalo Knife (William O. Steele)*
17. Knights, Kings and Conquerors: 20 Stories from British History (Geraldine McCaughrean)*
18. Once on This Island (Gloria Whelan)*
19. Carolina's Courage (Elizabeth Yates)*
20. Christian Liberty Nature Reader, Book 4 (Lindstrom and McHugh)*
21. Captive Treasure (Milly Howard)*
22. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)*
23. Freedom Crossing (Margaret Goff Clark)*
24. We'll Race You, Henry: A Story About Henry Ford (Barbara Mitchell)*
25. Meet Samantha: An American Girl (Susan S. Adler)*
26. Meet Molly: An American Girl (Valerie Tripp)*
27. Happy Birthday, Kit! A Springtime Story (Valerie Tripp)*

Summer Reading
28. Meet Felicity: An American Girl (Valerie Tripp)
29. Meet Kit: An American Girl (Valerie Tripp)
30. Meet Josefina: An American Girl (Valerie Tripp
31. Meet Kirsten: An American Girl (Janet Shaw)
32. Grimm's Fairy Tales (The Brothers Grimm)
33. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Eleanor Coerr)
34. Ballet Shoes for Anna (Noel Streatfeild)
35. Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars (Ellen MacGregor)
36. Abraham Lincoln (Anne Colver)
37. Five O'Clock Tales (Enid Blyton)
38. The Night Crossing (Karen Ackerman)

Gabriela's Kindergarten Reading Log

Since my youngest child has now completed Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons, she's ready for her own reading log, just like her brother and sister! She's so excited about being able to read real books now, and I'm so happy that she really loves reading. This will be an running list of books she reads during the remainder of the school year. I will add to the list as she reads books. This is mostly for my own records, but if you're interested in what books we use after Teach Your Child, you might like checking back to see what we've added.

1. Have You Seen My Cat? (Eric Carle)
2. Dick and His Cat (Katie Adams)
3. Beep, Beep (Barbara Gregorich)
4. Big Pig on a Dig (Phil Roxbee Cox)
5. Hop on Pop (Dr. Seuss)
6. Green Eggs and Ham (Dr. Seuss)
7. Go, Dog. Go! (P.D. Eastman)
8. Tip Tip Dig Dig (Emma Garcia)
9. Catch Me, Catch Me! A Thomas the Tank Engine Story (Owain Bell, illus.)
10. The Foot Book (Dr. Seuss)
11. Biscuit (Alyssa Satin Capucilli)
12. Buzz, Said the Bee (Wendy Cheyette Lewison)
13. Toad Makes a Road (Phil Roxbee Cox)
14. Sunshine, Moonshine (Jennifer Armstrong)
15. Biscuit Wants to Play (Alyssa Satin Capucilli)
16. Biscuit Takes a Walk (Alyssa Satin Capucilli)
17. Hello, Biscuit! (Alyssa Satin Capucilli)
18. Phonics Stories: "Frog on a Log" and Other Tales (Phil Roxbee Cox)
19. Fox on a Box (Phil Roxbee Cox)
20. I Won't Share (Hans Wilhelm)
21. Biscuit's Big Friend (Alyssa Satin Capucilli)
22. Footprints in the Sand (Cynthia Benjamin)
23. Bubble Trouble (Mary Packard)
24. Kitten's Adventure (Michele Coxon)
25. God Made Puppies (Marian Bennett)
26. Today I Will Fly! (Mo Willems)
27. There is a Bird on Your Head! (Mo Willems)
28. Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed (Eileen Christelow)
29. The Yellow Ball (Molly Bang)
30. The Good Bad Cat (Nancy Antle)
31. Ten Rosy Roses (Eve Merriam)
32. One Little, Two Little, Three Little Apples (Matt Ringler)
33. Are You My Mother? (P.D. Eastman)
34. Say Good Night (Barbara Gregorich)
35. Sue Likes Blue (Barbara Gregorich)
36. Follow the Polar Bears (Sonia W. Black)
37. Thomas Goes Fishing (W. Rev. Awdry)
38. The Three Little Kittens (Jane Chambless-Rigie, illus.)
39. Cookie's Week (Cindy Ward)
40. Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
41. Thunderhoof (Syd Hoff)
42. Too Much Noise (Ann McGovern)
43. Pig at Work (Jon Buller)
44. The Carrot Seed (Ruth Krauss)
45. Hello House (Linda Hayward)
46. The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
47. The Cat in the Hat Comes Back (Dr. Seuss)
48. Noah's Ark (Lucy Cousins)
49. Gifts from the Sky (Ann Bailes and Dawn Watkins)

Summer Reading
1. The Story of Black Beauty (Alan Marks, illus.)
2. Mog's Bad Thing (Judith Kerr)
3. The Three Little Pigs (Nicola Baxter)
4. Angelina's Best Days Out (Katharine Holabird)
5. Angelina at the Palace (Katharine Holabird)
6. Mog and the Granny (Judith Kerr)


Here are the current reading lists for the rest of us (if you're interested):

Isaac's 7th Grade Reading Log--from September 2013 through August 2014
Moriah's 4th Grade Reading Log--from September 2013 through August 2014
Mom's Reading Log--January-December 2014 (I do a calendar year rather than a school year.)

Moriah's 4th Grade Reading Log

This post is mostly for my records. It will be a running log of books Moriah reads this school year. The list will include books she's required to read for school* as well as chapter books she chooses to read on her own. To view Moriah's past reading logs, click the links for 2nd and 3rd.

1. The Wright Brothers and Their Sister (Lois Mills)*
2. A Bear Called Paddington (Michael Bond)
3. Tornado (Betsy Byars)
4. The Black Stallion (Walter Farley)*
5. The Family Under the Bridge (Natalie Savage Carlson)*
6. More Wishing-Chair Stories (Enid Blyton)
7. More Adventures of the Wishing Chair (Enid Blyton)
8. The Cabin Faced West (Jean Fritz)*
9. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C.S. Lewis)*
10. Five on a Treasure Island (Enid Blyton)*
11. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Eleanor Coerr)*
12. Secret Missions: Four True Life Stories (Ellen Levine)*
13. The Enchanted Wood (Enid Blyton)
14. The Magic Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton)
15. Ivan and the Informer (Myrna Grant)*
16. Homer Price (Robert McCloskey)*
17. The Tower in Ho-Ho Wood (Enid Blyton)
18. Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest (Ann McGovern)*
19. Usborne Beginners: Elizabeth I (Stephanie Turnbull)*
20. Stormy, Misty's Foal (Marguerite Henry)*

Summer Reading:
1. My Dad's a Birdman (David Almond)
2. Tom Gates: Extra Special Treats (not) (L. Pichon)
3. Five O'Clock Tales (Enid Blyton)
4. The Babysitters Club: Dawn and the Impossible Three (Ann M. Martin)
5. The Babysitters Club: Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls (Ann M. Martin)
6. The Babysitters Club: Mary Anne Saves the Day (Ann M. Martin)
7. The Babysitters Club: Kristy's Great Idea (Ann M. Martin)
8. The Babysitters Club: The Summer Before (Ann M. Martin)

Isaac's 7th Grade Reading Log

This is a post mostly for my own records. However, it may also be a good place for someone to find book ideas for pre-teen boys! This will be a running log of the books Isaac reads this school year. The list includes books I require him to read for school as well as books he chooses to read on his own (they must be chapter books to qualify). I'll mark the required books with an * in case you're wondering which I required for school and which he chose himself! If you'd like to see what books Isaac read in past years, click the links for 4th, 5th, 6th.

*Books required for school

1. George Müller: The Guardian of Bristol's Orphans (Janet & Geoff Benge)*
2. Beowulf (retold, Michael Morpurgo)
3. Beric the Briton (G.A. Henty)*
4. Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
5. Swiss Holiday (Elizabeth Yates)*
6. Escape from the Island of Aquarius (Frank E. Peretti)
7. In the Days of Alfred the Great (Eva March Tappan)*
8. Point Blanc (Anthony Horowitz) Read 2x
9. The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien)
10. The Bronze Bow (Elizabeth George Speare)*
11. Skeleton Key (Anthony Horowitz) Read 2x
12. In Freedom's Cause (G.A. Henty)*
13. Watership Down (Richard Adams)*
14. Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
15. Young Reader's Christian Library: In His Steps (Charles M. Sheldon/retold by Dan Larsen)
16. The Wool-Pack (Cynthia Harnett)*
17. The Windy Hill (Cornelia Meigs)*
18. The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)*
19. The Jinx of Payrock Canyon (Troy Nesbit)
20. The Adventures of Robin Hood (Roger Lancelyn Green)*
21. Stormbreaker (Anthony Horowitz)
22. The Golden Key and Other Stories (George MacDonald)*
23. Young Reader's Christian Library: Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe/retold by Dan Larsen)
24. The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by Day (Scott O'Dell)*
25. The Children of the New Forest (Captain Marryat)*
26. Isaac Newton: Inventor, Scientist, and Teacher (John Hudson Tiner)*
27. Full Steam Ahead: The Race to Build a Transcontinental Railroad (Rhoda Blumberg)*
28. The Door in the Dragon's Throat (Frank E. Peretti)
29. Mayday at Two Thousand Five Hundred (Frank E. Peretti)
30. Trapped at the Bottom of the Sea (Frank E. Peretti)
31. The Tombs of Anak (Frank E. Peretti)
32. Stories of Don Quixote (James Baldwin)*
33. The Ghost of Grania O'Malley (Michael Morpurgo)
34. Scorpia Rising (Anthony Horowitz)
35. Wulf the Saxon (G.A. Henty)*
36. War Horse (Michael Morpurgo)*
37. Snakehead (Anthony Horowitz)
38. Old Yeller (Fred Gipson)*
39. Twist of Gold (Michael Morpurgo)
40. Theodore Boone: The Abduction (John Grisham)
41. William Booth: Soup, Soap, and Salvation (Janet & Geoff Benge)*
42. Ark Angel (Anthony Horowitz)
43. Boyhood and Beyond (Bob Schultz)*

Summer Holiday Reading:
1. Crocodile Tears (Anthony Horowitz)
2. Eagle Strike (Anthony Horowitz)
3. Theodore Boone (John Grisham)
4. Theodore Boone: The Accused (John Grisham)
5. Spy Stories for Boys (Hamlyn, publisher)
6. Scorpia (Anthony Horowitz)
7. Bartlett and the Ice Voyage (Odo Hirsch)
8. Minn of the Mississippi (Holling Clancy Holling)
9. Seabird (Holling Clancy Holling)
10. The Adventures of King Midas (Lynne Reid Banks)
11. Paddington Marches On (Michael Bond)
12. Paddington Abroad (Michael Bond)
13. Paddington Takes the Test (Michael Bond)
14. Scorpia Rising (Anthony Horowitz)--2nd reading

Isaac's 6th Grade Reading Log

This will be a running list of books Isaac reads during 6th grade. I will be adding to it throughout the year. This is mostly for my own records. This list includes books I require for school as well as books he is reading on his own. If you'd like to view his 5th grade reading list, click HERE.

1. Children in History: Victorians (Kate Jackson-Bedford)
2. The Adventurous Four (Enid Blyton)
3. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch (Jean Lee Latham)
4. The Adventurous Four Again! (Enid Byton)
5. Rifles for Watie (Harold Keith)
6. The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
7. Pigeon Post (Arthur Ransome)
8. Shades of Gray (Carolyn Reeder) [NOT to be confused with another book of similar title!]
9. Trapped at the Bottom of the Sea (Frank E. Peretti)
10. History Spies: The Great Exhibition Mission (Jo Foster)
11. ...If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War (Kay Moore)
12. The Door in the Dragon's Throat (Frank E. Peretti)
13. The Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
14. Adam of the Road (Elizabeth Janet Gray)
15. The Deadly Curse of Toco-Rey (Frank E. Peretti)
16. The Tombs of Anak (Frank E. Peretti)
17. Tom's Midnight Garden (Philippa Pearce)
18. Peter Duck (Arthur Ransome)
19. Meet Samantha (Susan S. Adler)
20. ...If Your Name was Changed at Ellis Island (Ellen Levine)
21. ...If You Lived at the Time of the Great San Francisco Earthquake (Ellen Levine)
22. Road Race Round the World (Robert B. Jackson)
23. Titanic (Victoria Sherrow)
24. The Mysterious Message (Steve and Susie Castleberry)
25. A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt (C. Coco de Young)
26. Esperanza Rising (Pam Muñoz Ryan)
27. Toro! Toro! (Michael Morpurgo)
28. Tales of the Greek Heroes (Roger Lancelyn Green)
29. Run for Your Life! (Betty Swinford)
30. Winter Holiday (Arthur Ransome)
31. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Leigh Brackett & Lawrence Kasdan)
32. The Victory Garden (Lee Kochenderfer)
33. Miracles on Maple Hill (Virginia Sorensen)
34. The Great Fire (Jim Murphy)
35. The Enchanted Wood (Enid Blyton)
36. The Magic Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton)
37. The Folk of the Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton)
38. Apollo 13: The Junior Novelization (Dina Anastasio)
39. The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips (Michael Morpurgo)
40. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
41. Cows in Action: The Moo-My's Curse (Steve Cole)
42. Cows in Action: The Ter-Moo-Nators (Steve Cole)
43. Ginger Pye (Eleanor Estes)
44. Kensuke's Kingdom (Michael Morpurgo)
45. Treasures of the Snow (Patricia M. St. John)

SUMMER READING:
1. The Island of Adventure (Enid Blyton)
2. The Castle of Adventure (Enid Blyton)
3. The Valley of Adventure (Enid Blyton)
4. The Sea of Adventure (Enid Blyton)
5. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Roald Dahl)
6. The Ring O' Bells (Enid Blyton)
7. The Rubadub Mystery (Enid Blyton)
8. Stormbreaker (Anthony Horowitz)
9. The Tombs of Anak (Frank E. Peretti)
10. The Deadly Curse of Toco-Rey (Frank E. Peretti)
11. Homer Price (Robert McCloskey)
12. Emil and the Detectives (Erich Kästner)

Moriah's 3rd Grade Reading Log

This will be a running list of books Moriah reads herself during 3rd grade. I will be adding to it throughout the year. This is mostly for my own records. I am trying to encourage her to read chapter books, but I will be listing picture books as well, as long as they're not too easy! If you'd like to view her 2nd grade reading list (which wasn't too long), click HERE.

1. Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps (Cynthia Rylant)
2. There's No Place Like Space! All About Our Solar System (Tish Rabe)
3. Who Will Be My Friends? (Syd Hoff)
4. What Makes Day and Night? (Chris Arvetis and Carole Palmer)
5. The Little House (Virginia Lee Burton)
6. Molly's Pilgrim (Barbara Cohen)
7. 102 Cat and Dog Jokes (Michael Pellowski)
8. Tornado (Betsy Byars)
9. Abe Lincoln's Hat (Martha Brenner)
10. Dolphins! (Sharon Bokoske and Margaret Davidson)
11. Clifford's Thanksgiving Visit (Norman Bridwell)
12. The Night Before Thanksgiving (Natasha Wing)
13. George Washington and the General's Dog (Frank Murphy)
14. A Teddy Bear for President Roosevelt (Connie and Peter Roop)
15. Helen Keller (Margaret Davidson)
16. The Adventures of Laura & Jack (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
17. Lad, a Dog: Lad to the Rescue (Margo Lundell)
18. The Magic School Bus, A Science Chapter Book: Twister Trouble (Ann Schreiber)
19. The Josefina Story Quilt (Eleanor Coerr)
20. The Big Balloon Race (Eleanor Coerr)
21. Dolphin Adventure (Wayne Grover)


Summer Reading
1. The Boxcar Children (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
2. Wagon Wheels (Barbara Brenner)
3. Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps (Cynthia Rylant)
4. Henry and Mudge Take the Big Test (Cynthia Rylant)

Gabriela's Preschool Book Log

I am going to keep a running list of books we read aloud to Gabriela this school year (2012-2013). I will be adding to it regularly. This is mostly for my own records.

1. The Runaway Bunny (Margaret Wise Brown)
2. Father Bear Comes Home (Else Holmelund Minarik)
3. My Daddy and Me (Amy E. Sklansky)
4. The Most Precious Thing (Gill Lewis)
5. Ox-Cart Man (Donald Hall)
6. Have You Seen My Duckling? (Nancy Tafuri)
7. Ten Rosy Roses (Eve Merriam)
8. Mama, Do You Love Me? (Barbara M. Joosse)
9. Little Red Hen (Beth Wilson, illus.)
10. The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza) (Philemon Sturges)
11. Who's Got the Apple? (Jan Lööf)
12. One Little, Two Little, Three Little Apples (Matt Ringler)
13. Apples (Gail Gibbons)
14. Apples (Melvin and Gilda Berger)
15. I Can Read About Johnny Appleseed (J.I. Anderson)
16. Clifford's Puppy Days (Norman Bridwell)
17. Clifford and the Big Storm (Norman Bridwell)
18. Sesame Street: Grover's Little Red Riding Hood (Norman Stiles)
19. Little Red Riding Hood (retold by Mandy Ross)
20. The Berenstains' A Book (Stan and Jan Berenstain)
21. The Berenstains' B Book (Stan and Jan Berenstain)
22. 1 is One (Tasha Tudor)
23. Little Red Riding Hood: A Newfangled Prairie Tale (Lisa Campbell Ernst)
24. Paddington at the Tower (Michael Bond & Fred Banbery)
25. Biscuit's Big Friend (Alyssa Satin Capucilli)
26. Biscuit Wants to Play (Alyssa Satin Capucilli)
27. Biscuit (Alyssa Satin Capucilli)
28. Hello, Biscuit (Alyssa Satin Capucilli)
29. Biscuit Takes a Walk (Alyssa Satin Capucilli)
30. The Berenstain Bears and the Missing Honey (Stan & Jan Berenstain)
31. Follow the Polar Bears (Sonia W. Black)
32. Teddy Bear Teddy Bear (Michael Hague, illus.)
33. The Three Bears (Mabel Watts)
34. Leola and the Honeybears (Melodye Benson Rosales)
35. Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf (Lois Ehlert)
36. Leaves (Melvin and Gilda Berger)
37. Fall Colors (Rita Walsh)
38. Autumn (Melvin and Gilda Berger)
39. Let's Look at the Seasons: Autumn Days (Ann Schweninger)
40. The Year at Maple Hill Farm (Alice and Martin Provensen)
41. Signs of Autumn (Paul Humphrey)
42. Yellow Ball (Molly Bang)
43. The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle)
44. Pumpkin Soup (Helen Cooper)
45. Autumn Days (Ann Schweninger)
46. The Year at Maple Hill Farm (Alice and Martin Provensen)
47. The Nutty Nut Chase (Kathryn White)
48. Chatty Chipmunk's Nutty Day (Suzanne Gruber)
49. Hibernation (Melvin and Gilda Berger)
50. Migration (Melvin and Gilda Berger)
51. Chipmunk at Hollow Tree Lane (Victoria Sherrow)
52. Leaves (David Ezra Stein)
53. The Big Green Pocketbook (Candice Ransom)
54. Pumpkins (Melvin and Gilda Berger)
55. Little Blue and Little Yellow (Leo Lionni)
56. The Three Little Pigs (Eileen Grace, illus.)
57. Three Little Pigs (Stephen Cartwright, illus.)
58. The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig (Eugene Trivizas)
59. The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! (Jon Scieszka)
60. The Happy Day (Ruth Krauss)
61. If Only I Had a Green Nose (Max Lucado)
62. The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers (Stan & Jan Berenstain)
63. Dandelion (Don Freeman)
64. The Little Duck (Judy Dunn)
65. Make Way for Ducklings (Robert McCloskey)
66. The Three Little Javelinas (Susan Lowell)
67. Stellaluna (Janell Cannon)
68. Play With Me (Marie Hall Ets)
69. Owly (Mike Thaler)
70. The Scarecrow's Hat (Ken Brown)
71. Owl Babies (Martin Waddell)
72. Baby Bat's Lullaby (Jacquelyn Mitchard)
73. The Three Little Pigs: A Faith Tale (Beverly Capps Burgess)
74. Elmer (David McKee)
75. Elmer and the Lost Teddy (David McKee)
76. Elmer Again (David McKee)
77. Elmer in the Snow (David McKee)
78. Elmer on Stilts (David McKee)
79. A Bargain for Frances (Russell Hoban)
80. A Birthday for Frances (Russell Hoban)
81. Bread and Jam for Frances (Russell Hoban)
82. Bedtime for Frances (Russell Hoban)
83. Flora’s Surprise! (Debi Gliori)
84. Flora’s Blanket (Debi Gliori)
85. Frederick (Leo Lionni)
86. Four Little Kittens (Kathleen N. Daly)
87. Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? (Dr. Seuss)
88. The Three Little Kittens (Jane Chambless-Rigie, illus.)
89. Little Bobo and His Blue Jacket (Alf Evers)
90. Four Puppies (Anne Heathers)
91. Prayer for a Child (Rachel Field)
92. Then and Now (Heather Amery)
93. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse (Ellen Schecter)
94. Town Mouse Country Mouse (Jan Brett)
95. Fox in Socks (Dr. Seuss)
96. Chanticleer and the Fox (Barbara Cooney, adpt)
97. Fox on a Box (Phil Roxbee Cox)
98. Rosie's Walk (Pat Hutchins)
99. Frog Went A-Courtin' (Feodor Rojankovsky)
100. Frog and Toad Together (Arnold Lobel)
101. Frog and Toad All Year (Arnold Lobel)
102. Five Little Penguins Slipping on the Ice (Steve Metzger)
103. Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed (Eileen Christelow)
104. One Fine Day (Nonny Hogrogrian)
105. Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
106. Gorillas: Gentle Giants of the Forest (Joyce Milton)
107. Grizzwold (Syd Hoff)
108. One Gorilla: A Magical Kind of Counting Book (Atsuko Morozumi)
109. Just Lost! (Gina and Mercer Mayer)
110. Never Talk to Strangers: A Book About Personal Safety (Irma Joyce)
111. Soda Pop (Dorothy Haas)
112. The Three Billy Goats Gruff (Svend Otto S.)
113. The Happy Goat (John Kershaw)
114. Officer Buckle and Gloria (Peggy Rathmann)
115. County Fair (adpt from Laura Ingalls Wilder)
116. Joe and the Farm Goose (Geraldine Taylor and Jill Harker)
117. Safe at Home with Pooh (Kathleen W. Zoehfeld)
118. Take Care There (author/publisher unknown)
119. Six Snowy Sheep (Judith Ross Enderle and Stephanie Gordon Tessler)
120. Petunia (Roger Duvoisin)
121. Petunia, Beware! (Roger Duvoisin)
122. Thanksgiving Day (Gail Gibbons)
123. Six-Dinner Sid (Inga Moore)
124. Robert the Rose Horse (Joan Heilbroner)
125. Chester (Syd Hoff)
126. Barney's Horse (Syd Hoff)
127. Thunderhoof (Syd Hoff)
128. Lucille (Arnold Lobel)
129. Seven Sillies (Joyce Dunbar)
130. Harry the Dirty Dog (Gene Zion)
131. Harry and the Lady Next Door (Gene Zion)
132. No Roses for Harry (Gene Zion)
133. Walt Disney's Happy, Healthy Pooh Book (Disney, pub)
134. The Very Noisy Night (Diana Hendry)
135. Ten, Nine, Eight (Molly Bang)
136. Maisy's Bedtime (Lucy Cousins)
137. One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims (B.G. Hennessy)
138. Sleep Well, Little Bear (Quint Buchholz)
139. Hello, House! (Linda Hayward)
140. The Little House (Virginia Lee Burton)
141. The Hat (Jan Brett)
142. Amelia Bedelia Under Construction (Herman Parish)
143. Hedgie's Surprise (Jan Brett)
144. Horton Hatches the Egg (Dr. Seuss)
145. Horton Hears a Who! (Dr. Seuss)
146. We're Going on a Bear Hunt (Michael Rosen)
147. I Know an Old Lady who Swallowed a Pie (Alison Jackson)
148. Cranberry Thanksgiving (Wende and Harry Devlín)
149. Clifford's Thanksgiving Visit (Norman Bridwell)
150. The Night Before Thanksgiving (Natasha Wing)
151. Bring in the Pumpkins (Dahlov Ipcar)
152. Over the River and Through the Woods (John Steven Gurney, illus.)
153. The Little Island (Golden MacDonald)
154. Thanksgiving Day (Gail Gibbons)
155. One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims (B.G. Hennessy)
156. Over the River: A Turkey's Tale (Derek Anderson)
157. A Turkey for Thanksgiving (Eve Bunting)
158. 10 Fat Turkeys (Tony Johnston)
159. A Plump and Perky Turkey (Teresa Bateman)
160. Inch by Inch (Leo Lionni)
161. Nine Ducks Nine (Sarah Hayes)
162. Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? (Nancy White Carlstrom)
163. Happy Birthday, Jesse Bear! (Nancy White Carlstrom)
164. Let's Count it Out, Jesse Bear (Nancy White Carlstrom)
165. Better Not Get Wet, Jesse Bear (Nancy White Carlstrom)
166. Julius (Syd Hoff)
167. Christmas Tapestry (Patricia Polacco)
168. Madeline's Christmas (Ludwig Bemelmans)
169. Baboushka: A Traditional Russian Folk Tale (Arthur Scholey)
170. The Polar Express (Chris van Allsburg)
171. Katy and the Big Snow (Virginia Lee Burton)
172. One Kitten for Kim (Adelaide Holl)
173. Bad Kitty (Nick Bruel)
174. Kitten's Adventure (Michele Coxon)
175. The Lonely Kitten (Truda Mordue)
176. Kitten's Day Out (Heather Amery)
177. Give Him My Heart (Debi Gliori)
178. God Gave Us Christmas (Lisa Tawn Bergren)
179. Guess Who's Coming, Jesse Bear (Nancy White Carlstrom)
180. Katy No-Pocket (Emmy Payne)
181. The Little Fir Tree (Margaret Wise Brown)
182. Mooseltoe (Margie Palatini)
183. Comet's Nine Lives (Jan Brett)
184. Dilly-Dally and the Nine Secrets (Elizabeth MacDonald)
185. 1,2,3 to the Zoo: A Counting Book (Eric Carle)
186. The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners (Stan & Jan Berenstain)
187. Bear, Your Manners are Showing (Kathleen Allan Meyer)
188. Manners (Aliki)
189. The Little Lamb (Judy Dunn)
190. We're Going on a Lion Hunt (David Axtell)
191. The Lion Who Wanted to Love (Giles Andreae)
192. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (Bernard Waber)
193. Lovable Lyle (Bernard Waber)
194. Leo the Lop (Stephen Cosgrove)
195. The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners (Stan & Jan Berenstain)
196. Ask Mr. Bear (Marjorie Flack)
197. Children Around the World Celebrate Christmas (Susan Titus Osborn and Christine Tangvald)
198. Merry Christmas, Old Armadillo (Larry Dane Brimner)
199. The Legend of the Poinsettia (Tomie dePaola)
200. The Twelve Days of Christmas (Gaby Goldsack)
201. Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia (Peggy Parish)
202. If You Take a Mouse to the Movies (Laura Numeroff)
203. The First Christmas (Allia Nolan)
204. The Donkey's Christmas Song (Nancy Tafuri)
205. Gingerbread Baby (Jan Brett)
206. Clifford's First Christmas (Norman Bridwell)
207. Barney's Christmas Surprise (Mark Bernthal)
208. Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (Robert Barry)
209. Madeline (Ludwig Bemelmans)
210. Madeline's Rescue (Ludwig Bemelmans)
211. Madeline in London (Ludwig Bemelmans)
212. If You Give a Moose a Muffin (Laura Numeroff)
213. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (Laura Numeroff)
214. If You Take a Mouse to School (Laura Numeroff)
215. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (Virginia Lee Burton)
216. Corduroy (Don Freeman)
217. Baboushka and the Three Kings (Ruth Robbins)
218. Maisy's Bus (Lucy Cousins)
219. Hickory, Dickory, Dock (Robin Muller)
220. Mrs. Brice's Mice (Syd Hoff)
221. My First Christmas Carols (Laura Rader, illus.)
222. The Crippled Lamb (Max Lucado)
223. Olive, the Other Reindeer (J.otto Seibold)
224. The Nutcracker (Pat Whitehead, retold)
225. Christmas is Coming: A Book of Poems and Songs (Ruth J. Morehead, illus.)
226. The Wild Christmas Reindeer (Jan Brett)
227. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Dr. Seuss)
228. Winnie the Pooh's Christmas (Bruce Talkington)
229. Madeline Says Merci: The-Always-Be-Polite Book (John Bemelmans Marciano)
230. Angus Lost (Marjorie Flack)
231. Noah's Ark (Linda Hayward)
232. The Best Nest (P.D. Eastman)
233. Owl Moon (Jane Yolen)
234. The Mitten (Jan Brett)
235. Hello Kitty's Day at the Beach (Paul Coco)
236. Caps for Sale (Esphyr Slobodkina)
237. Oscar Otter (Nathaniel Benchley)
238. Oliver (Syd Hoff)
239. If You Give a Pig a Pancake (Laura Numeroff)
240. If You Give a Pig a Party (Laura Numeroff)
241. Pancakes, Pancakes! (Eric Carle)
242. Big Pig on a Dig (Phil Roxbee Cox)
243. Where's Curly? (Heather Amery)
244. Small Pig (Arnold Lobel)
245. Let's Look at the Seasons: Wintertime (Ann Schweninger)
246. The Snowy Day (Ezra Jack Keats)
247. White Snow Bright Snow (Alvin Tresselt)
248. When Winter Comes (Robert Maass)
249. Clifford's First Snow Day (Norman Bridwell)
250. The Snowman (Raymond Briggs)
251. Snow Family (Daniel Kirk)
252. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus (Mo Willems)
253. The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog (Mo Willems)
254. Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! (Mo Willems)
255. Panda Baby at Home in the Bamboo Grove (Sarah Toast)
256. Baby Panda (Susan Hellard)
257. Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? (Bill Martin Jr)
258. Follow the Polar Bears (Sonia W. Black)
259. Little Polar Bear (Hans de Beer)
260. Ahoy There, Little Polar Bear (Hans de Beer)
261. Little Polar Bear and the Big Balloon (Hans de Beer)
262. Annie and the Wild Animals (Jan Brett)
263. Usborne Farmyard Tales: The Snow Storm (Heather Amery)
264. The Happy Day (Ruth Krauss)
265. A Tale From Percy's Park: One Snowy Night (Nick Butterworth)
266. On a Wintry Morning (Dori Chaconas)
267. My First Little House Books: Winter Days in the Big Woods (Laura Ingalls Wilder
268. The Emperor's Egg (Martin Jenkins)
269. Antarctic Antics: A Book a Penguin Poems (Judy Sierra)
270. Five Little Penguins Slipping on the Ice (Steve Metzger)
271. Baby Penguin at Home on the Ice (Jennifer Boudart)
272. Paddington's Opposites (Michael Bond)
273. The Opposites (Monique Felix)
274. I'm Learning About Opposites (Rebecca Archer, illus.)
275. Paddington at the Tower (Michael Bond and Fred Banbery)
276. Paddington Bear (Michael Bond)
277. A Porcupine Named Fluffy (Helen Lester)
278. I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! (Dr. Seuss)
279. Pretzel (Margret Rey)
280. The Little Puppy (Judy Dunn)
281. The Edible Pyramid: Good Eating Every Day (Loreen Leedy)
282. Eye Spy Colours (Debbie MacKinnon)
283. I Spy a School Bus (Jean Marzollo)
284. The Noisy Book (Margaret Wise Brown)
285. Benjamin Budge and Barnaby Ball (Florence Parry Heide)
286. Faster, Slower, Higher, Lower (Michael Berenstain)
287. Down by the Station (Jess Stockham, illus.)
288. 1001 Things to Spot on the Farm (Gillian Doherty)
289. Listen Buddy (Helen Lester)
290. Too Much Noise (Ann McGovern)
291. Buzz, Said the Bee (Wendy Cheyette Lewison)
292. The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? (Mo Willems)
293. The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! (Mo Willems)
294. The Missing Tarts (B.G. Hennessy)
295. Gregory's Shadow (Don Freeman)
296. The Keeping Quilt (Patricia Polacco)
297. I Spy a Dinosaur Eye (Jean Marzollo)
298. I Spy Funny Teeth (Jean Marzollo)
299. The Hare and the Tortoise (Kit Schorsch)
300. The Carrot Seed (Ruth Krauss)
301. Bella's Secret Garden (Anne Carter)
302. The Little Rabbit (Judy Dunn)
303. The Nose Book (Al Perkins)
304. Creature Noses (Nicola Whittaker)
305. Sanji and the Baker (Robin Tzannes)
306. That Pesky Rat (Lauren Child)
307. Swimmy (Leo Lionni)
308. Miss Suzy (Miriam Young)
309. Strawberry Shortcake: Where are Custard and Pupcake? (Justine Fontes)
310. Song of the Swallows (Leo Politi)
311. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (William Steig)
312. Stone Soup (Diane Paterson)
313. A Charlie Brown Valentine (Charles M. Schulz)
314. Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch (Eileen Spinelli)
315. The Best Thing About Valentines (Eleanor Hudson)
316. Pooh's Valentine (Isabel Gaines)
317. Valentine Mice (Bethany Roberts)
318. One Grain of Rice (Demi)
319. And the Good Brown Earth (Kathy Henderson)
320. Jamberry (Bruce Degan)
321. Toad Makes a Road (Phil Roxbee Cox)
322. If You Go Walking in Tiger Wood (Alan Durant)
323. The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes (Beatrix Potter)
324. T is for Tiger (Richard Powell)
325. Tikki Tikki Tembo (Arlene Mosel)
326. Down Down the Mountain (Ellis Credle)
327. Tillie and the Wall (Leo Lionni)
328. Tops & Bottoms (Janet Stevens)
329. Once a Mouse... (Marcia Brown)
330. Great Day for Up (Dr. Seuss)
331. When the Wind Blows (Amy and Richard Hutchings)
332. George Washington's Cows (David Small)
333. A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln (David A. Adler)
334. What Makes Day and Night? (Chris Arvetis)
335. Sun Up, Sun Down (Gail Gibbons)
336. Sun and Moon (Marcus Pfister)
337. Dora the Explorer: Little Star (Sarah Willson)
338. Sunshine, Moonshine (Jennifer Armstrong)
339. Stargazers (Gail Gibbons)
340. My First Book About Space: A Question and Answer Book (Dinah L. Moché)
341. Verdi (Janell Cannon)
342. Walpole (Syd Hoff)
343. There's a Wocket in My Pocket! (Dr. Seuss)
344. There's No Place Like Space! All About our Solar System (Tish Rabe)
345. Comets (Kate Petty)
346. Curious George Gets a Medal (H.A. Rey)
347. Travel & Transport Then and Now (Alastair Smith)
348. Down by the Station (Jess Stockham, illus.)
349. Thomas Goes Fishing (Richard Courtney, illus.)
350. Little Engines Can Do Big Things (Britt Allcroft)
351. Catch Me, Catch Me: A Thomas the Tank Engine Story (Owain Bell)
352. Terrific Trains (Tony Mitton and Ant Parker)
353. Thomas & Friends: Down at the Docks (Richard Courtney, illus.)
354. The Train to Glasgow (Wilma Horsbrugh)
355. Old, New, Red, Blue (Melissa Lagonegro)
356. Cars: Al's Sky-High Adventure (Luke Paulson)
357. Curious George and the Hot Air Balloon (Houghton Mifflin, pub.)
358. Good Driving, Amelia Bedelia (Herman Parish)
359. Mr Gumpy's Motor Car (J. Burningham)
360. Saint Patrick and the Peddler (Margaret Hodges)
361. Peek-a-Boo! Boats (Keith Faulkner)
361. Little Toot (Hardie Gramatky)
362. Truck Talk: Rhymes on Wheels (Bobbi Katz)
363. The Boats on the River (Marjorie Flack)
364. Sail Away (Donald Crews)
365. Scuffy the Tugboat (And His Adventures Down the River) (Gertrude Crampton)
366. Tip Tip Dig Dig (Emma Garcia)
367. All Kinds of Planes (Seymour Reit)
368. The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot (Alice and Martin Provensen)
369. The Golden Egg Book (Margaret Wise Brown)
370. Easter (Gail Gibbons)
371. Hopper's Easter Surprise (Kathrin Siegenthaler and Marcus Pfister)
372. Curious George Goes to an Air Show (Margret Rey and Alan J. Shalleck, eds)
373. There's a Mouse About the House (Richard Fowler)
374. Curious George Flies a Kite (Margret Rey)
375. Curious George Goes to the Hospital (Margret & H.A. Rey)
376. Tootle (Gertrude Crampton)
377. The Taxi that Hurried (Lucy Sprague Mitchell)
378. Five Little Firemen (Margaret Wise Brown)
379. Spring Changes (Ellen B. Senisi)
380. Puddle Wonderful: Poems to Welcome Spring (Bobbi Katz)
381. Let's Look at the Seasons: Springtime (Ann Schweninger)
382. Seasons: Spring (Anna Claybourne)
383. Curious George Takes a Job (H.A. Rey)
384. A Pocket for Corduroy (Don Freeman)
385. Dr. Seuss's ABC (Dr. Seuss)
386. Calling Doctor Amelia Bedelia (Herman Parish)
387. Bravo, Amelia Bedelia! (Herman Parish)
388. Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm (Herman Parish)
389. Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia (Peggy Parish)
390. Amelia Bedelia 4 Mayor (Herman Parish)
391. A Tree is a Plant (Clyde Robert Bulla)
392. A Tree is Nice (Janice May Udry)
393. Alphabatics (Suse MacDonald)
394. Alphabet Adventure (Audrey Wood)
395. Clifford the Small Red Puppy (Norman Bridwell)
396. Drummer Hoff (Barbara Emberley)
397. Gabriella's Song (Candace Fleming)
398. Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin (Lloyd Moss)
399. Alphabet City (Stephen T. Johnson)
400. Albert's Alphabet (Leslie Tryon)
401. Berlioz the Bear (Jan Brett)
402. The Tooth Book (Dr. Seuss)
403. Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb (Al Perkins)
404. The Hair Book (Graham Tether)
405. The Foot Book (Dr. Seuss)
406. The Nose Book (Al Perkins)
407. Be Nice to Spiders (Margaret Bloy Graham)
408. Who Will Be My Friends? (Syd Hoff)
409. Itsy Bitsy Spider (Keith Chapman)
410. The Very Busy Spider (Eric Carle)
411. Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping (Peggy Parish)
412. Clifford the Firehouse Dog (Norman Bridwell)
413. When the Fly Frew In... (Lisa Westberg Peters)
414. Captain Cat (Syd Hoff)
415. Clifford Gets a Job (Normal Bridwell)
416. Say Goodnight (Barbara Gregorich)
417. Down by the Bay (Nadine Bernard Westcott,illus.)
418. Be Quiet, Bramble (Benedict Blathwayt)
419. Put Me in the Zoo (Robert Lopshire)
420. Baby Farm Animals (Garth Williams, illus)
421. Dear Zoo (Rod Campbell)
422. My Visit to the Zoo (Aliki)
423. The Silly Sheepdog (Heather Amery)
424. Cow in the Rain (Todd Aaron Smith)
425. Albert the Albatross (Syd Hoff)
426. Barkley (Syd Hoff)
427. Duncan the Dancing Duck (Syd Hoff)
428. Because a Little Bug Went Ka-Choo! (Rosetta Stone)
429. The Little Red Ant and the Great Big Crumb: A Mexican Fable (Shirley Climo)
430. Sammy the Seal (Syd Hoff)
431. Thunder Cakes (Patricia Polacco)
432. The Farmer in the Dell (Mary Maki Rae, illus)
433. When Lightning Comes in a Jar (Patricia Polacco)
434. Only One Woof (James Herriot)
435. Farm Animals (Hans Helweg)

2011 Reading Goal--Done!

Here in England, we have about an hour and a half until 2012, and I just completed my reading goal for 2011. When I was younger, I was a big reader, but in later years I found that I was spending so much time on the internet that I wasn't reading much at all. Because I want to be a reading example to my kids, I decided to take on a few reading challenges I saw on a blog about a year ago. The first goal was to read 100 books, and the second was to read 25 award-winning children's books. I decided that the 25 award books could be part of my 100, and the books could include children's book awards in both America and England. All 100 of my books had to be chapter books (I could read well over 100 if they were picture books). I so enjoyed completing this goal, that I'm going to do it again in 2012! Only this time, I'm going to make my challenge a bit different, though it will still be 100 books. Isaac is definitely a reader, too, which is good; otherwise, I would probably find him playing Mario games on the Wii a lot more than he should.

If you are at all interested in seeing what I read, click HERE (I keep a running list on my other blog). Keep in mind, however, that just because I read a book does not necessarily mean I liked it or approve of it. Most of them I loved, though!

I'm sure a lot of you have had goals you wanted to complete in a year. I had a photography goal--at least one photo a day and post them weekly on my other blog. However, even though I do take a LOT of photographs, that one got left behind. One thing I regret is not having a Bible reading goal. Maybe that's another good one for 2012. How about the 100-book reading challenge? Is anyone up for joining me?

Moriah's 2nd Grade Reading Log

I just realized today that I've kept up reading logs for Isaac last year and this, and yet I've neglected to do the same with Moriah. I trust Isaac to read on his own, but Moriah needs to read aloud to me since she's still learning. She reads aloud daily from her reading book, but I haven't had her read any extra books up until now. Anyway, this post will be a reading log for Moriah--a place to record all the books she reads this year. I will add to the list throughout the year, as she reads each new book. My only rules for Moriah is that she may not read books that are obviously for toddlers (like simple board books or books which have only a few large-print words on each page). Although she's in 2nd grade and definitely able to read at that level, she's not very confident and needs practice. I'm happy to allow her to include 1st-grade level books in this list; however, I hope to be able to encourage her to read longer and higher-level books as the year progresses. One more note: The books on this list were chosen by Moriah. They are not books required for school.

Moriah's 2nd Grade Reading Log (2011-2012):

1. The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
2. I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! (Dr. Seuss)
3. The Foot Book (Dr. Seuss), hmmm maybe this one was too easy...
4. Green Eggs and Ham (Dr. Seuss)
5. Dr. Seuss's ABC (Dr. Seuss)
6. Fox in Socks (Dr. Seuss)
7. Robert the Rose Horse (Joan Heilbroner)
8. A Turkey for Thanksgiving (Eve Bunting)
9. Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? (Dr. Seuss)
10. Frog and Toad All Year (Arnold Lobel)
11. Little Runner of the Longhouse (Betty Baker)
12. The Thirsty Moose (David Orme)
13 Henry and Mudge and the Happy Cat (Cynthia Ryland)
14. The Best Nest (P.D. Eastman)

Summer Reading
15. White Bird (Clyde Robert Bulla)
16. Cosmo's Story (Sarah Hawkins)
17. Six Dinner Sid: A Highland Adventure (Inga Moore)
18. Mind the Gap (Roger McGough)
19. Dogger (Shirley Hughes)
20. The Miracle of the First Poinsettia (Joanne Oppenheim)
21. Moi and Marie Antoinette (Lynn Cullen)

Isaac's Reading Log--5th Grade

Last year, for our records, I kept a log here of every book Isaac read. I counted chapter books and a few longer, higher-grade level picture books. During 4th grade, Isaac read 71 books. During our 7-week summer break, he read 10 more, for a total of 81 books in one year. I'm so proud of him! If you're interested in what Isaac read in 4th grade, you can view his 4th Grade Reading List by clicking on that link.

I'm starting a new post for Isaac's 5th grade reading log. Throughout the year, I will add to the list as he completes each book he reads. We've only finished 3 days of school, and he's already finished 3 books; however, 2 of those were started during summer break. This list will include books Isaac is required to read for school, as well as books he reads on his own.

5th Grade Reading Log: 2011-12

1. The Mystery of the Vanished Prince (Enid Blyton)
2. Five Have Plenty of Fun (Enid Blyton)
3. Magic Tree House: Adventure on the Amazon (Mary Pope Osborne)
4. The Mystery of Tally-Ho Cottage (Enid Blyton)
5. The Boxcar Children: The Ghost Ship Mystery (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
6. The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk (Donald J. Sobol)
7. Brighty of the Grand Canyon (Marguerite Henry)
8. Farmer Boy (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
9. The Borrowers (Mary Norton)
10. The Silver Chair (C.S. Lewis)
11. The Last Battle (C.S. Lewis)
12. Stormy, Misty's Foal (Marguerite Henry)
13. Escape to Liechtenstein (Ed Dunlop)
14. Mik-Shrok (Gloria Repp)
15. Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars (Ellen MacGregor)
16. Red Sails to Capri (Ann Weil)
17. Amos Fortune, Free Man (Elizabeth Yates)
18. The Mountain of Adventure (Enid Blyton)
19. Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
20. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Robert C. O'Brien)
21. The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien)
22. Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
23. Why the Whales Came (Michael Morpurgo)
24. Born to Run (Michael Morpurgo)
25. The Invisible Friend (Lois Walfrid Johnson)
26. Stormbreaker (Anthony Horowitz)
27. The Adventures of King Midas (Lynne Reid Banks)
28. The Life of Leonardo da Vinci (Susie Hodge)
29. Mr. Popper's Penguins (Richard and Florence Atwater)
30. Knights, Kings and Conquerors (Geraldine McCaughrean)
31. The Wreck of the Zanzibar (Michael Morpurgo)
32. The Trumpet of the Swan (E.B. White)
33. Christian Liberty Nature Reader, Book 4 (Michael McHugh)
34. The Trumpeter of Krakow (Eric P. Kelly)
35. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
36. Swallows and Amazons (Arthur Ransome)

Summer Reading (beginning May 18, 2012):
37. Twice Freed (Patricia St. John)
38. The Boxcar Children (Gertrude Chandler Warner
39. The Legend of Annie Murphy (Frank Peretti)
40. The Secret of the Desert Stone (Frank Peretti)
41. Bad Kitty vs Uncle Murray (Nick Bruel)
42. The Adventures of Tintin, Volume 3 (Hergé)
43. The Twits (Roald Dahl)
44. The Adventures of Tintin, Volume 7 (Hergé)
45. The Indian in the Cupboard (Lynne Reid Banks)
46. Under Threat: Great White Shark (Richard Spilsbury)
47. Saving Zasha (Randi Barrow)
48. Garfield Pigs Out (Jim Davis)
49 Five Go Off to Camp (Enid Blyton)