If it's not already obvious, I love the public library. When we said goodbye to our librarian friends in England, they told us we had checked out over 1,900 items during our visits! Knowing this, a friend called shortly after we'd arrived to ask what the library on base was like. I was pleased to tell her the library was our first official outing after arriving on base, and it was wonderful!
I was also pleased to find this crate, which will be stained and deemed our "library box".
These are some of our favorite titles we've been reading lately:
Rooke is really into this series right now and begs me to read "the whole thing all at once". Thankfully, we've had lots of time to do that recently!
I think Charlie and Lola are going to be our delightful link back to British English! I love that the main characters involve a big brother who cherishes his younger sister. We've loved the stories and have borrowed a DVD from the library as well.
Beautiful illustrations with a great story that can easily be used as an example of 1 Samuel 16:7 "Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart".
So funny!
I'd not heard of this series before, but am glad I pulled one off the shelf. They are perfect for Rooke to practice his our loud reading. The drawings are black and white, and the stories about the adventures of an aspiring cowboy and his young horse spark Rooke's imagination.
I always love Kellogg's illustrations and this story is just pure silly!
One of the better Pete the Cat (in my opinion) - I will now often use the phrase, "And will you cry? Goodness, no!", which sometimes distracts my littles from a complete meltdown. Sometimes.
We love Otis.
An interactive and funny book that all three kids love!
A funny reminder that perspective is important.
Beautiful illustrations and a wonderful retelling of this well-known story that is short enough to read in one sitting.
Funny and creative rhymes related to getting dressed.
An "I Spy" book easy enough for Bridgette to do with the rest of us.
Reading with my kids is truly one of my favorite parts of the day!
2 comments:
They are so fortunate to have a mommy who values and pursues and encourages and loves reading. Thank you for gifting them in that way.
Hi there!
This may be kind of random, but I'm a high school friend of Danielle (Wulf) Smith, and I came across your blog awhile back since it was linked to hers. I've enjoyed reading your posts over the last several months.
Your blog says you all moved to North Dakota. Are you in Grand Forks by any chance? This may sound funny, but I'm finding myself in Grand Forks for the next few days (doing some work at the university, leaving on Saturday), and was wondering if you *are* here if you might want to meet up at some point. Kind of random, and you can totally say no, but it seems like we have some things in common and I thought it might be fun to chat! If you want, you can reach me at livitivi@gmailcom.
Good luck with the settling in! :)
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