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I am struggling to find things that ds(9) and dd(4) can sit and listen to me read, together. I feel I have been "slighting" ds by only reading things for dd at RA time--for months now!
They did enjoy Winnie the Pooh and Little House on the Prairie(but we only barely made it to the end--dd wasn't into it after 2/3 of the book).
DD needs pictures. Ds needs action and drama. I need something to sink my teeth into.
I am toying with trying Magic Treehouse.
Other ideas would be appreciated.
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The Chronicles of Narnia is very appealling in our house - works for 10 year old dd and 6 year old ds. We re-read it every couple of years!
Have you checked out Bethlehem Books? They have some great books with timeless appeal. We're working on the Fairchild family series right now.
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Anne,
I read "Ramona the Pest" to my 9 and 5 yr old this past Sept. We all roared over each chapter and hardly a week goes by that one of us does reach our and pull one of Annie-girl's curls and go "Booooiing. A boing-boing curl."  Great memories.
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Anne,
I read "Ramona the Pest" to my 9 and 5 yr old this past Sept. We all roared over each chapter and hardly a week goes by that one of us does reach out and pull one of Annie-girl's curls and go "Booooiing. A boing-boing curl." Great memories.
There are enough little boys in the story to make it a very enjoyable read for your son.
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Indian in the Cupboard went over well here.
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My family enjoyed Charlie and the Chocolate Factory a few months ago (girls were 8,6, and 4 at the time).
We also enjoyed Pippi Longstocking....but might be too girlish??
What about Charlotte's Web or Stuart Little?
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We read a lot of Ranger Rick and Owl Magazines together, my oldest is nearing 9 (boy), and my youngest that listens is 2! My children love these and call them the "Science Magazines". I bought a whole bunch at a yardsale.
We have also enjoyed the Little House series,"The Mouse and the Motorcycle series" by Beverley Cleary, and "A Horse Called Willing" by Rebecca Martin, published by Christian Light Publications. It is about an Amish boy who learns hard lessons in his life about how a attitude of willingness, can really make a difference in life....
My children also liked "Lost in the Barrens"by Farley Mowat, while we were reading it, I looked up pictures of what the Barrens (Arctic Tundra) look like online, and all sorts of the animals that they mention in the book. We also read some storybooks about Inuit children. They enjoyed that a lot. It helped them as they couldn't picture the story, they didn't have a framework in their minds for understanding the far north.
Who is Farley Mowat?
Lost in the Barrens
Whatever our big boy likes the others always like too.
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I do read-alouds with my 4yos, 7yod and 8yos all sitting together ... or running around ... or coloring ... or playing quietly. ANY book seems to go over well with them in a relaxed setting like that. Often one of them (at least!) wants to cuddle me or sit on my lap while I read.
Here's a link to a blog post to the "top 4Real suggested read-alouds" and MANY of these have worked with my 3 littles. They especially have liked the Mitchell series, Wheel on the School, Betsy-Tacy, and Redwall.
You could also take your kids to the library and see what they think looks good -- or try some audio books and see what strikes them
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Thank you all for some awesome ideas. That should keep us busy for awhile.
Anne
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Three Tales of My Father's Dragon is popular here. Freddy the Pig is also a favorite!
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I second the Ramona suggestion. Also Caddie Woodlawn. I know she's a girl but she is not girly and there are a lot of wild Indian scenes, etc.
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How about the Mouse and the Motorcycle? Your son will love it and my girls enjoyed it tremendously, too.
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So is Charlotte's Web good for a 3.5 year old?
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We just got the first of the 'My Father's Dragon' books at a used book sale. It has been a hit here! I am happy to see another family enjoying this too!
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The Moffats series by Eleanor Estes is great rollicking fun. Save your Magic Tree House for independent reading.
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My three and a half loved it when we all read it aloud!
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Thank you one and all for the suggestions.
FYI-We found a series at the library called the Lighthouse Family and read the first book, The Storm, together. Both kids LOVED it. There were pictures for dd who is 4, about every other page. So, the pages between were looooong for her but the story was able to keep her interest most of the time. It is a really cute story about a cat who keeps a lighthouse, a shipwrecked sailor dog joins her, and then they rescue some mice children floating out at sea. We are looking forward to our next trip to the library to find some more of these.
I will be using some of your suggestions too--just have to have those pictures
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Y'know, this book gets mentioned alot -- I just can't get into it. I hate that the boy (the narrator's father) is mad at his mother because she won't let him have a pet so he runs away and finds his dragon! I just really don't like that premise -- but then we don't have pets and I can be a pretty dictatorial  mom, so maybe I'm siding too much with the mom?
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Mary G wrote:
| I hate that the boy (the narrator's father) is mad at his mother because she won't let him have a pet so he runs away and finds his dragon! I just really don't like that premise -- but then we don't have pets and I can be a pretty dictatorial mom, so maybe I'm siding too much with the mom? |
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Mary, I haven't read the series, but I steer clear of books where the child is blatantly and wilfully defiant. We have a book (which I love and I just picked up another copy at a library sale) called Brave Janet Reachfar. The story is based in Scotland. Janet Reachfar does something against her grandmother's wishes, but she strays farther than she should out of duty to her family and to protect the sheep from a storm. And then there's wonderful forgiveness at the end.
I don't know how My Father's Dragon ends ... perhaps the boy is repentant and sees his mother's wisdom? I'm completely with you in that untamed defiance, stories in which the parents appear weak or even doltish, or stories in which children are victors over their parents will lead our children in the wrong direction. This is one reason among many that we rarely watch modern movies. So often the kids overthrow the parents, who were given the authority to BE parents from God.
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Do you have Karen Santorum's book Everyday Graces? I found that my guys really liked some of the stories in particular, and I was able to use that as a springboard to find what they were interested in listening to.
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