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Posted: May 18 2007 at 9:19am | IP Logged Quote MarilynW
I am trying to draw up some reading lists for my kids for the summer - they all love reading, and we need to have a plan for the library. I have a dd age 10 and twins ds age almost 8 - they are all fairly advanced readers. Also I am trying to find some good read-alouds. My husband is reading the whole Swallows and Amazons series with them. We have done the Little House series, Anne of Green Gables, Narnia. I am considering some of the Bethelehem Book ones - we have read-aloud the first of the Mitchells, the Bantry Bay and Fairchild series - I could get the other ones.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

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We read The Penderwick's aloud last summer. If you haven't read it, add it to your list. I am sad that the sequel isn't ready yet!

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I second The Penderwick's. We read it aloud last summer and even the big kiddos just loved it.
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We read Tale of Desperaux this year. It is written by Kate DiCamilla (sp?) I think this would be a great summer read aloud. It's a bit intense in places so I think it would do better as a read aloud. My 6 yr. old, who usually plays quietly nearby when I read, stopped what he was doing and would listen for quite awhile. I loved this book. Right now, this one is my all-time favourite.

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