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I'm making a list of all the "family" series that are fun to read... I am top heavy on families that feature girls, although my ds enjoys them just as much as my dd.
So far I have:
Little House series (including the Caroline years, the Rose years, etc)
Rebecca Caudill's Happy LIttle Family Series 
All of a Kind family series
Betsy-Tacy series
Anne of Avonlea series
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (and all the sequels)
Little Women Series
American Girl series
What am I leaving out?
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The Chronicles of Narnia?
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Sheesh- I forgot to add that the goal of my list is to find audio sources for these if my library does not have them. My ds is a huge auditory learner and loves books on tape. There are many I would like to have, but they get expensive if you have to pay for them.
I'm thinking birthday and Christmas when people ask what to buy for him.
I know he would really enjoy having his own audio library.
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The Mitchell's
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Paula in MN wrote:
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do you know how many books are in the Mitchell's series? We have not started on that one yet.
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Lenora Mattingly Weber's - Beanie Malone series
Ralph Moody's - Little Britches series
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do you know how many books are in the Mitchell's series? We have not started on that one yet. |
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I think there are three.
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Melinda, The Mitchell's are one of the best family series, we absolutely love them 
The Mitchell's Five for Victory (set in WWII)
Canadian Summer (hysterical in parts)
Friendly Gables (Violet says this if good for older listeners, but still outstanding)
Hth, don't know if these are on audio yet??
Happy summer reading 
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Boxcar Children (older ones)
My kids also liked the OLD Bobsey Twins (maybe hard for a library to find - they are no longer politically correct)
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These are great suggestions; thank you everyone!
What about The Kellyhorns? Is that one worth pursuing? I have it but haven't read it to the kids.
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The Melendy family (The Saturdays, Then There Was Five, Four Story Mistake, Spiderweb for Two by Elizabeth Enright ) I'm not sure if you can get them on audio, though.
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The Penderwicks books (2) by Jeanne Birdsall
and the Melendy family (4) by Elizabeth Enright. We are reading 'The Saturdays' at present
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My boys have loved The Cottage at Bantry Bay series.
We just finished all the Mitchell's. And I cried at the beginning of Canadian Summer when it stated that Uncle Jim didn't come back from the war. I guess I get quite involved in the read alouds, too! 
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I just picked up The Moffats by Eleanor Estes...it's first in a trilogy illustrated by Louis Slobodkin +1 more book written post-war concludes the series.
Also, I just found out that Sarah, Plain and Tall is the first in a series of 5 books. Did you know that?
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Goodness- you ladies are coming up with some gems! I forgot about all the Sarah sequels, and I don't think I even knew about the Bantry Bay series.
Don't you hate it when you are reading out loud , and you get all choked up and are trying not to let the kids know it? 
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what about the historical house series. set in a house in London and all that happens in that house.
One tital is historical house maryann and Miss Mozart. others are Pollys march.
my dd loved them.
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These look interesting!
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We found them in our local library and as per dd, she borrowed the whole 7, so we could read them in order.
They are set in different periods of history.
It would be a favourite,
Leanne.
btw re:- the American Series- who has read them?
and which one is the first one. ??
dd likes the look of them??
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Leanne-
Those sound really good.
Are there 7 total- as in same house in seven different time periods?
Or is it seven books per time period?
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I have to add to the list:
The Ramona series by Beverly Cleary.
And- The Henry Huggins series by the same author.
I have to admit Henry is my favorite. I love the scene when he is trying to get his dog home on the bus and the way his parents help him with the paper drive. I love how he gets 5 different flashlights as gifts at his birthday party and is as happy as can be about it. Also- how he finally gets his paper route....
lots of fun stuff in those.
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