This week I read quite a few books. The one I’m recommending today is called I Am Rosemarie by Marietta D. Moskin. It’s about the Holocaust and told in the first person although it is not a true story. I would say that it’s written for the eleven and twelve-year-olds and up. Since the intended audience is young the violence is more muted. There’s a feel of believability to the book.
16-year-old daughter – His Watchful Eye by Jack Cavanaugh. Still on a roll with her favourite author.
14-year-old son – Les Mis by Victor Hugo. An old favourite revisited.
12-year-old son – The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict by Trenton Lee Stewart. This is a prequel to the Mysterious Benedict Society series. All of the books are well written mysteries. It’s fun to know the beginnings of Nicholas Benedict.
10-year-old daughter – The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict. It’s a family favourite. āŗ
9-year-old daughter – The Candy Makers by Wendy Mass. My children all tell me I need to read this book. That it’s in the same genre as the Mysterious Benedict Society and that I would really enjoy it.
6-year-old son – Curious George by H.A. Rey
3-year-old son – Hide and Seek at Blackberry Farm by Jane Pilgrim. We love the Blackberry Farm books. They’re playful stories about the animal life on a farm. The pictures are beautiful. We have several and are always looking for more at thrift stores.
So what have you read this week?
Intentional Simplicity 
Reading quickly before we leave for church :).
WOW – I wish I had read a bunch of books this week but sadly I didn’t – I’ve been sewing and school a lot this week š
Anyway, was going to ask you if the Les Mis is in kid form?
Tim is still stuck on Garfield and Stef has been reading a pony chapter book. I can’t keep up with Gucci but she is reading through all the free ones I put on her Kindle app. Em is reading but I forget what she told me – such is life LOL.
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Les Mis is just the nickname. Actually Eva-Joy and Noah also refer to it affectionately as “The Brick” due to its size. š
Tell Gucci I love reading on my Kindle too. It’s one thing that helps me get in extra reading time because it’s so portable and easy to use.
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Guess I’m confused now as to what we are talking about “Les Mis” is also called “The Brick”? But I did finally wake up and clicked on your amazon link š
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“The Brick” is just a nickname the children use for “Les Miserables” because of its size and weight. š
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Ok, some a question, or three, about your library posts. Wait, first let me tell you I love the library posts because they give me ideas of books for my kids. Growing up I remember being really excited about the library, when I was in the picture book stage. But, for some reason the library trips stopped and when I next went to the library it was to do research for school projects. I then associated libraries with yucky school projects and never went on my own until after college!!! How sad is that!
Ok, my questions:
Do your kids pick out their own books, or do you have a book list for them?
If they pick them out themselves do you have any restrictions? Sometimes it seems my kids get what I call “junk food books”. I tell them there is nothing wrong with a little junk food once in a while, but if that is all they eat (read) it isn’t good for them.
Are these the only books they get out? Mine get out like 10 books a time. With my older kids I limit them to 5 since, how in the world can they read so many books AND do their chores and schooling (answer is, they can’t!).
Talking about the library, we need to make our way there today! I swear it is one of the highlights for my kids.
Kerri
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I let the children pick out their own books, but I look them over before we leave the library and sometimes send some back. I know what you mean about “junk food” books. I feel the same about them. These are not the only books they get. I limit the little ones to two or three. The older ones get out between five and ten for a two week period. My oldest daughter is a very fast reader so she really can go through that many books in two weeks plus get all of her other stuff done. I’m glad the library posts help you. We’re always looking for good recommendations too.
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