Okay. So it’s been a month and a half.
I have not stopped reading and working towards my goal. However many of the books have gotten much longer so it’s taking me a bit more to get through them and I’ve taken to listening to some, either on Playaway, via E-book audio from our library, or on CD.
Here we go!
0-3 years
Only one this time and it’s a substitute for one that is unavailable at our local library. I only have two more to go in this section!
The New Puppy – Nicoletta Costa. I really wish I could find Julian the Rabbit. It sounds absolutely adorable and I would love a copy for my nephew!
3+
Burgler Bill – Allan Ahlberg
Mr Archimedes Bath – Pamela Allen
Window – Jeannie Baker – This is an absolutely fabulous wordless picture book! Both children and adult could enjoy this! There is so much to look for and see and it is very interesting to see how time changes the setting of this child’s story. The illustrations are gorgeous!
Mousehole Cat – Antonia Barber
Peter in Blueberry Land – Elsa Beskow
Mister Magnolia – Quentin Blake
Runaway Train – Benedict Blathwayt
Father Christmas – Raymond Briggs
Grandparents – Roser Capdevila. This was a substitute for We are the Triplets.
Farmer Barnes Buys a Pig – John A. Cunliffe. This was a substitute for Postman Pat’s Treasure Hunt.
Pamela Learns to Ride – Gilbert Delahaye. A substitute for Martine.
Hairy Maclary Sit! and Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack – Lynley Dodd
The Gruffalo – Julia Donaldson. I first heard this book when Zoe, now a 3rd grader was in 1st grade. Very cute for the early elementary aged crowd!
The Story about Ping – Majorie Flack. I read this book as a child but couldn’t resist reading it again!
Possum Magic – Mem Fox
Corduroy – Don Freeman. A true classic!
Marigold Garden – Kate Greenway
Orlando, the Marmalade Cat – Kathleen Hale
The Story of the Little Mole – Werner Holzworth
Crocodile Beat – Gail Jorgensen
Who’s Seen the Scissors? – Fernando Krahn
The Cow Who Fell in the Canal – Phyllis Krasilovsky
Oliver’s Pool – Antoon Krings. This is a substitute for The Garden of Little Creatures.
The Story of Ferdinand – Munro Leaf
Christoph Wants a Party – Mira Lobe. A substitute for Little I Am I.
Ivor the Engine – Oliver Postgate
Freckly Feet and Itchy Knees – Michael Rosen
Little Ghost Godfrey – Inger Sandberg
My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes – Eve Sutton
One Woolly Wombat – Rod Trinca
Frog in Winter – Max Velthuijis
Ernest and Celestine Have Lost Gideon – Gabrielle Vincent
33 books
5+
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears – Verna Aardema
A Necklace of Raindrops – Joan Aiken
Miss Nelson is Missing – Harry Allard
Linnea in Monet’s Garden – Christina Bjork. This is a great book especially of you enjoy the artwork of Claude Monet.
Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories – Joyce Lankester Brisley. A collection of short stories.
Voices in the Park – Anthony Browne
The Giant Jam Sandwich – Janet Burroway
The Enormous Crocodile – Roald Dahl
Llama Llama Misses Mama – Anna Dewdney
Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep – Eleanor Farjeon
Joyful Noise – Paul Fleishman
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horse – Paul Goble
Wolves – Emily Gravett
A Balloon for Grandad – Nigel Gray
Yellowbelly and Plum go to School and The Devil You Know – Nathan Hale. Subs for The Orange Cow.
The Night Pirates – Peter Harris
Old Tom – Leigh Hobbs
The Tiger Who Came to Tea – Judith Kerr
Henry and Amy – Stephen Michael King
Bridget and the Moose Brothers – Pija Lindenbaum
Pippi Longstocking – Astrid Lindgren
The Magic Pudding – Norman Lindsey – Just barely made it through this book. Contrary to the claims made in the introduction, I did NOT laugh all the way through this book.
The School Bus Comes at 8 o’clock – David McKee
The Last Noo-Noo – Jill Murphy. A sub for The Worst Witch. Still hoping to find The Worst Witch. It has to be better than The Last Noo-Noo!
Two Little Bears – Hanna Muschg
Haunted House – Jan Pienkowski. Sorry, but if I were in charge of making up this original list, this book would NOT be on it. I can think of at least 10 other books that are more worthy that didn’t make the list.
The Day the Babies Crawled Away – Peggy Rathman
Mrs. Pig Gets Cross – Mary Rayner. A sub for Mr. and Mrs. Pig’s Evening Out.
Michael Rosen’s ABC’s – Michael Rosen. A substitute for Mind Your Own Business. Zoe and I enjoyed this alphabetical poetical offerings and the illustrations were amazing!
Captain Pugwash – John Ryan
The Stinky Cheese Man and Math Curse – Jon Scieska
A Bad Case of the Stripes and No David! – David Shannon
The Zaba Jaba Jungle and Grownups Get To Do All the Driving – William Steig
The Real Thief – William Steig
The Quinkins – Percy Trezise and Dick Roughsey
A Tree is Nice – Janice May Udry
Crictor – Tomi Ungerer
The Biggest Bear – Lynd Ward
The Boy and The Dog – Siv Widerberg
Fox – Margaret Wild
Detectives in Togas – Henry Winterfeld – This would be a cute little book if someone was homeschooling and doing a unit about Mythology. Wish I would have had it around 9 years ago!
A Bee in Your Ear – Frieda Wishinsky. A substitute for Jennifer Jones Won’t Leave Me Alone.
The Big Ugly Monster and the Little Stone Rabbit – Christopher Wormell. This is a new favorite!! I absolutely adore this book. Go and find it right this minute and read it. It is a beautiful story that brought tears to my eyes!
Hey Al! – Arthur Yorinks
The Quiet Mother and the Noisy Little Boy – Charlotte Zolotow. A substitute for Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present.
49 books!
I also listened to some retellings of several Japanese folk tales as substitutes for The Tales of Otogizoshi and The Adventures of Peach Boy.
So 53 in all in the 5+ age group counting extras!
8+ age group
My Brother’s Ghost – Allan Ahlberg. Ethan is reading this now! Ahlberg is a great author and seems to be able to write for a variety of audiences! This is a sub for Please Mrs. Butler.
The School for Cats – Esther Averill
Hitler’s Daughter – Jackie French
Betsy- Tacy – Maud Hart Lovelace
4 for this group.
12+
I Am Not Esther – Fleur Beale. This is an EXCELLENT book that tells of a young girls experiences after being left in the care of her uncle who is heavily involved in a pretty wild religious cult. It tells of her early rebellion and her feelings of losing herself in the practices of this group of people. And it tells of her escape and that of her cousin thanks to the help of a school counselor.
Robinson Crusoe – Daniel Defoe. Great classic book- just very long winded is Mr. Defoe. I listened to this one on Playaway from our local library. I don’t think I could have made it through physically reading it.
By The River and Kissing Annabell – Steven Herrick. Herrick is a very well known poet in his native Australia and for good reason. His novels in verse are so vivid and real and compelling! It’s rather easy to get through his books in a very short amount of time! I would recommend starting with Naked Bunyip Dancing tho, especially if the person to read it is younger than the age of 16.
Number the Stars – Lois Lowry
Witch Child – Celia Rees. Set during the era of the Salem witch trials and such. This one takes place very early in that era and does have a sequel that I haven’t gotten to yet.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond – Elizabeth George Speare. Exellent! Also about the Salem witch Trial era.
7 books in this grouping!
For a total of 98 books since my last post! I’ve given up counting too as I tend to read extras that tickle my fancy by the same authors. I’ll get a good count up with my next post. I’ll be back in a few weeks with another list, but before that I need to catch up on the daily life around here with science fairs and art shows and basketball games – oh and the crashing of my computer and the arrival of the new puppy.
More next time!
take care.
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