SUMMER READING FUN!

So, this is kinda fun. The School Library Journal posted the Top 100 Picture Book Poll of 2009 . The Bookworm's Booklist has posted the top thirty books from that list. The challenge is to create a post of my own on my blog and highlight the books from this list that we have read. I think we have read most of these (maybe all?), but this seems like a great time to go back and do a reread on them-- James is six now, and- not that he won't always love picture books- he is aging out of a few of these on the list. It will be a fun challenge for the summer. I will highlight the ones we read in red as we go along.

For now, I am going to highlight our absolute most favoritist of all in bold italics!! My criteria for a "most favoritist" is a book that was consistently requested by all 3 of my boys as they got old enough to show a preference.

In our book, special honors go to The True Story of the Three Little Pigs for also being an often requested read when my now adult children were little and to Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day for being Jessica's (my 24 year old) favorite book when she just a bit younger! (maybe still ;-))

#1: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (1963)
#2: Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (1947)
#3: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (1979)
#4: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (1962)
#5: Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems (2003)
#6: Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey (1941)
#7: Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson (1955)
#8: Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans (1939)
#9: Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag (1928)
#10: Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems (2004)
#11: The Story of Ferdinand by Monroe Leaf, ill. Robert Lawson (1936)
#12: Good Night Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann (1994)
#13: Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey (1948)
#14: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka, ill. Lane Smith(1989)
We read our first one!!-- and much to my surprise when I went to close the book, I saw my oldest dd's (now 25 and expecting a baby of her own to read to) signature with the date "October 8, 1991" written in the back cover. I don't know how I never noticed that!
#15: Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes (1996)
#16: Owl Moon by Jane Yolen (1987)
#17: Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina (1947)
#18: In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak (1970)
#19: Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney (1982)
#20 George and Martha by James Marshall (1972)
We are moving a bit slow on our reading list--we finally got to this one the other night. None of my other kids were big George and Martha fans, but James (6yo) use to love them.
#21: Bark, George by Jules Feiffer (1999)
#22: The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone, ill. by Mike Smollin (1971)
#23: Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban, illustrated by Lillian Hoban (1964)
#24: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault, ill. Lois Ehlert (1989)
#25: The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton (1942)
#26: Corduroy by Donald Freeman (1976)
#27: The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (1902)
#28: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, ill. Ray Cruz(1972)
#29: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig (1969)
#30: Brown, Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See? by Bill Martin Jr., ill. Eric Carle (1967)

Comments

  1. Homeschool FriendJune 7, 2009 at 9:21 PM

    Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment!

    I look forward to seeing your list turn red over the summer! Have fun reading them all again!

    I love your blog...and your advice I'm taking it!!! Thanks for the encouragement!

    I'm following you, so I'll see ya round!

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  2. Homeschool FriendJune 11, 2009 at 7:13 AM

    So, did you like it? I did not like that version at all! I;m interested in others views of this book.

    Thanks for your comment about George and Martha!!!

    I am LOVING your blog. The ideas are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot wait to start duplicating them!!!! The only problem is which one do we do first!!!!???

    Thank you so much for sharing! I feel like I found a gold mine!

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