Book Thoughts: Charlie Plays Ball (Drummond)
Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author: Ree DrummondIllustrator: Diane deGroat Wait for the silly twist at the end! Your children will surely get a kick (heh, sports pun) out of this one.
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Book Thoughts: Charlie and the Christmas Kitty (Drummond)
Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author: Ree DrummondIllustrator: Diane deGroat You don’t have to read the first book (Charlie the Ranch Dog) before this one, but it does set the scene well for his unique and silly antics. I loved the first…
Book Thoughts: Charlie the Ranch Dog (Drummond)
Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author: Ree DrummondIllustrator: Diane deGroat Admittedly, I was on guard when beginning the book, figuring that it would feel sales-y and promote the author’s website I was wrong! Yes, she includes a favorite recipe in the back…
Book Thoughts: Paintball with Dragons (Bolinger)
Type: Middle Grade NovelAges: 11+Author: Hope Bolinger What a truly fantastic book. Xander, our main character, thinks and does understandable things as he walks through managing (or mismanaging, as is the case for a while) his grief. New friendships are…
Book Thoughts: Ginger Pye (Estes)
Type: chapter bookAges: 7-10Author: Eleanor Estes My kids and I listened to the audiobook of this one, and it was good! The main characters are delightfully developed and likable. The dog, a fox terrier, is “the smartest dog ever” and…
Book Thoughts: Petunia (Duvoisin)
Type: picture bookAges: 3-8Author: Roger Duvoisin Boy, do I love books about books! This one is an easy 5 stars, and I happily recommend it. This quote is a bit of a spoiler, but it’s a good summary of what…
Book Thoughts: A Medieval Feast (Aliki)
Type: historical fiction picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Aliki This would make a great addition to your studies of the Middle Ages or Renaissance. It will teach you a surprising amount of facts that were the customs of the time (from serfdom…
Book Thoughts: Where the Red Fern Grows (Rawls)
Type: chapter bookAges: 8-14Author: Wilson Rawls This is easily one of my favorite chapter books. It has a beautiful writing style that brings scenes of rural northeast Oklahoma to life and is a moving page-turner from beginning to end. One…
Book Thoughts: The Glorious Flight Across the Channel With Louis Blériot (Provensen)
Type: biographical picture bookAges: 4-10Authors: Alice and Martin Provensen A very informative book that we learned from!
Book Thoughts: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (Frost, Jeffers)
Type: picture bookAges: 3-8Author: Robert FrostIllustrator: Susan Jeffers There are multiple versions out there of illustrators producing their own interpretations of this lovely poem, and I haven’t found one I don’t like yet. This would be a great one to…