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Summer Reading season is almost upon us and as we’re mostly still finishing up our May books, it’s time to start looking ahead to our summer reading selections.

Summer Reading 2017
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Looking ahead to Summer Reading

I’m looking forward to reading To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey . I read her Pulitzer nominated first novel, Snow Child, a few years ago. And, I loved it! It’s the story of a childless couple who are homesteaders in Alaska. One evening, they build a child out of snow. Shortly after, they find an actual child. The magical realism is stunning. It is such a beautifully written story of family and love.

I’m really interested to see where Ivey’s new book goes. It also takes place (in part) in Alaska and gets great reviews.

Family Reading

As a family, we are looking forward to reading a few new acquisitions. Doreen Cronin of Click, Clack Moo and Diary of a Worm fame has new chapter books called The Chicken Squad. We just got the first three books which includes the First Misadventure, The Case of the Weird Blue Chicken and Into the Wild. Sometimes, The Boy doesn’t have the attention for chapter books; but he loved Diva and Flea by Mo Willems, so I hope that these are his speed.

We also just learned about a series called the Adirondack Kids which his teacher has been reading to his class. We have a cabin on Lake Champlain which is in Adirondack Park and this is a topic that is particularly interesting to The Boy. So, it seems like a perfect addition. Our kids will need to continue reading for school (and Mommy and Daddy) over the summer, so we should need quite a few books to keep us going. We are going to grab the first few books in the series including Adirondack Kids, Rescue on Bald Mountain and The Lost Lighthouse.

Sunshine’s Summer Reading

As we finish reading Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban, we are going to take a little break from Harry. Sunshine has several series books to read including the fourth book (Going Places) in the Piper Green and the Fairy Tree and the fourth Princess in Black book which is called The Princess in Black Take a Vacation. The Piper Green Books are cute. Piper lives on an island off the coast of Maine. Instead of taking a school bus to get to school, she must ride a lobster boat. There is a mysterious tree in her yard that leave her gifts and those gifts lead to adventure. The Princess in Black is the secret identity of Prince Magnolia. Obviously, she uses her secret identity to save the day.

And, a note on June reading, Sunshine currently loving Dory Fantasmagory which is also a series, so I imagine we will end up reading the others too.

What are your summer reading plans? I would love to hear what you are reading or what you are reading with your kids. Leave a comment below.

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We read a lot in our house. The kids are each required to read for a half hour of homework, but it is the rare day that they don’t read more. We also obsess about reading to them. (We’re the kind of parents who read to the baby in the belly.)

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If you’re here because you’re a working mom like me, you probably like to hear what other people are reading to and with their kids. So here’s what we’re reading:

I am reading

… the current issue of Mary Jane’s Farm Magazine and Reading the Silver Screen by Thomas C Foster (who is also the author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor and How to Read Novels Like a Professor, both books I use in my classroom). Also, The Little White Book (which are Easter Prayer Reflections for Catholics put out by the Diocese of Saginaw. This is not an affiliate link, just something I really enjoy and thought I worth sharing for the Catholics out there.)

Jim

… is reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. It’s really dense, so it’s been a slow go, but he is finding it interesting and worth it. (Don’t be surprised if he’s still reading it in June because it is also long!)

Sunshine (who is 8 tomorrow)

… is reading Fox in Love and Fox on the Job by James Marshall and Mr. Putter and Tabby Bake a Cake by Cynthia Rylant. Also There’s No Such Thing as a Dragon (see my post about Kids and Chores for a little of her insight on this one). Together we’re reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Sometimes I read to her/them, sometimes we take turns. We already read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (We just got the illustrated version of this–it is beautiful!) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets).

The Boy (who is 5)

… is really into Mark Teague right now, so anything LaRue the Dog–LaRue for Mayor, LaRue Across America, and Detective LaRue. And Mother Bruce and Hotel Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins.

I love great kids literature and would love to hear what you are reading with your kids (or for yourself), so leave us a comment below! I hope that these suggestions inspire you to read with your kids too.

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