Reading a book together on this chilly day. (Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Search graphic novel) Thankful for our local library and the ability to check out eBooks. Cate is reading to Bree this morning. Her reading abilities are just exploding this year. (Though she still has a lot of problems confusing b and […]
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Books Read in 2020
Time for another reading round-up! I read 36 books in 2020, which was my goal. Some are books I purchased; many were from the library. Some were eBooks, some were physical copies, and many were audiobooks. Fiction: 28Non-fiction: 8 Some of my favorites were: The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity […]
Books – 2020 (Jan-June)
Got through 17 books in the first half of 2020. Not quite as many as I’d hoped for, but close. Fiction: 13Non-Fiction: 4 My favorites would probably have to be The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates (I recommend the audio book, which was fantastic!) and Becoming (also on audio book, read by Michelle Obama herself.) […]
Trumpet of the Swan
Due to their love of birds, I’ve been reading Trumpet of the Swan to the little girls. This has peaked their interest in trumpeter swans, so we’ve also been watching videos about them and now trumpeter swans have started appearing in their drawings and imaginative play as well. For instance, they started gymnastics on Sunday […]
Books 2019
I have been trying to read (or listen to) more books this year. Last year I read 36, so this year my goal is 48. I am currently on track to meet this goal, much to my delight. I’ve read 26 so far! I’ve been trying to mix in some non-fiction and Greg convinced me […]
Books Read in January and February 2018
I finished 5 books over January and February. I sure am thankful for audiobooks or the number would have been a lot less. The Hobbit by JRR Tolkein (a repeat read for me but first time for my 12yo) Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Black Horses for […]
Books for November and December 2017
The books I read in November and December: Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton (audiobook) Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (audiobook) What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (Library Kindle book) The Silver Branch by Rosemary Sutcliff (audiobook with my 12yo daughter) Sir Balin the Ill Fated by Gerald Morris and Steve West (read-aloud […]
More July Reading
I found myself happily finishing my goal early this month (YAY!) so I am adding two more: The Life of Pi by Yann Martel and Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan. Both are on audiobook (free! thanks to Hoopla Digital and my local library.) Honestly, I probably would’ve stopped reading the Percy Jackson series after […]
Books for July
My goal is normally going to be two or three a month, but thanks to a weekend road trip with lots of time for audio books, I’ve already finished three, so this month I aiming to complete six. 1) Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah (Trevor is the host […]
Minecraft
When your mom forces you to take a break from playing Minecraft, reading about Minecraft is the next best thing.