Cherub 2 absolutely LOVES this book (Wild Animals I Have Known) by Ernest Thompson Seton, and has done more than a few illustrated narrations from it. This is the book she MOST looks forward to reading every week, and has even read ahead of her assigned schedule from time to time when she has some spare minutes.
So far this year, Cherub 2's favorite book was his Leisure Reading book, titled Sign of the Beaver. His least favorite (not pictured) is Madam How, Lady Why - he says he enjoys the actual information, but that the reading is slow and tedious - he says the author takes 2 pages to say something that a sentence or two could cover. HA !
The Blue Fairy Book is Cherub 4's favorite - he has thoroughly enjoyed the fairy tales about kings and kingdoms, about enchanted animals, heroic rescues, and other "magical" tales.
Our Island Story, surprisingly, is Cherub 5's favorite - she seems to truly enjoy History. She even started a Time Line this year, to go along with her History Notebook Pages.
We try to make time every day for a special "school" story time for Cherub 6 (nearly 5yo). And of all the books we have read to him, Make Way For Duckings has been his favorite. He has drawn pictures of this story, and can often be found outside playing various roles from the book - and if we should pass by a pond of ducks, he begins retelling this story in great (and very accurate) details.
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I so agree with Cherub2 about Madam How and Lady Why. I have to read it (and Age of Fable, but we enjoy that) out loud to my otherwise independent Year 4 student. I am seriously looking at Ann Voscamp's book as an alternative next year.
My Lambies favorites:
Y4: It Couldn't Just Happen
Y3: Heroes by Kingsley
Y2: Tree in the Trail
Y1: Just So Stories
Y0: Whatever I read that day!
Blessings,
Momma
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