Alrighty!
Today I am goofing off and stepping away from the
mommy blog.
No pictures of my kids
like this one…
And definitely
no silly stories like how Rhett(4) was warned when we bought bright orange shorts that in general orange is not a neutral and he wouldn’t be able to wear it with other bright colors like, for instance, red. Oh, and when we bought him two new pairs of crocs it was my intention that he wear two shoes of the same color for a pair. I am crazy and un-imaginative that way.
I do NOT have time for that kind of
mommy blogger – ness!
Today I am asking YOU to give me some reading ideas.
Summer is upon me. My boys’ last day of school was on Monday.
I need reading suggestions for:
- 2nd grade boy
- 4th grade boy
- their harried 40 year old mother
I just LOVE a good book….and if you don’t read books, but have a good blog recommendation for me,
bring it on.
To thank you for your help, I will be sending a randomly selected comment below to receive a
$50 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble.
All you need to do is
comment with some sort of reading recommendation and you will be entered to win. The contest will close 5/18/10.
Easy, peasy.
And now I can get back to following around my children like paparazzi and blogging every word they say…
Best you should change the blog title the “what do you read?” give away to something more better for your webpage you make. I liked the blog post all the same.
I’ll second Ashley’s comment…”Suzie Bitner Was Afraid of the Drain” is an incredibly fun collection of children’s poems! I bought a copy from the author’s website (www.suziebitner.com)– and got a free “Suzie Dictionary” (the author scatters challenging words throughout the book and the dictionary is a great tool for the kids — and for Mom). Highly recommended!!!
I just read the Percy Jackson and the Olympians book series. I recommend it for all of you.
I also really like Jen Lancaster and Bill Bryson for adults and Gordon Korman for kids.
For the kids: The Chocolate Touch, Freckle Juice, Encyclopedia Brown, Sideways Stories from Wayside School, Choose Your Own Adventure
For You: Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict, Enrique’s Journey, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Here’s what the daredevil (7) loves:
Bones (graphic novels)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Spyderwick Chronicles
I also recommend this website: guysread.com for more on encouraging boys to read.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid books are GREAT. Lots of subtle humor for the mom, and very non-preachy lessons for the kids. My Weird School books by Dan Guttman are also really funny and silly, and a very easy but entertaining read. For Mom, I agree with the earlier comment about Suzanne Collins and the Hunger Games books. They are fab.