I have been a reader for as long as I can remember. One of my most prized possessions as a child was my library card. Favorite thing to do? Go to the library & load up on books! I was (and still am) a voracious reader. As I grew up, I began reading harder & harder books to the point I got my adult library card in the 5th grade. That was my passport to new adventures.
To this day, I read a book a week on average. When we moved here, I joked that they needed to add another librarian to keep up with my reading habits.
Then my mother moved here. She reads 6-8 of her silly little mysteries each week.
My mother in law, prior to getting a nook, had a suitcase dedicated to books.
The little man also loves to read. Each week, as part of his homework, he is supposed to read 100 minutes each week. Each week, he well exceeds it. It makes my heart sing that he can let himself be transported to a whole new world.
One of Friday night rituals is to go to Barnes & Noble, and enjoy the time looking at books & magazines. I go to the cafe, get a chai & stacks of my British magazines, crafting ones and a few cooking ones. Little man reads, and reads and reads. We usually leave with several books for his shelf, and I will never say no to reading.
Right now, he is obsessed with Captain Underpants, which is definately targeted at his demographic! You can read more about the series at Dav Pilkey's website:
http://www.pilkey.com/
Another series of books the Little Man loves are the Bad Kitty books by Nick Breul. We have our own Krazy Kat, whom would be right at home with Bad Kitty! More at Bad Kitty's corner on the web:
http://badkittybooks.squarespace.com/
Little Man is pretty much Star Wars obsessed. He loves the movies, the lego sets and the video game. Now we have started reading the books. There are a lot of novelizations out there-from the movie plot lines, to the clone wars and beyond. Scholastic has a great introduction to the books on their website, found here:
http://www.scholastic.com/starwars/
Even though we are beyond picture books on an ability level, there are some that are still pretty cool to read. The other day at Childs Play Toys, we found one such title: Punk Farm. Hilarious & artfully illustrated, it may wind up under our Christmas tree.
http://www.punkfarm.com/
The other series Little Man loves are the Bad Dog Marley. It is basically Marley & Me for kids, so it's obvious I was all over it. In fact, to this day, little Man's two favorite bedtime books are Bad Dog Marley and A Very Marley Christmas.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bad-dog-marley-john-grogan/1100239146
Little Man is also obsessed with the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. He even told me about the new book coming out! I admit, I am the least intimately acquainted with these books out of all that he reads as the Big Man & he have their own mutual appreciation society.
http://www.wimpykid.com/
My son loves legos almost as much as he loves his hot wheels. We have several design encyclopedias, along with tons of legos in our house (he loves to build!). Now there is a new series that combines his two loves: building & books.
http://www.brickset.com/search/?query=brickmaster
My new favorite book for him are the doodles for dinner books:
http://www.uncommongoods.com/product/doodles-at-dinner
It's always exciting for my son to discover new books and continue his love of reading!
Women of God can never be like women of the world. The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind. There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined. We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith. We have enough greed; we need more goodness. We have enough vanity; we need more virtue. We have enough popularity; we need more purity. Margaret D. Nadauld
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