[apollia]

Hi Ladies,

My kids and I love to read together... so aside from the physical "do it like this" kind of teaching, I wondered if there was any other reading material you guys might suggest (other than Little House or Hatchet, have those!) that we could read together that have that kind of living on the land, being self sufficient kind of theme?

Like other stories like The Little Red Chicken ("Who will help me bake the bread?" "Not I!" said the other animals, "Who will help me eat the bread?" "Oh, I will!" You know, that book) would be really good.... my oldest is 6, but book suggestions for bigger kids as well as littles would be great!

Thanks!
AB~~~

 

[methemom]

box car kids series is meant for beginning readers, is adventurous and enterprising kids in interesting situations. i read the series aloud to mine and they loved it.

 

[FarmerJohn]

little house on the prairy might be good heres the run down on em

The Little House series is based on decades-old memories of Laura Ingalls Wilder's childhood in the Midwest region of the United States during the late 19th century. The books are told in the third person, with Laura Ingalls acting as the central character and protagonist, and are generally classified as fiction rather than as autobiography,[by whom?] although several of the later books are almost purely autobiographical. Wilder's daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, assisted her mother with the editing of the works. The depth of her involvement, and the extent of her influence on the theme and content of the books, has been the subject of some debate in recent years, but almost all Wilder scholars and her biographers consider that the writing of the books was a tense but ultimately effective continuing collaboration between mother and daughter — Wilder writing the books and her daughter editing them.

The books have remained continuously in print since their initial publication by Harper & Brothers, and are considered classics of American children's literature. They remain widely read. The edition currently in print contains illustrations by Garth Williams. The books were also adapted into a long-running, popular American television series, Little House on the Prairie.

 

[Absolutely!]

The faraway tree series by Enid blyton? Kids go up a tree to magical lands, solve problems, have adventures.

 

[talon]

Mrs. Piggle Wiggle-a good way to start them to see the consequences of their actions and to learn responsibility.

 

[Chey's Daddy]

other than reading material, think about activity books and coloring books. give the kids something constructive to do

 

[PistolPackingMama]

Five in a Row. They have a website, http://fiarhq.com/fiveinarow.info/index.html

You will LOVE almost every book they recommend. They have curriculum that goes with them but you don't have to have that to enjoy the books. Beautiful artwork and stories.

Little kids, also Big Dog and Little Dog series by Dav Pilkey.
Childhood of Famous Americans series.

 

[Perkolady]

My kids loved "The Boxcar Children" when they were young! It's a series, and most libraries have them...

 

[PA_Mom]

"My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George and "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell. My two loved them. If you homeschool (or even not) there are so many activities that you can tie in. I would suggest that you read "Island" first though, to see if it is appropriate for your child's maturity level.

 

[norcalmom]

My kids really enjoyed Bad Kitty and Poor Puppy. They also loved Walter the Farting Dog. Its a bizarre book, but they loved it. Curious George, Veggie Tales, I Spy, Mercer Mayer Little Critter stories, and Richard Scary's Busy Town books are some of their favorites. They also love A to Z Mysteries and my older daughter is branching out to Judy Blume and Beverly Cleary. My parents kept a Value Tales set of books from the 1980s. The kids really like those.

 

[caridad]

I want to add to your list the mother goose stories. The brothers Grimm fairytales and aesop's fables.

The period encyclopedias are great as well dk eyewitness. There are American girl cookbooks that go with the generation of the story. Likewise LHOTP as well.