Hi all!  I've been out cutting the lawn and the lawnmower and I both ran out of gas! 

I need to sit and cool off for a minute, so I figured what better time than to list what we've been reading?

Jennah (10) will be finishing up "The Penderwicks" this week.

Jacob (7-1/2) finished his second robot-themed book this afternoon.

I am reading "Prodigal Summer" by Barbara Kingsolver, the author of "Poisonwood Bible".

Emme's list is pretty long, as her books are shorter than ours are!  I will put a * next to the ones that we enjoyed the most.

The Ugly Duckling - Hans Christian Anderson *

Just the Way Your Are - Max Lucado

Pipi in the Park - Astrid Lingred

The Golden Sandal - Rebecca Hickox *

Mirette and Bellini - *

Pond  Year - *

The Little Engine that Could - Piper

Sam, Bangs, and Moonshine - Evaline Ness *

Cinderella II - Disney

Chanticlear the Fox

In my Mother's House

Cinder Elly

Joji and the Fog *

John Henry

Tico and the golden wings

Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves

The Stolen Sun

The Spinner's Daughter

And from the library today we got:

On Noah's Ark - Jan Brett (love this author)

Clara Caterpillar - Pam D Edwards

Blueberry Pie - Louise and Richard Floethe

Butterfly Time by Alice Goudey (We loved her "Houses from the Sea" book -- great living books author!)

The Paper Princess Finds Her Way - Elisa Kleven

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi - Rudyard Kipling

Chicken Little - S Kellogg

Madeline in London - L Bemelmans (we love her!)

Angus and the Ducks - Marjorie Flack (great author)

The Butterflies Come - Leo Politi

Obviously we have a butterfly theme going!  4 of them are about butterflies. 

We also got 2 Magic Schoolbus videos.  The girls love those.

Well, I guess that'll do it!

Oh, I figured out that so far I have read 27 books this year. (My own personal books - not including read alouds)  My goal is 52, so I'm well on my way!  Wish me luck!

Sherry