We’re entering new territory with Anna—we’re starting to read some chapter books aloud to her right before naptime, and sometimes in the evenings. I thought we might get through a couple a month, but we finished FIVE in January. Since David or I need to read them first, we’re going to have a hard time staying ahead! It’s a bit of a challenge to find books written on that level that also have content appropriate for a not-quite-5-year-old. Many of the classic children’s favorites are, in my opinion, better suited for kids at least a couple of years older. Anna is loving it, though, and she’s SO ready.

In January, David read her The Boxcar Children and Surprise Island, and I read Helen Keller, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, and The Courage of Sarah Noble. Up next? David started The Blue Bay Mystery with her today, and I will start Little Sioux Girl, a book I loved as a child and borrowed many times from the library. And I have a large stack and an even larger list of books to peruse for future read-aloud time. I’ll try to keep the blog updated with what we read!

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