Name: Thrive! NCHE Homeschool Conference
Start: 2025-05-22T00:00:00-05:00
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Tagged: book list, favorites, Read Aloud

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September 25, 2015 at 2:41 pm
Tristan
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Okay community, I want to hear ONE book that is, for you, a not to be missed read aloud. Yes, I know I’m asking you to do the impossible, to narrow down the many wonderful read aloud books to just one. But do it! If you could only choose one book that you would be sure to read aloud to all your children what book would it be? And don’t say scripture, assume for this discussion that you can read all the scripture you want, but beyond that you have just one book you’ll be sure to read aloud with each of your children.
My one book:
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.
Why? There are so many discussions that can come from this book for both boys and girls.
September 25, 2015 at 3:33 pm
Melanie32
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Wow! What a question Tristan-an almost impossible question to answer for a homeschool mom.
I’ll just give you the first book that popped into my mind-Little House On the Prairie. Why? Because I love it and loved reading it aloud to my kids. Both my son and daughter enjoyed it as well. Can I pick the whole series instead of just one book? 😉
My second pick is Understood Betsy. I just adore that book. 🙂
Of course, I’m thinking of reading aloud to younger children.
The books I most enjoyed reading aloud for my older child were Calico Captive and Madeleine Takes Command.
Now, I keep thinking of more books that demand to be included! Hitty: Her First Hundred Years, The Secret Garden, Heidi! Oh! Pollyanna of course!
Okay-this is too hard. :-/
September 25, 2015 at 3:40 pm
Karen
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Can I name a series? The Melendy books by Elizabeth Enright…….we haven’t read aloud them all, but I’d like to. And actually, the one we did read aloud was read by KayRay and we just thoroughly Loved it.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is high up on our list, too.

From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler is high on my list, too.
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.
I better stop – I’ve already broken the rule!
September 25, 2015 at 4:02 pm
RobinP
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The Winged Watchman by Hilda Van Stockum.
September 25, 2015 at 4:53 pm
HollyS
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It’s hard to pick one. Trumpet of the Swan is high on my list.
September 25, 2015 at 5:50 pm
missceegee
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The Chestry Oak by Kate Seredy
September 25, 2015 at 5:58 pm
Tristan
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I had to laugh when I came back to read these and often people mentioned how hard it is to choose one. I agree! However I think there is value in thinking about things this way. It works in a lot of areas. If there is only ONE skill I can teach my children this fall what will it be? If there is only ONE character trait we can work on this winter what will it be? If we can only memorize ONE piece between now and the end of the year what will it be? If we can only read ONE book aloud this year what will it be?
Thank you for sharing so far ladies!
September 25, 2015 at 6:23 pm
Karen
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I just remembered Poppy by Avi – edge of your seat, don’t stop reading, can’t put it down type book.
September 25, 2015 at 6:28 pm
Janell
Participant
Little Britches by Ralph Moody
September 25, 2015 at 6:51 pm
Monica
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Farmer Boy. This what my son’s intro to read-alouds when he was about 4, and we all enjoyed it so much. Can’t wait to revisit it when my other son gets to be that age.
My husband wanted to add his choice: The Phantom Tollbooth, which I’m pretty sure went mostly over my son’s head, but he loved it anyways for some reason.
Our runner up : Caddie Woodlawn, love those illustrations by Trina Schart Hyman.
September 25, 2015 at 7:01 pm
RobinP
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I started to put The Chestry Oak, Christie, but I can’t get through it without sobbing so I chose one of my second favorites. A Tree for Peter, too. (Can I sneak that one in…?) ?
September 25, 2015 at 7:41 pm
missceegee
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Robin, I sob through Chestry, too, and I’m the least emotional person I know! I love it, though.
September 25, 2015 at 9:48 pm
Kayla
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I personally love the Harry Potter series. So many lessons to be learned. But info had to choose just one I would have to say The Little House series.
I have memories of laying in bed and my mom reading them to me. I retread them when I first got married and now in slowly working through them with my children. I feel like I almost cry every chapter and I just love those girls.
With that said, I have so many books to read still so I’m sure it will change over the years.
September 25, 2015 at 10:18 pm
alphabetika
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Like so many others, I am hard-pressed to choose just one! I have whole series that I love so much and am excited to read to dd#3 when she’s old enough.
One that I have read many times and always look forward to is Rascal by Sterling North. It’s a story about part of his own childhood during WWI, and his frank discussions of the freedom, independence and responsibility afforded to a young boy at that time in history fill me with a kind of wistfulness I can’t describe. The book brings out pretty much every emotion in me as he describes his own emotions, and it’s humorous, too. Plus it’s just eloquent and enjoyable to read aloud.
This is the only time I’ve considered creating 47 aliases so I can re-register and talk about other books I love to read aloud. (Just kidding! Sort of……) I can honestly say that reading aloud is my favorite part of parenting.
September 26, 2015 at 5:59 am
Melanie32
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I have read and loved all the books mentioned so far except for The Chestry Oak. I guess I need to add that one to my shopping list!