What to read now?

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  • January 4, 2011 at 1:11 am
    Tia
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    we are just finishing up the little house series. i am so terribly sad to see it end.  (we are skipping The First Four Years for now for various reasons after reading reviews).  so, now what?  we have enjoyed them so immensely, i am afraid to choose the next series for fear of extreme disappointment.  any suggestions?  (the books will be read to a 7 yo and 5 yo)…

    January 4, 2011 at 1:17 am
    Esby
    Member

    Have you heard about the All-of-a-Kind Family series?

    January 4, 2011 at 1:44 am
    Laura.bora
    Participant

    How funny – we are in the EXACT same prediciment!  We have however read the All – if a Kind Family series – your kids will LOVE it!  So here is a 2nd vote for that!  Any other ideas for us?

    January 4, 2011 at 2:30 am
    Tia
    Participant

    i haven’t heard of it…i’ll look it up.  thanks!

    January 4, 2011 at 2:50 am
    Rebekahy
    Participant

    My girls are the same ages as yours – 6.5 and not quite 5 and they both really enjoyed The Little Princess as well as The Secret Garden.  There’s another book by the same author – Little Lord Fauntleroy (sp???) so that’s next!

    January 4, 2011 at 5:00 am
    Esby
    Member

    Betsy-Tacy books!

     

    January 4, 2011 at 1:45 pm
    jeaninpa
    Participant

    I like the Sonlight read-alouds.  They usually have lots of variety and include books that I would never have thought of.  Some of our favorites from that age range were  “My Father’s Dragon” and “Dr. Doolittle”.  We found Dr. Doolittle on tape, read by Martin Short and it’s fantastic! 

    Jean

    January 4, 2011 at 5:16 pm
    Kristen
    Participant

    My kids are 8,6,5, and 3 and they likes My Fathers Dragon.  Also the two others that go with it.  I’ve read Stuart Little to them earlier this year and they really enjoyed that as well.  I haven’t decided what is next.  (We took a break to read advent/Christmas books).

    January 4, 2011 at 9:00 pm
    MamaSnow
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    My DD5 also really liked All of a Kind Family, My Father’s Dragon, and Stuart Little that we read this year.  Another possibility might be In Grandma’s Attic and others in the series.  These are also stories about a small town/farming family in the 1800s…so might go over quite well with little girls who loved the Little House books.   She also really liked the original Winnie the Pooh and the Milly Molly Mandy Storybook during this past year.

     

    Hope that helps!

    Jen

    January 4, 2011 at 11:25 pm
    Sanveann
    Member

    Not a series, but what about “Understood Betsy”?

    January 5, 2011 at 3:16 am
    2flowerboys
    Participant

    The Boxcar Children has 4 children- 2 girls and 2 boys. If you haven’t read them before, they are very adventureous!

    January 5, 2011 at 12:54 pm
    AngPfl
    Member

    Caddie Woodlawn.  Our family thought it was even better than the Little House Series!

    January 5, 2011 at 1:51 pm
    baileymom
    Member

    We are reading Understood Betsy right now (love, love!). And we also *love* the All-of-a-Kind Family series!

    January 5, 2011 at 8:57 pm
    Tia
    Participant

    thanks everyone! i have been looking into all of your suggestions.  we will probably finish These Happy Golden Years this week.  i feel almost despondent at the thought.  i’m such a dork! lol

    January 5, 2011 at 10:07 pm
    Sonya Shafer
    Moderator

    That’s why most of us have read the series multiple times. We all feel despondent when we finish These Happy Golden Years! Wink

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