For the first half of our school year we did a great job {i.e. were consistent} in reading out loud together as a family. Over the last few months we read {and read and read} The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart. The kids loved it {and so did the adults}, but it was a long book. Long.
Did I mention there are a few more books in that series that are equally as long? I tend to forget how quickly I can read to myself until I see how little of a dent we’ve put in a book reading it out loud.
But – reading out loud is a whole lot of fun. Really.
Since Christmas though, our reading together has dwindled, which seems strange since the nights are cold and curling up together with a good story seems that it would be the perfect thing to do. The truth is, we managed to get out of the habit and need to put ourselves back into it.
{It may also be that the next book in the Benedict series is taunting me with it’s thickness – ahem}.
So this week, I’m making it a goal to pull out a shorter book from the pile that I put aside to read aloud this year with the kids and get us back on track. Something quick and fun that will get everyone excited and ready to read more.
Pulled from the stack are The Bears on Hemlock Mountain and Mr. Popper’s Penguins.
What are YOU reading with your kids right now?
Books that we’ve previously read together {and blogged about}:
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Darien’s Rise {Adventures in Odyssey Passages}
Maestro Classics ~ introduce great music and classics stories to children with this classical music series. Check out their FREE homeschool music curriculum guides!
There are eleven books on our kindergarten must-read list. With half of our school year behind us and looking ahead at the rest of the year, here are eleven books that we will be focusing on for the rest of the school year. 
Kidnapped by Celtic Druids in 433, Patrick and Beth are headed to certain death when followers of a former Irish Slave (Saint Patrick, called Patritius in this book) save them. The cousins find themselves in the midst of a power struggle between Ireland’s King Logaire, Patritius, and the leader of the Druids, Lochru. A spiritual showdown begins on the Hill of Slane when Patritius builds a fire, challenging the King’s authority. Will Patritius prove to the king that the God of the Bible is the true God? Or will the king take sides with the Druids? The Emerald Isle holds many tales and legends, but this story of truth and standing strong for God is not one to be missed.
