Children's Books I Recommend

I am reading through a whole slew of junior books before they take permanent dwelling on my bookshelves. Some I've read before, probably required during school, and some are completely new to me. I also want to share some great nap time reading for your little ones!

1) The complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh
My daughter and I are reading through this large volume of original Winnie-The-Pooh stories one chapter at a time right before nap time. Needless to say we get excited about nap time now!

2) Usborne Illustrated Classics
I am an Usborne Books independant consultant and I really enjoy their collection of Illustrated Classics. We just finished the 6 stories in the Classics for Girls which include - Heidi, Little Women, Wizard of Oz, Black Beauty, The Railway Children, and The Secret Garden. They are abridged for elementary age reading, but I can easily read two chapters at a time before nap with my 3 year old. We have The Illustrated Classics of Dickens coming in the mail and I am SO excited to read them!

3) Original American Girl Stories
American Girl stuff was hot when I was young and although they have really branched out, I enjoy the original stories they started with the best. I own two sets (Samantha and Felicity) and I am considering reading them as pre nap stories next.

4) Little House on the Prairie
My mother read these books to me when I was young and I have always loved them. I own the complete collection! I think they are a little hard for a 3 year old, but they will definitely be apart of quiet time in the near future!

5) Johnny Tremain
This is a great school book! Again, my mother read this book to my brother and I when were in school and I've never forgotten it. It takes a fictional view of the months before the Revolutionary war broke out. It ends in such a way that your student will by dying to know more about history! I just finished reading this book and am very grateful, because it was causing me to stay up too late!!

6) My Side of the Mountain Trilogy
Usually books with the word "trilogy" in them are sci-fi or fantasy, but let me tell you this book is far from either of those. Follow this daring you man through the mountains and learn to forge your food, trap game, and survive with nothing but the land! You'll be itching to get outside after reading this great series! I just finished the second book, and unfortunately do not own the third.

What are you reading right now?

Sarah

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