Now that we’ve got three avid readers among our children (and another learning very quickly) we decided to keep track of all the books our family reads this year. Books we read by ourselves, audiobooks we listen to, books we read together, etc. We’re not counting picture books since that would make things rather unwieldy, and it turns out it’s already a bit difficult to keep track of all the books that we collectively churn through.
To help with it all, we’ve set up a Google docs form where the kids can enter information of each book as they finish it, and that’s helping somewhat. At present we’re up to a total of 47 books for January alone, and they’ve all read some books that they really love!
Here are some of their top recommendations for the month:
“The way the authors build their characters is very realistic. I like that it’s very descriptive and it’s just right for kids about my age. If you like adventure and magic these would be the perfect books for you.”
H, age 9, on The Adventurers Guild by Zack Loran Clark and Nick Elipulos
“If you like funnyness, mad scientists, adventure, hamsters, and dinosaurs, THIS is the book you’re looking for!”
A, age 9, on the Hamstersaurus Rex series, by Tom O’Donnell
“They’re adventurous books. The Dragons have really fun adventures, and I like how the author describes things.”
N, age 10, on the Wings of Fire series, by Tui T. Sutherland
In case you’re really curious about all the books we’ve gone through, here’s the whole list of our family reads for the month of January:
On Desperate Ground, by Hampton Sides
Strengthsfinder 2.0, by Tom Rath
Wings of Fire: The Hive Queen, by Tui T. Sutherland
The Collectors, by Jacqueline West
Inkling, by Kenneth Oppel
When The World Seemed New, by Jeffrey A. Engel
Wings of Fire: The Lost Heir, by Tui T. Sutherland
Star Wars Join The Resistance, by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker
Furthermore, by Tahereh Mafi
Galactic Hot Dogs: Cosmoe’s Weiner Getaway, by Max Brallier
Code Girls, by Liza Mundy
Galactic Hot Dogs: The Weiner Strikes Back, by Max Brallier
Star Scouts, by Mike Lawrence
Galactic Hot Dogs: Revenge of the Space Pirates, by Max Brallier
The Train To Impossible Places, by P. G. Bell
Firefight, by Brandon Sanderson
Silverwing, by Kenneth Oppel
Sunwing, by Kenneth Oppel
Hamstersaurus Rex, by Tom O’Donnell
The Iliad, by Homer, translated by Caroline Alexander
Firewing, by Kenneth Oppel
Hamstersaurus Rex vs Squirrel Kong, by Tom O’Donnell
Hamstersaurus Rex Gets Crushed, by Tom O’Donnell
Wings of Fire: Moon Rising, by Tui T. Sutherland
The Adventurers Guild, by Zack Loran Clark and Nick Eliopulos
Zero G, by Dan Wells, read by Emily Woo Zeller
Amulet: The Stonekeeper, by Kazu Kibuishi
Amulet: The Stonekeeper’s Curse, by Kazu Kibuishi
Hamstersaurus Rex vs the Cutepocalypse, by Tom O’Donnell
Head On, by John Scalzi
The Splintered Light, by Ginger Johnson
Amulet: Escape From Lucien, by Kazu Kibuishi
Amulet: Prince of Elves, by Kazu Kibuishi
Amulet: The Cloud Searchers, by Kazu Kibuishi
Amulet: The Last Council, by Kazu Kibuishi
Amulet: Firelight, by Kazu Kibuishi
Amulet: Supernova, by Kazu Kibuishi
Art Matters, by Neil Gaiman
The Library Book, by Susan Orlean
The Adventurers Guild: Twilight of the Elves, by Zack Loran Clark and Nick Eliopulos
Star Wars Join The Resistance: Escape From Vodran, by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker
Serafina and the Black Cloak, by Robert Beatty
Star Wars Join the Resistance: Attack on Starkiller Base, by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker
The BFG, by Roald Dahl
D-Day: The World War II Invasion That Changed History, by Deborah Hopkinson
The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing, by Sheila Turnage
The Odyssey, by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson
Look for some more in-depth reviews of a few of our favorite recent reads in the near future. And check back next month to see what we’ve read through in Febuary!
The Dad Hatter 