Reading My Library / 100 Books a Month Challenge

We have officially finished the B section of our library. On our next visit we'll be moving on to C Authors. The following books are the books we've read so far this month. Next month we are going away again and will be preparing closer to the end of this month, so it's a good thing we are a bit ahead to make up for a possible slow-down approaching April. Happy Reading Everyone!

March 2010 Reading List:

Read to both Austyn and Zoe:
1. ABC Dentist by Harriet Ziefert (They helped read)
2. A Bus of Our Own by Freddi Williams Evans
3. Ace Lacewing Bug Detective by David Biedrzycki
4. A Glorius Day by Amy Schwartz
5. Arthur’s Teacher Trouble by Marc Brown
6. A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker
7. Baby Bear’s Chairs by Jane Yolen
8. Bumble Bugs and Elephants by Margaret Wise Brown
9. Cherry Time by Daniela Bunge
10. Clever Tom and the Leprechaun Linda Shute
11. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
12. Do Princesses Really Kiss Frogs By Carmela Lavigna Coyle
13. Easter by Gail Gibbons
14. Elephant’s Story by Harriet Blackford
15. Franklin In The Dark by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark
16. Franklin is Bossy by Paulette Bourgeois and Brennda Clark
17. Hickory Dickory Dock by Keith Baker
18. How Do You Sleep? By Louise Bonnett-Rampersaud
19. Hugs and Kisses by Christophe Loupy and Eve Tharlet
20. James in the House of Aunt Prudence by Timothy Bush
21. Jason’s Bears by Marion Dane Bauer
22. Little Buggy Runs Away by Kevin O-Malley
23. Little Quack’s New Friend by Lauren Thompson
24. Milo the Really Big Bunny by Stephen Krensky
25. My Life With The Wave by Catherine Cowan and Mark Buehner
26. Mystery at the Club Sandwich by Doug Cushman
27. NASA by Steve Kortenkamp
28. Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley by Aaron Blabey
29. Quiet! By Paul Bright
30. Railroad John and the Rock Run by Tony Crunk
31. Russell’s Secret by Johanna Hurwitz
32. Sait Patrick’s Day by Ann Heinrichs
33. Seven for a Secret by Laurence Anholt and Jim Coplestone
34. Shoe Baby by Joyce Dunbar
35. Stanley’s Party by Linda Bailey
36. St. Patrick’s Day in the Morning by Eve Bunting
37. Supersnouts! By Steve Bjorkman - 2 times
38. The Bag I’m taking to Grandma’s by Shirley Neitzel
39. The Girl Who Wanted To Dance by Amy Ehrlich
40. The Good Little Bad Little Pig by Margaret Wise Brown
41. The Enchanted Storks by Aaron Shepard
42. The Night Worker by Kate Banks
43. The Princess Mouse A Tale of Finland told by Aaron Shepard
44. There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback
45. The Wizard The Ugly And The Book Of Shame by Pablo Bernasconi
46. Tim O’Toole and the Wee Folk by Gerald McDermott
47. Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang
48. Too Many Monsters by Eve Bunting
49. Trouble at the Dinosaur Café by Brian Moses and Garry Parsons
50. Two Old Potatoes And Me by John Coy
51. We’ve All Got Bellybuttons! By David Martin
52. When You Visit Gerandma and Grandpa by Anne Bowen
53. You Were Loved Before You Were Born by Eve Bunting and Karen Barbour

Read to Austyn:
1. Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman by Dav Pilkey (Dr office) – 8 chapters?
2. Our World by National Geographic
3. Pictures at an Exhibition by Anna Harwell Celenza

Read to Zoe:
1. Another Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown
2. Dogs on the Bed by Elizabeth Bluemle
3. Fiddle-I-fee by Santiago Cohen
4. From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
5. Henry the Fourth by Stuart J. Murphy
6. Hush, Little Ones by John Butler
7. It Wasn’t My Fault by Helen Lester
8. Jess was the Brave One by Jean Little
9. Little Donkey Close Your Eyes by Margaret Wise Brown
10. Mad Summer Night’s Dream by Ruth Brown
11. Mr Gumpy’s Outing by John Burnnighham
12. Shy Vi by Wendy Cheyette Wewison
13. The Big Sneeze by Ruth Brown
14. This Little Chick by John Lawrence
15. The Nickle Nackle Tree by Lynley Dodd
16. What’s the Opposite, Piggy Wiggy? by Christyan and Diane Fox

Exploring the Backyard.

This shows our gourds dried and ready to shake out the seeds.

This is our old Nile project.

This is our garden with some compost piled on it.

This is a close up of some plants growing under the leaves and snow in the garden.

The kids picked some of the green leaves and tasted them. It looks like parsley.

Austyn found a maple key on the ground.

When picking up things on the lawn we found a slug under an old pot.

These are some pumpkins we kept to collect the seeds from.

The kids are looking at our sunflowers. This one managed to keep some seeds that the yellow finches didn't eat. 

Here is a close up of the seeds.

Zoe picked one.

Exploring the backyard can be so educational. Just in a matter of minutes look at what we found!

“Though earth is one, the plants vary depending on the seeds sown. The womb of mother symbolizes mother earth. As is the seed of thought sown in it, so is the fruit it yields.” ~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Lego officially organized!

It took a while but here is our complete Lego collection organized in drawers. Some of the drawers are so full they are difficult to open so I may have to get another drawer, knowing that we'll likely be adding to the collection. 

“Organize your life around your dreams - and watch them come true. ” ~ unknown

(I know I've used this one before, but it's one of my favourites!)

End Of Winter Nature Hike.

We went on a nature hike with some homeschool friends. The weather has been so beautiful here in Southwestern Ontario. There is still snow everywhere but it's melting. The ground is soft and muddy in areas, but we managed. I now have to laugh... we had a couple of mishaps due to the slippery conditions. One person fell in the mud and Zoe slipped into the creek soaking her entire foot and part way up her leg. The kids had a great time exploring. It was a wonderful day with friends.

"Each moment of the year has its own beauty." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

More Lego Creations!

A Coffin with ghosts inside.

An Angel.

A sheriff patrolling in an airplane.

The three people to the left are from the Matrix. Trinity, Neo, and Morpheus. The man on the right is another sheriff.

Indiana Jones and a Soldier.

A Hover Craft.

"Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself." ~ Morpheus

Book Sharing Monday

 

  

A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker is a book that my kids mention again and again. With it's witty story and pictures to match. Their attention is grabbed from the moment I start to read. They likely can relate to the bear, who has a routine and likes to be alone, but keeps finding a mouse in his house and getting him to leave. It is clear that although someone may be stuck in their ways they may someday grow to realize that what is most important to them is "company of another".  

We have also read A Birthday for Bear by the same author. 

It's a similar story where Bear doesn't want to celebrate his birthday. Instead he is content to just clean the house, but his mouse friend has other ideas.