Has you child read any of these?

and then Came Number 3!!

Our first 2 sons took to books , literally like a duck takes to water. They learned to read will little effort or problem and they have loved reading ever since. Every night brings with it that time. The time to snuggle in and settle down to some good read or another. Neither of them is without a book , ever. They swap and share books with friends at school and have developed a rather extensive favourites list.

And then came number 3..... Our third son likes to read. He likes books and he is a good reader. He dose not love to read. He told me the other day, while at the library, "I hate books". My heart literally stopped. I was absolutely horrified. We chatted about reading and books etc etc.
The sad thing is that we have not invested nearly enough 'book time' with this little fellow. And so the challenge is on . How are we going to fan into flame the love of reading and books into this little men. I suspect the key, and all children have a key, is to find the right sort of books for him. We have tried all the best reads of the bigger boys but to no avail.

And so we gently encourage and build up and praise and offer this and offer that. The solution to this problem is still unsolved. The magic of a good book has not yet worked its charm on this little man.  We are setting our minds and problem solving as a family to this one and the bigger boys are coming up with their own solutions. Friends who have big families are adding much value and so we press on, book in hand and prayer in heart. The find the book lover in this child yet.

The Lorax Project

http://www.seussville.com/Educators/lorax_classroom/educatorlorax_discuss.php

Books about parts of speech

I stumbled upon these fun books. There are several in the series and they are written by a variety of authors including Michael Dahl. If anyone has used these with their children perhaps they could share with us some of their impressions.

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Mandela Day - communities get librbaries

 A great story about communities receiving books.
 
Mandela Day

Books for Babies and Toddlers

 I love Pinterest. There are so many great ideas for all sorts of things to make and do. I stumbled across this web site and on it is a list of fabulous books for toddlers and also some book reviews. Check it out and enjoy!




Books | No Time For Flash Cards - Play and Learning Activities For Babies, Toddlers and Kids

A visit to our local library

 Meadow ridge Library in the heart of Bergvliet is our local library. We love to visit it. It has some helpful librarians  and a good selection of books, both old and new. When I was growing up in Honeydew Johannesburg, my mother would take us to the local library regularly. I have vivid memories of searching for my favourite author and books on the crammed shelves. What a reading delight.  I guess I visit our local library with the same kind of expectation and hope for our boys.  The three readers love to read. Their choice of books is varied and they definitely do not like the same kinds of books all of the time. Some recent finds are.....

Wildfire by Chris Ryan

Snakehead and others by Anthony Horwitz


The Inkheart  Trilogy by Cornelia Funke

My personal favourites in the kiddies section always include a Shirley Hughes of some sort and then  soem from the Dorling Kindersley Books like


1000 Inventions and discoveries by Roger Bridgman  where we read about the invention of the watch ; umbrella ; toilet ; the first Christmas Card and so much more. a great read.

Finally , David Macaulay's The Way things Work is my absolute best book. It has delightful drawings showing how all kinds of things fit together and work. Things like , The Wheel and Axel or springs and Friction. The groovey Mamoths help expalin with their funny actions and facial expressions.

Another great read.

We often land up leaving with bags brimming with books, ready to be enjoyed. The enjoyment starts straight away as we journey home in the car.