Here are some of the winners from our library basket from the last few weeks. (Although the goal is to suggest materials for your family’s next library trip, if you happen to order something using these Amazon links, we receive a small commission at no cost to you! Thanks!)
Coming of age in Brooklyn in the the early 1900s, Francie faces insurmountable poverty in her quest to survive. The story unfolds with such realism, making it impossible not to become invested in the characters and their lives.
If you enjoyed All the Light We Cannot See, this book is for you. It’s sort of like the darker, grown-up, Catholic version of All of a Kind Family.
My younger siblings watched Zoboomafoo, and it turns out our library had a DVD with several episodes! The cartoon to real-animal ratio is the opposite of Wild Kratts. One of my kids mentioned preferring Wild Kratts because of the action (eye roll), but it must still be a winner because all three of the big kids have been walking around singing the theme song of Zoboomafoo. “While walking in the woods one day, Chris and Martin saw something strange…”
I’m a sucker for booklists, and Give Your Child the World is mostly a bunch of geographically themed booklists. After the success of our staycations to Australia and Africa, I’m excited to find more titles that help my kids get a sense of the diverse world in which we live.
For March, we’re planning to spend some time learning about Ireland using some suggestions from GYCTW. If you know of any local Irish events (dance, music, or food related) please pass them along!
Last week I read Because of Winn-Dixie aloud to the kids (8, 6, 3, 1). At first I was a little nervous, because after reading it myself years ago, I vaguely remembered that there were some more adult themes.
Fortunately there wasn’t anything explicit, and we had a chance to talk about divorce, alcoholism, and jail as a family. I know there’s a movie version. If you’ve seen it, I’d love your take on it in order to decide whether it lives up to the beauty of the book.
Do you have any library treasures to share? Comment below with your list or a link to your list (be sure to put a link back here in your post!)
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I love the idea of “Give Your Child the World”!! I had never heard of it, but think it is a fantastic idea!
And, why, oh why, did I not keep the list of book titles for our list Library haul?? I had so many thoughts, which centered on responsible pet ownership and teaching pet values to small children, based on inappropriate pet behavior (ignorance of the author and characters) in the book. Sigh. It is what it is…
I love reading this series, even if I have yet to contribute…!
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The hardest part is remembering to write down the best books. 🙂
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I’ve never read a Tree Grows in Brookland but I’ve heard such great things about it. I may need to add that to my reading list!
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Yes! Especially after your trip to Guatemala. It would be interesting to compare that to the poverty faced in the book.