tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165152289947787094.post3817515211886363162..comments2023-11-05T01:37:08.592-06:00Comments on Golden Grasses: U R What U Eat, & Readlaughinglioness.lisa@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14379310173721498509noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165152289947787094.post-43642875684640049632011-05-17T20:32:37.968-05:002011-05-17T20:32:37.968-05:00Interesting food for thought here. I admit, I let ...Interesting food for thought here. I admit, I let my oldest read Goosebumps and other sub-standard fare. But he also reads the Bible and has read many classics (including an abridged version of my husband's favorite, Moby Dick!). We've talked about the dicey parts of all the books he's read, including the Old Testament -- there is definitely some material for discussion in there!<br /><br />Thanks for linking up to Graceful this week...it's lovely to meet you here!Michelle DeRushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359712465784943599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165152289947787094.post-12476693530704467322011-05-17T06:57:31.443-05:002011-05-17T06:57:31.443-05:00Thanks for responding! My girls listen to audiobo...Thanks for responding! My girls listen to audiobooks over and over (and over and over) again, too, to which I attribute their precocious vocabularies. ;-) I try to choose books they can't yet read on their own, classics included. So far it's working. :-)Amy @ Hope Is the Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949836482747469686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165152289947787094.post-50493020328929187732011-05-16T20:17:00.293-05:002011-05-16T20:17:00.293-05:00Hear, hear! I enjoyed this post very much.Hear, hear! I enjoyed this post very much.Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06418658543761850895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165152289947787094.post-85481867981587069572011-05-16T16:41:06.941-05:002011-05-16T16:41:06.941-05:00No Twinkies three times a day here! (and no Gooseb...No Twinkies three times a day here! (and no Goosebumps either!) I say read the good stuff.Laura@OutnumberedMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10764574855540659528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165152289947787094.post-57274423835417579532011-05-16T16:21:03.498-05:002011-05-16T16:21:03.498-05:00I've tried to keep the 'twaddle' out o...I've tried to keep the 'twaddle' out of the house. But, for some reason my boys still go through a Captain Underpants phase. Thankfully, it doesn't last long.<br /><br />What I've done is to do great stories as audiobooks. That way they see what wonderful adventures await them when ready to read at a more advanced level. A few librarians even suggested finding a book that would interest them in both print and audio format. Then, they can listen to the story and follow in the book.Laura O in AKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553515030417720783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165152289947787094.post-26328497443727696292011-05-15T20:43:47.691-05:002011-05-15T20:43:47.691-05:00Amy- my oldest devoured those books as well! I thi...Amy- my oldest devoured those books as well! I think they are good, especially for younger girls. We were reading a Dear America book on Queen Victoria. I had really discounted the history but then we watched a movie about QVicky and the notsolittles knew a TON of stuff! <br />Sonlight, Bethleham Books, Veritas Press all have GREAT reading lists ; ) You are doing a great job if your 7 year old is reading so well! Keep up the amazing job ; )!laughinglioness.lisa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379310173721498509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3165152289947787094.post-47230590433821895232011-05-15T16:41:25.068-05:002011-05-15T16:41:25.068-05:00How do you feel about series like My America or th...How do you feel about series like My America or the American Girl books? Those are my newly-turned seven year old's obsession, although she does love and read Laura Ingalls Wilder over and over again, too. She's my oldest, and I often feel like I'm walking in the dark as far as my homeschooling expectations are concerned.Amy @ Hope Is the Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949836482747469686noreply@blogger.com