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I absolutely love reading with my kids. Love it. I think I especially love reading stories that stretch out over days and weeks (even months in the case of some longer books the boys and I have read together, like Oliver Twist, and Nick of Time). The pure joy of entering new worlds every time you crack open the book and smell the fantastic aroma of time worn pages, or brand new pages for that matter.
I love reading, period.
The boys and I are currently reading Time Pirate by Ted Bell. It’s an historical adventure (a fictional adventure story set in an historically accurate setting) so it brings up plenty of questions about true stories from the past. The two “Nick McIver adventures” books have been set near World War II, as well as some time in the 18th century (he’s a time traveler, so… that helps for exploring several historical eras). We’ve also touched on WWI since the people Nick looks up to (his Dad, and his older friend, Gunner) served in that war. Nick rebuilt and learned to fly a Sopwith Camel bi-plane from WWI, which means we also are learning about flying (and sailing in the previous book).
There’s so much to learn, and it’s fun doing it!
Here’s a list of books (not comprehensive) that are currently in progress in the Campbell home (Dad & kids reading … Mom has a whole list of her own to add – maybe she’ll comment?) 🙂
- Time Pirate by Ted Bell
- The Story of Winston Churchill by Alida Sims Maklus
- Voyager: an adventure to the edge of the solar system by Sally Ride
- The Sun and Other Stars (from World Book’s Solar System & Space Exploration Library)
- Galaxies and the Universe (from World Book’s Solar System & Space Exploration Library)
- The book of Acts (Today’s English Version) by Luke (and God…)
- Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen (I read this with only the girls)
- Anything and everything by Mo Willems! (He’s great!)
As I said, that’s not comprehensive… perhaps it would be fun to share a more comprehensive list? If you’ve not noticed it yet, there is a list of books that I am currently reading (and sometimes I’ll share videos/movies/TV that I am watching there as well) linked at the very top of this site. (Or just click here.) You can also see (when I’m feeling ambitious and keep it up to date) a few of the current reads along the right sidebar. But those don’t always include books that I’m reading with the kids. Perhaps I’ll share some of our favorites as a new page there: Books I’m Reading With the Kids.
One thing is for certain: BOOKS are definitely part of the Campbell family identity!