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Two pretty good read-alouds for a 7 year old

The Homesick Kitten by Holly Webb

Dragon Girls #1: Azmina the Gold Glitter Dragon by Maddy Mara

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My 7 year old chose these two books from among her birthday stash (thanks, Grandma!). While she could read them to herself, she requested that these be our next read-alouds. I admit that I prefer more difficult books for reading aloud to the kids; I like seeing them think through the complex plots or phrases, and introducing them to books I loved or concepts they haven’t grappled with yet. I also prefer that they be books that I would be happy to read by myself, as […]

Half-Cannonball with an old favorite! This Newbery Medal winner holds up.

The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden

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I’ve been wanting to re-read The Cricket in Times Square for a couple of years now, but I was a little nervous because I remember loving it as a child. Revisiting a book or a movie that you remember fondly from years past is always a little risky; I’m glad I took a chance in this case, because “adult me” found this book just as delightful as “kid me” did. The story is about a cricket named Chester who, after accidentally stowing away in a […]

The book that made me like my name

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Matilda is a unique child. By the time she is three she has taught herself to read by studying newspapers around the house. Every day when her mom leaves for bingo Matilda walks to the library and reads anything in sight. Her parents are neglectful and abusive, but Matilda gets revenge by thinking up clever pranks involving super glue or ghosts and parrots. When she starts school her intelligence is immediately recognized which is how she gets to know Miss Honey, but also how she […]



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