Our Summer Reading List

Hello World by Manya Stojic-This a book that teaches you how to say Hello in 42 languages around the World. The pictures are bright and all of my children enjoy this one.



Big is Big (and little,little)-This is a book of contrasts, and a total favorite of my 5 year old son. He got this from the library last year and has never forgotten it. Personally, I don't understand the hype of this book,but if he loves it.....it doesn't matter what I think,does it. I'm just glad he loves reading and has favorite books.



Valentines Are for Saying I Love You by Margaret Sutherland: This book was picked up by my 7 year old daughter who just loved the cover of the book. This a simple picture book told from the point of view of a little girl of what Valentine's Day is all about. It's a short story about love.



The Rescuers- This is a Walt Disney Book, about two mice from the International Rescue Aid Society,who decide to help a little girl,after recieving her a message in a bottle. This was a cute book that had a great message about faith in it.



Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren- Pippi is one of my all time favorite characters growing up, and whenever I can share a book from my childhood with my children I always do. All I can say is.....A true Classic!

The Jeweler's Directory Of Gemstones- This is a book about appraising stones,discover their origin, and learning how to select raw materials. My 13 yr old daughter can't seem to put this book down. It's like the gemstone Bible, I guess. I find myself looking at the pictures a lot,but I haven't actually read this one yet.

My 10 year old son loves informational books and got a book about Volcanoes,a book about the history of the computer and how they work, and his third book is a book on the history of baseball. I read the computer book, haven't read the volcano one yet, but I must say, I am surprisingly enjoying the baseball book.Did you know in the early years of the game,all of the pitches were thrown underhand, and a hitter could request a high or low ball from the pitcher? That sounds like my kind of game right there!!!!

What's on Mom's Nightstand: Well, I have two books on my nightstand right now;one is called Unfinished Business by Dr. Julianne Malveaux and Deborah Perry in which a Democrat and a Republican tackle the 10 most important issues women face. In this book the two women give their views on issues like the environment, abortion, and work and family issues and give examples of what can be done about these issues and why we as women need to get involved. After each issue has been dissected and commented on, the reader is given information on how to get involved in any organizational cause of your liking.
The other book I'm reading is called The Jungle Effect by Dr. Daphne Miller. I'm in the early stages of this book,but I can give you the gist of the book so far. It's about a doctor who is on a quest to find out why modern chronic diseases plague Western civilization and not traditional (indigenous) societies.Could the food of the Western culture be the culprit,and if it is,how do we bring traditional foods home to us and make them work? As I said earlier, I haven't finished this one yet,but it's already a real page turner.

-peace-

P.S. Now go get some books!