I am sure if you follow me on my Blog Facebook Page, you will notice I have an issue. Some could even call it an addiction. Yes, it is with books. I love to read and I love books. Books of all kinds! What is even better? My kids love to read as much as I do! So I thought I would share some pictures of all the books that we have been reading this summer. There are a lot of kids’books, because I hit the jackpot at a local thrift store!
Thrift store find.
Thrift store find.
We found readers, chapter books, read alouds and so much more! I couldn’t believe the books that we found. Needless to say, we haven’t run short of books over the last couple of weeks.
I had also ordered some reader books for my younger kids based on the Revolutionary War, Civil War and the journey out West. The kids and I will be learning about American History in the fall and I thought this would be a good start in getting them excited about what we will be learning!
American History Readers from Amazon.
We had friends to come and visit us on their trip out west. While they were here visiting, we took them to the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave. Since I knew we would be studying about American History this fall, I also picked up this great book about Buffalo Bill and his life, while he operated the Bufalo Bill Wild Wild West Show.
Buffalo Bill by Steve Friesen
I have even been able to relax a little and get some reading in myself. Here are just a few books that I have read over the last 6 weeks or so.
Wyoming Brides by Susan Paige Davis.
The Promise Box by Tricia Goyer
The Texas Bride Collection
Our oldest daughter has been reading a lot as well. I recently bought my husband The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Histories of Middle Earth; Volumes 1-5. So she has been reading those. I recently found a homeschool student that has written a couple of books with her mom, so I bought those for her. They are No Safe Haven and and Race Against Time by Kimberley and Kayla R. Woodhouse.
Race Against Time and No Safe Haven by Kimberley and Kayla R. Woodhouse.
I am so thankful that everyone in our family enjoys reading, especially reading together. I love seeing the older kids take time with the younger kids and read to them. Reading helps to pass away the times that it is bad weather or just so hot that you don’t want to venture out. Summer is only halfway over and I still see a lot of family reading left for us.
Does your family have a love of reading? What have you been reading this summer? Do you have a favorite author that you all enjoy? I can’t wait to hear about your summer reading fun!
We have a bunch of your “going west” books on our shelves too! We’ve been into Jamestown and the Revolutionary War around here all summer (mostly because my kids are a little George Washington crazy at the moment)–my boys have been “shooting the redcoats” all summer! 🙂 I’ll have to check out those Kayla Woodhouse books–they’re new to me.
I would love to visit Jamestown! I love visiting places so full of history, like that. To me, it makes history that much more fun and interesting! We have a few places here in Colorado, that show how they settled the west that we plan on visiting. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by Jamie!