Lately Ziz hasn't been very interested in choosing books at the library. She made her way through all the books in all the series she knew she liked and now she's in a bit of a book choosing slump. At first I was pointing out books I thought looked interesting but I got tired of the blank stare she gave me in response so I quit suggesting and just started checking things out for myself. If I don't say anything but she finds an interesting book sitting unobtrusively in the library bag she'll eat it up. Her desire to read hasn't slowed at all, it's the book selection process that's got her, so this is working.
Here are some of the books we've both enjoyed with this system.
Mr and Mrs Bunny--Detectives Extraordinaire By Mrs. Bunny
The Runaway Princess By Kate Combs
The Runaway Dragon By Kate Combs
The Little Secret By Kate Saunders (Actually I don't think Ziz read this one)
The Magic Half By Annie Barrows
Thora: A Half Mermaid Tale By Gillian Johnson
I'm now reading Once upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris I'm only 2 chapters in but I dig it so far.
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5 comments:
I love that she is such a reader! My girls have loved... Ivy and Bean Series, Puppy Place Series, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, Cam Jansen mysteries (not Young Cam Jansen, those would be too easy), Little House Series, The Chocolate Touch, all the Gail Carson Levine stuff, Sarah Plain and Tall, Box Car Children
Hey all those great book ideas were from me - Leilani :) Was also going to tell you your hair was really cute today!
Have her try Kenny & the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi. We really enjoyed that one. I'm adding yours to our list.
have you tried the "dealing with dragons" series? it might be a little too advanced for zizz, i'm not sure. you could test it first and see if she'd be able to get it. she might also like the ramona quimby stuff and stuff by roald dahl :)
Thanks for all the good suggestions! Some of them we've read and others we'll be thrilled to try.
Ziz tested at a seventh grade reading level a few weeks ago so I'm pretty sure she'll be able to tackle anything I can find as long as the content is appropriate for her age and sensibilities.
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