No.675: Our 2021-2022 Read Alouds

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Over the years, reading aloud has become an important staple in our homeschool.  It’s so fun to experience new books together and I love to hear them chant, “One more chapter!  One more chapter!”  I’ve been terrible about documenting them on the blog; here is the only post I’ve written, way back in 2019.  So with less than three weeks to go before the new school year starts, I’m noting the seven books we read in 2021-2022:

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White // 184 pages

The classic story about a special pig and his friendship with a wise spider.  We’ve read this one at least three times at this point!  This reading seemed extra special since our own little piglets arrived here at our farm shortly after.

The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden // 144 pages

Another classic that we’ve read multiple times.  A tale about a mouse, a cat and a lost cricket with an amazing talent.  My kids love that hilarious Tucker Mouse!

Tucker’s Countryside by George Selden // 166 pages

This one is the sequel to The Cricket in Times Square and it was really cute.  The kids and I loved the dialogue between Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat!  My only issue with the book was a situation at the end that was morally gray (I’ll be vague so it won’t ruin the book), but the kids and I had a good conversation about it.

Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos by Robert Lawson // 125 pages

We studied Early American history and this little book was a good addition to our studies.  We liked it, but it was a tad forgettable.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming // 144 pages

This one may have been the kids’ favorite of the year!  The book follows the Potts family and their quirky automobile called Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.  The story is about the family’s attempt to capture a notorious gang of robbers.  Very exciting!  (P.S. We ordered the 1960s movie of the same name and it’s nothing like the book.  My kids were disappointed.)

Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman // 368 pages

This one had a lot of promise: books, a mystery, clues and ciphers.  What’s not to love?  Sadly, it fell a little flat because we found the main character to be a bit bratty and selfish.  A page turner, but not a must read.

The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic by Jennifer Trafton // 352 pages

We ended the school year on a high note with this fantasy novel.  The story follows a ten-year-old girl who discovers a sleeping giant underneath the island where she lives!  She and her friend Worvil the Worrier have to convince the rest of the island’s inhabitants that a giant exists beneath them and that they should take precautions so as not to awaken him.  A fun one with some laugh out loud moments.  The kids loved it.