Lots of Books

Wow! I have tons of books to read. On my nook I have 2 that havn't even looked at and that I am in the middle of. I also have 3 library books and lots of others I can't even think about them right now. I love having to many books and I also don't like itvery much because it makes me read a little faster.

Waiting for me right now:

Summer Reading Goal

This summer I had a goal to read 40 books. And yes I did make that goal! This summer I read 46 books. I just made the goal by 6 books. Next summer I'm thinking 55 books. My favorite series is, of course, The Babysitters Club. I also liked Do You Know the Monkey Man? by Dori Hillestad Butler, that my mom read to me.

Fall Picture Books

The other day I was looking through my sister's book shelf and found some fall picture books. While I found more than three, I'm going to post about the three I enjoyed the most.



1. There was an Old Lady who Swallowed some Leaves by Lucille Colandro. This book my mom was reading to my sister a few nights ago and I joined in. In one verse she swallowed a shirt and in another verse swallowed some hay! I liked this book because it's always fun to see what the old lady swallowed.







2.Buster and the Giant Pumpkin by Marc Brown. Buster is the star of this book instead of Arthur! In this book Buster is going to Oregon to a pumpkin farm. Every other page of this book Buster sends a letter to someone back in Elwood City. I also learned some cool facts in this book like: From one giant pumpkin you can make more than 300 pumpkin pies! A giant pumpkin has 800 seeds in it! I like this book because it's cool book to see that pumpkins can really grow that big.









3. Very Short Scary Tales to Read Together by Mary Ann Hoberman is a You Read to Me, I'll Read to You book. I've only read through two of the stories in here but this book seems very creative! I'm hoping to read some more stories in this book later.

Babysitters Club

I'm still reading the BabySitters Club series by Ann M. Martin. Right now I'm in the middle of number #19. I've been going really fast on these books- the other night I almost read a whole book before bed. Next I'm going to read the first Super Special: Baby-Sitters on Board! My favorite book 7-19 was Stacy's Mistake. This book was really funny at the beginning. Stacy invites The Baby-Sitters Club to New York City to vist but not everyone likes the city. Dawn doesn't like hardly anything about the NYC, and Mary Anne's like a walking guide book because she's so excited. Kristy can't keep her mouth shut and Claudia is jealous of Stacy's friends. I also really liked Jessi's Secret Language where Jessi babysits for a deaf boy and his sister and learns sign language. There's a good suprise in this book, too. My goal by the end of the summer is to read 40 books. I have 30 books so far and still have a good amount of time left.

This post is being posted several weeks after Emileah wrote it because her editor/mother never got around to pre-reading this post. Oops!

The Runaway Wok by Ying Chang Compestine

I realize that the Chinese New Year is a ways away, but I couldn't wait to share this book with you! The Zhang family doesn't have very much money even though they work for Mr.Li (the richest man in Beijing.) They send their son, Ming, to trade eggs for some rice. An old man stops Ming and wants to trade the eggs for an old rusted wok. Ming says no way, but then the wok sings, " Boy, Boy trade for me, I am more than you can see!" So Ming traded. Wonderful story! It reminds us of how we should treat people. You should really read The Runaway Wok.

Pickle Pizza by Beverly Lewis

Father's Day is coming and Eric doesn't have a gift. Eric's dad died when he was little, so Grandpa lives with Eric and his mom. Eric wants to give his grandpa something, but what? He knew his grandpa loved birds so he tried to make a robin sculpture. He couldn't finish it, though. Then Eric's friend's Dee-Dee and Carly gave him an idea. Eric knew his grandpa liked pickles and everybody likes pizza! Read Pickle Pizza to find out the rest.

Only Emma by Sally Warner

I know I haven't blogged in awhile, but I'm glad to be back! The book I've decided to begin the fall with is Only Emma. Emma loves being an only child. Unfortunately, the son of her mom's friend, Anthony, comes over a lot and completely wrecks her room! Emma is horrified to hear that Anthony's grandmother in Tucson is ill and Anthony's parents have to leave him with Emma and her mom for a whole week! He sleeps in Emma's room and smells like peanut butter. Emma grows to like him and is sad to see him leave early. I'll let you find out the rest.