I hope 2013 was a great year for all my readers. I feel very blessed to have been able to read so many great books last year. According to my records, I am one book short of doubling what I read in 2012. I do hope to be able to do a lot of reading in 2014. Certainly the list of books I want to read is very large and tends to grow each day. I recently came across a children’s book called Please Bury Me in the Library. The title spoke to me as a book lover and is now on my shelf beckoning to be read. If only I could find a profession that required me to read for 6-8 hours a day.
My list is a collection of books I read to and with my children, books on education, business and faith.
- Pizza, Pigs, and Poetry – Jack Prelutsky gives guidance and instruction on how to write poetry. This was a great book for anyone who likes Jack’s silly style of poetry.
- My Dog May Be a Genius – Jack Prelutsky book of poetry
- Little Britches – Father and I Were Ranchers – Ralph Moody details the story of his life in this first book in the series. I loved, loved, loved this series. Every one in our house heard the series last year.
- Raising Your Spirited Child
- Feed Your Skin – Starve Your Wrinkles
- Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen I love this book and plan to read it again.
- The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood The kids and I loved this book.
- What’s Whole in Whole Language
- Man of the Family – Ralph Moody
- Self-Leadership and the One Minute Manager
- Take the Risk – Dr. Ben Carson This was a great book. I really like Dr. Carson.
- The On-Time, On-Target Manager
- I Just Want You to Know – Kate Gosselin This book inspired me to write love letters to my own children. I really liked this book which surprised me because I am not a Kate Gosselin fan.
- Something Beautiful For God – Mother Teresa of Calcutta
- One Thousand Gifts – I did not care for the writer’s style although the message is good.
- Teaching Your Child Music
- Defeating Darwinism
- Mary Emma and Company – Ralph Moody
- Marketing Without Money
- Helen Keller – The Story of My Life – What a fascinating and inspiring person she is.
- The Story of Doctor Doolittle
- Neat Mom, Messie Kids
- The Fields of Home – Ralph Moody
- Life Without Limits – Nick Vujicic This guy is amazing!
- Intense Moments With the Savior
- Shaking the Nickel Bush – Ralph Moody
- The Dry Divide – Ralph Moody
- Horse of a Different Color – Ralph Moody
- Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning
- Keeping a Nature Journal
- Raising a Reader – Jennie Nash
- Ginger Pye
- Raising a Reader – Simple and Fun Activities for Parents to Faster Reading Success
- Viking Quest – Raiders from the Sea
- The Magnificent Obsession – Anne Graham Lotz She is a favorite author of mine and this book did not disappoint me.
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- Son of Charlemagne – Read this to the kids and loved it.
- The Trumpeter of Krakow – Read this to the kids and loved it.
- Enjoying the Closeness of God
- Secret of the Andes
- Wicked History – Francisco Pizarro
- Squanto – Friend of the Pilgrims
- Don Quixote – Wishbone Classic – This book was so funny.
- The Magic of Thinking Big
- Grammar Land
- Wicked History – Sir Francis Drake
- The Scarlett Pimpernel – Very exciting read.
- A Pizza the Size of the Sun – Jack Prelutsky book of poetry
- Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats – loved the poetry in this book
- The Mark of Zorro – Possibly my favorite read this year.
- The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow – Great book to read to the kids.
- Melchizedek – King of Jerusalem
- The Wheel on the School – The kids and I really liked this book.
- Write It Down, Make It Happen
- Cathedral
- Shipwrecked
- The Self-Propelled Advantage – Very interesting. Challenged some of my methods for homeschool.
- The Fallacy Detective – The kids and I loved the lessons in this book on logic.
- Christian Heroes Then and Now: Hudson Taylor – Excellent faith building story.
- Christian Heroes Then and Now: Amy Carmichael
- Tending the Heart of Virtue
- The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn
- ScreamFree Parenting – Did not agree with the author in his methods.
- To Selena, With Love
- The Core – This is a great book on Classical Education.
- One, Two Buckle My Shoe – Agatha Christie
- A Child’s Introduction to Poetry
- Poetry Matters
- The Bible
- Secrets of Mental Math – Arthur Benjamin – So many great things to learn about math here.
- Gentle Ben – The kids and I loved this book.
Do you have any recommendations that aren’t on this list? Please don’t hesitate to share them.