Chapter Books
Recent Family Read Alouds {Summer 2024, Age 11&9}
I never regret the time spent reading books with my kids, but finding the windows of time for longer books feels challenging with a toddler in the mix. We have relied heavily on audiobooks in this season. I have dreams…
Recent Family Read Alouds (Spring 2024, age 11 & 9)
Our family read alouds this quarter had some winners! My 9yo went so far as to predict that one of the novels will be in the top of our end-of-year rankings! (The first book summary below!) This post contains affiliate…
Recent Family Read Alouds {Summer 2023}
This summer we read some classics that I've been itching to read with my kids for years! I have one sensitive listener, and I'm glad we waited until he felt ready to tackle the more intense plots. If you too…
- Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Chapter Books, Family Read Alouds, Homeschool, Our Literate Life
Favorite Family Read Alouds of the School Year
As we wrap up 4th and 2nd grade, I am sharing our favorite read alouds of the school year: This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon associate, I earn a small commission on eligible purchases. Chasing Vermeer by Blue…
Family Read Alouds {Winter 2023, Age 8 & 10}
We’re in a season where family read aloud times feel hard-fought for; between a baby-turned-toddler and increased academic reading for older kids, the leisurely pleasure reading hours have grown shorter. Interestingly as well, the kids have taken to asking for…
- Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Audiobooks, Chapter Books, Elementary, Podcasts, Upper Elementary
Family Read Alouds {Summer 2022, age 7 & 9}
In this season with a needy infant (hello there, four month sleep regression and cutting 4 teeth in 5 months!), I am grateful for audiobooks and a parenting partner who enjoys reading to our kids! We managed to squeeze in…
Summer Chapter Books for Read Alouds
I wanted to get this post published nice and early, for maximum summertime reads! And so, this is a live draft of sorts. I’ll be adding to this post as we read through our summer reading list in the coming…
- Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Audiobooks, Chapter Books, Family Read Alouds, Our Literate Life
Favorite Family Read Alouds of the Year (2021)
As has become our New Year’s Eve tradition, I pulled out a list of all of the family read aloud books we completed the past year (audiobooks included) and we spent some time over sparkling cider reminiscing and rating our…
- Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Audiobooks, Chapter Books, Monthly Update, Our Literate Life
Family Read Alouds {2021 Summer/Fall}
Finally sharing what we’ve been reading lately… and not so lately as the time as flown by! These read alouds carried us through the second half of 2021. This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon associate, I earn a…
Favorite Read Alouds of the School Year
Our school year very nearly came to an unceremonious end. We went on vacation and then just kind of stopped lessons for a few weeks. I’m ramping up next week to start a summer “rhythm” which will include some lesson…
- Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Audiobooks, Chapter Books, Monthly Update, Our Literate Life
Family Read Alouds {Spring 2021}
Several classics and a few lesser known books, this Spring was an interesting mix of books enjoyed in an interesting mix of locations– from the couch to the patio, to the first road trips of the season! Here’s what we’ve…
Family Read Alouds {Age 6 and 8, Winter 2021}
These long, dreary, wet, cold days have been GREAT for read aloud time! We’ve enjoyed every one of these books so much! A mix of older and new, these characters and adventures have a special place in our hearts now!…
Favorite Family Read Aloud Books
There’s no simple way to rank the Top Picks of our family read alouds for the year. But we tried! On New Year’s Eve we reminisced over the books we’ve read the last 12 months. I printed my seasonal book…
Cozy Fall Chapter Books {Updated}
My favorite fall activity: reading cozy books under a big blanket with my kids! I’ve done just that with each of the books below. These are seasonal, sweet, innocent, wholesome chapter books. In each of these, you’ll find strong family…
- Age 5-8, Age 8-12, Age early elementary, Audiobooks, Chapter Books, Family Read Alouds, Our Literate Life
Family Read Alouds {July-Aug 2020}
Out of our normal routines in these lazy days of summer and skimping on bedtime stories due to sheer exhaustion, we haven’t been reading as much as usual. Here’s what we read the past two months: This post contains affiliate…