2012 Books

Meredith read 228 books in 2012! Those are only the ones I know about and keep track of ~ I'm sure she read others in school that I never found out about so these are her 'bedtime-reading' books.

I am betting she won't read quite as many in 2013. She has started the first Harry Potter book and it is much thicker than what she normally reads. We'll see if she decides to read all 7 Harry books ~ I hope the bigger ones don't scare her off!

{The Secrets of Droon Series by Tony Abbott}
    "The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet" (#1)
    "Journey to the Volcano Palace" (#2)
    "The Mysterious Island" (#3)
    "City in the Clouds" (#4)
    "The Great Ice Battle" (#5)
    "The Sleeping Giant of Goll" (#6)
    "The Golden Wasp" (#8)
    "The Tower of the Elf King" (#9)
    "Quest for the Queen" (#10)
    "The Hawk Bandits of Tarkoom" (#11)

{Cam Jansen Mysteries Series by David A. Adler}
    "Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball" (#6)
    "Cam Jansen and the School Play Mystery" (#21)
    "Cam Jansen and the First Day of School Mystery" (#22)
    "Cam Jansen and the Tennis Trophy Mystery" (#23)

{Poison Apple Series}
    "The Dead End" (#1) - Mimi McCoy
    "This Totally Bites!" (#2) - Ruth Ames
    "Mis Fortune" (#3) - Brandi Dougherty
    "Now You See Me..." (#4) - Jane B. Mason
    "Midnight Howl" (#5) - Clare Hutton
    "Her Evil Twin" (#6) - Mimi McCoy
    "Curiosity Killed the Cat (#7) - Sierra Harimann
    "At First Bite" (#8) - Ruth Ames

{Roscoe Riley Rules Series by Katherine Applegate}
    "Never Swipe a Bully's Bear" (#2)
    "Never Swim in Applesauce" (#4)
    "Never Walk in Shoes That Talk" (#6)
    "Never Race a Runaway Pumpkin" (#7)

{Flower Fairies Series}
    "Candytuft's Enchanting Treats" - Cicely Mary Barker
    "Willow's Underwater World" - Cicely Mary Barker
    "Sweet Pea's Precious Promise" - Pippa Le Quesne
    "Buttercup and the Fairy Gold" - Pippa Le Quesne
    "Strawberry's New Friend" - Pippa Le Quesne
    "Lily's Seaside Adventure" - Pippa Le Quesne
    "Jasmine's Starry Night" - Kay Woodward
    "Almond Blossom's Mystery" - Kay Woodward

{Ivy and Bean Series by Annie Barrows}
    "Ivy and Bean Break the Fossil Record" (#3)
    "Ivy and Bean: Doomed to Dance" (#6)

{Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist Series by Jim Benton}
    "Lunch Walks Among Us" (#1)
    "The Fran That Time Forgot
    "The Invisible Fran" (#3)

{Agent Amelia Series by Michael Broad}
    "Zombie Cows"
    "The Case of the Ghost Diamond"

{Arthur Chapter Books by Marc Brown}
    "Arthur's Mystery Envelope" (#1)
    "Arthur and the Lost Diary" (#9)

{Bad Kitty Series by Nick Bruel}
    "Bad Kitty vs Uncle Murray"
    "Bad Kitty Meets the Baby"

{Ramona Series by Beverly Cleary}
    "Beezus and Ramona" (#1)
    "Ramona Quimby, Age 8" (#6)
    "Ramona's World" (#8)

{Tales of Pixie Hollow Series}
    "Rosetta's Daring Day" (#14) - Lisa Papademetriou
    "Queen Clarion's Secret" (#16) - Kimberly Morris
    "Vidia Meets Her Match" (#19) - Kiki Thorpe
    "Four Clues for Rani" (#20) - Catherine Daly
    "Tink in a Fairy Fix" (#22) - Kiki Thorpe

{My Weird School Series by Dan Gutman}
    "Miss Daisy is Crazy!" (#1)
    "Mr. Klutz is Nuts!" (#2)
    "Mrs. Roopy is Loopy!" (#3)
    "Ms. Hannah is Bananas!" (#4)
    "Miss Small is Off the Wall!" (#5)
    "Mr. Hynde is Out of His Mind!" (#6)
    "Miss Lazar is Bizarre!" (#9)
    "Mr. Docker is Off His Rocker!" (#10)
    "Mrs. Kormel is Not Normal!" (#11)
    "Ms. Todd is Odd! (#12)
    "Ms. Coco is Loco!" (#16)
    "Miss Suki is Kooky!" (#17)
    "Mrs. Yonkers is Bonkers!" (#18)
    "Dr. Carbles is Losing His Marbles!" (#19)
    "Mr. Louie is Screwy! (#20)
    "Ms. Krup Cracks Me Up!" (#21)

{My Weird School Daze Series by Dan Gutman}
    "Officer Spence Makes No Sense!" (#5)
    "Ms. Leakey is Freaky!" (#12)

{My Weirder School Series by Dan Gutman}
    "Miss Child Has Gone Wild" (#1)

{Chet Gecko Series by Bruce Hale}
    "Farewell, My Lunchbag"
    "The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse"

{Freddy! Series by Peter Hannan}
    "King of Flurb"
    "Deep-Space Food Fighter"
    "Locked in Space"

{George Brown, Class Clown Series by Nancy E. Krulik}
    "World's Worst Wedgie" (#3)
    "What's Black and White and Stinks All Over?" (#4)

{Party Fairies Series by Daisy Meadows}
    "Cherry, the Cake Fairy" (#1)
    "Melodie, the Music Fairy" (#2)
    "Polly the Party Fun Fairy" (#5)
    "Jasmine, the Present Fairy" (#7)

{Petal Fairies Series by Daisy Meadows}
    "Tia, The Tulip Fairy" (#1)
    "Charlotte, the Sunflower Fairy" (#4)
    "Ella, The Rose Fairy" (#7)

{Twilight Fairies Series by Daisy Meadows}
    "Ava, the Sunset Fairy" (#1)
    "Lexi, The Firefly Fairy" (#2)
    "Zara, The Starlight Fairy" (#3)
    "Morgan, The Midnight Fairy" (#4)
    "Nia, The Night Owl Fairy" (#5)
    "Anna, The Moonbeam Fairy" (#6)
    "Sabrina, The Sweet Dreams Fairy" (#7)

{Princess Fairies Series by Daisy Meadows}
    "Elisa, the Royal Adventure Fairy" (#4)
    "Lizzie, the Sweet Treats Fairy" (#5)
    "Maddie, the Fun and Games Fairy" (#6)
    "Eva, the Enchanted Ball Fairy" (#7)

{other Fairy books by Daisy Meadows}
    "Rebecca, The Rock 'N' Roll Fairy"
    "Bethany, The Ballet Fairy"
    "Tasha, The Tap Dance Fairy"
    "Jade, The Disco Fairy"
    "Alice, The Tennis Fairy"
    "Shannon, The Ocean Fairy"
    "Helena, The Horseriding Fairy"
    "Sadie, The Saxophone Fairy"
    "Victoria, The Violin Fairy"
    "Maya, The Harp Fairy"
    "Rihanna, The Seahorse Fairy"
    "Leona, the Unicorn Fairy"
    "Trixie, The Halloween Fairy"
    "Juliet, The Valentine Fairy"
    "Lara, The Black Cat Fairy"
    "Paige, The Christmas Play Fairy"
    "Whitney, The Whale Fairy"
    "Emma, The Easter Fairy"
    "Courtney, The Clownfish Fairy"
    "Pia, The Penguin Fairy"
    "Tess, The Sea Turtle Fairy"
    "Amelie, The Seal Fairy"
    "Cara, The Camp Fairy"
    "Ashley, the Dragon Fairy"
    "Erin, the Phoenix Fairy"
    "Sophia, the Snow Swan Fairy"
    "Olympia, the Games Fairy"
    "Amy, The Amethyst Fairy"

{My Sister the Vampire Series by Sienna Mercer}
    "Switched" (#1)
    "Re-Vamped! (#3)
    "Vampalicious!" (#4)

{Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne}
    "Night of the Ninjas" (#5)
    "Ghost Town at Sundown" (#10)
    "Viking Ships at Sunrise" (#15)
    "Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve" (#30)
    "Summer of the Sea Serpent" (#31)
    "Carnival at Candlelight" (#33)
    "Night of the New Magicians" (#35)
    "Blizzard of the Blue Moon" (#36)
    "Dragon of the Red Dawn" (#37)
    "Dark Day in the Deep Sea" (#39)
    "Eve of the Emperor Penguin" (#40)
    "Moonlight on the Magic Flute" (#41)
    "A Good Night for Ghosts" (#42)
    "A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time" (#44)
    "Dogs in the Dead of NIght" (#46)
    "Abe Lincoln at Last!" (#47)

{Junie B. Jones Series by Barbara Park}
    "Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business" (#2)
    "Junie B. Jones is a Party Animal" (#10)

{Candy Fairies Series by Helen Perelman}
    "Chocolate Dreams"
    "Magic Hearts"
    "Gooey Goblins: Halloween Special"
    "A Valentine's Surprise"
    "The Sugar Ball"
    "Bubble Gum Rescue"

{A to Z Mysteries Series by Ron Roy}
    "The Canary Caper" (#3)
    "The Empty Envelope" (#5)
    "The Falcon's Feathers" (#6)
    "The Invisible Island" (#9)
    "The Kidnapped King" (#11)
    "The Ninth Nugget" (#14)
    "The School Skeleton" (#19)
    "The Yellow Yacht" (#25)

{Geronimo Stilton Series by Geronimo Stilton}
    "Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye" (#1)
    "All Because of a Cup of Coffee" (#10)
    "It's Halloween, You 'Fraidy Mouse!" (#11)
    "My Name is Stilton, Geronimo Stilton" (#19)
    "The Search for Sunken Treasure" (#25)
    "The Mummy With No Name" (#26)
    "The Mouse Island Marathon" (#30)
    "A Fabumouse School Adventure" (#38)
    "The Giant Diamond Robbery" (#44)
    "The Haunted Castle" (#46)
    "Run for the Hills, Geronimo!" (#47)

(Thea Stilton Series - most by Thea Stilton}
    "Thea Stilton and The Dragon's Code (#1) - Geronimo Stilton
    "Thea Stilton and the Mountain of Fire"
    "Thea Stilton and the Star Castaways"
    "Thea Stilton: Big Trouble in the Big Apple"
    "Thea Stilton and the Ice Treasure"
    "Thea Stilton and the Prince's Emerald"

{The Boxcar Children Series by Gertrude Chandler Warner}
    "Surprise Island" (#2)
    "The Yellow House Mystery" (#3)
    "Mystery Ranch" (#4)
    "Mike's Mystery" (#5)
    "The Pet Shop Mystery" (#7)
    "The Lighthouse Mystery" (#8)

"The Many Troubles of Andy Russell" - David A. Adler
"The Cat Who Got Carried Away" - Allan Ahlberg
"Is Anybody There?" - Eve Bunting
"The Secret Garden" - Frances Hodgson Burnett
"The Buddy Files: The Case of the Missing Family" - Dori Hillestad Butler
"Cat Diaries: Secret Writings of the MEOW Society" - Betsy Byars
"The Mouse and the Motorcycle" - Beverly Cleary
"Gossip from the Girls' Room" - Rose Cooper
"Nora and the Texas Terror" - Judy Cox
"Garfield Travel Adventures" - Jim Davis
"Garfield Makes it Big" - Jim Davis
"Garfield Weighs His Options" - Jim Davis
"What's Bugging Bailey Blecker?" - Gail Donovan
"Dessert First" - Hallie Durand
"Harriet the Spy" - Louise Fitzhugh
"Big-Top Bonanza" (Phineas & Ferb) - N.B. Grace
"Princess Posey and the First Grade Parade - Stephanie Greene
"Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream" - Jenny Han
"Taking the Reins" - Alison Hart
"Fourth-Grade Fuss" - Johanna Hurwitz
"Disney Princess: Ariel: The Birthday Surprise" - Studio Iboix
"Save the Earth!" - Abby Klein
"Song Lee and the 'I Hate You' Notes" - Suzy Kline
"Horrible Harry and the Mud Gremlins" - Suzy Kline
"Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown" - Jarrett J. Krosoczka
"Trouble Magnet" - Nancy E. Krulik
"The Case of the Green Guinea Pig" - Nancy E. Krulik
"Fairy Haven and the Quest for the Wand" - Gail Caron Levine
"Gooney Bird on the Map" - Lois Lowry
"The Secret Book Club" - Ann M. Martin
"The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt" - Megan McDonald
"Daredevil Days" (Phineas and Ferb) - Molly Mcguire
"Ready Freddy: Shark Attack" - John McKinley
"Zippy's Tall Tale" - Olivia Moss
"Skipper Gets Spooked" - Olivia Moss
"Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn" - Dav Pilkey
"Taylor Swift: Country's Sweetheart: An Unauthorized Biography" - Lexi Ryals
"Splat the Cat Takes the Cake" - Rob Scotton
"No Girls Allowed" - Trudi Trueit
"Mom, There's a Dinosaur in Beeson's Lake - Trudi Trueit
"The Muppets: The Movie Junior Novel" - Katharine Turner
"8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel [Divided By} 1 Dog = Chaos" - Vivian Vande Velde
"Ellray Jakes Walks the Plank - Sally Warner
"Frankie Pickle and the Mathematical Menace" - Eric Wight


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Books Read in 2011

The Girl read 141 books in 2011. (That I know of and put on her Goodreads account.)

{Cam Jansen Series} by David A. Adler

"Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the UFO"

"Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Circus Clown"

"Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Monster Movie"

"Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Corn Popper"

"Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds"

"Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Television Dog"

"Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Barking Treasure Mystery"

"Cam Jansen and the Summer Camp Mysteries: A Super Special"

"Cam Jansen and the Triceratops Pops Mystery"

"Cam Jansen and the Scary Snake Mystery"

"Cam Jansen and the Ghostly Mystery"

{Sisters Eight Series} by Lauren Baratz-Logsted

"Georgia's Greatness"

"Jackie's Jokes"

"Marcia's Madness"

"Rebecca's Rashness"

{Ivy & Bean Series) by Annie Barrows

"Ivy and Bean"

"Ivy and Bean and the Ghost That Had to Go"

"Ivy and Bean Take Care of the Babysitter"

"Ivy and Bean What's the Big Idea?"

{Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist Series} by Jim Benton

"Lunch Walks Among Us"

"Attack of the 50-Ft. Cupid"

"The Fran with Four Brains"

{Sophie Series} by Lara Bergen

"Sophie the Awesome"

"Sophie the Hero"

"Sophie the Chatterbox"

"Sophie the Zillionaire"

"Sophie the Snoop"

{The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids Series} by Debbie Dadey

"Santa Claus Doesn't Mop Floors"

"Werewolves Don't Go to Summer Camp"

"Aliens Don't Wear Braces"

"Knights Don't Teach Piano"

"Skeletons Don't Play Tubas"

"Wolfmen Don't Hula Dance"

"Ghouls Don't Scoop Ice Cream"

"Gargoyles Don't Drive School Buses"

"Bigfoot Doesn't Square Dance"

"Unicorns Don't Give Sleigh Rides"

"Ninjas Don't Bake Pumpkin Pies"

"Vikings Don't Wear Wrestling Belts"

"Bogeymen Don't Play Football"

"Zombies Don't Play Soccer"

"Mrs. Jeepers' Batty Vacation"

"Mrs. Jeepers is Missing"

{Tales of Pixie Hollow Series}

"A Masterpiece for Bess" by Lara Bergen

"Four Clues for Rani" by Catherine Daly

"Vidia and the Fairy Crown" by Laura Driscoll

"Lily's Pesky Plant" by Kirsten Larsen

"Beck Beyond the Sea" by Kimberly Morris

"Rani in the Mermaid Lagoon" by Lisa Papademetriou

"Rani: Two Friendship Tales" by Lisa Papedemetriou

"Tink, North of Never Land" by Kiki Thorpe

{Disney Fairies Series}

"Trill Changes Her Tune" by Gail Herman

{Goddess Girls Series} by Joan Holub

"Persephone the Phony"

"Aphrodite the Beauty"

{Secret Agent Jack Stalwart Series} by Elizabeth Singer Hunt

"The Caper of the Crown Jewels: England"

"The Mystery of the Mona Lisa: France"

"The Secret of the Sacred Temple: Cambodia"

"The Pursuit of the Ivory Poachers: Kenya"

"The Search for the Sunken Treasure: Australia"

"The Deadly Space Race: Russia"

"The Theft of the Samurai Sword: Japan"

"The Fight for the Frozen Land: Arctic"

{Ready Freddy! Series} by Abby Klein

"Talent Show Scardey-pants"

"Pumpkin Elf Mystery"

"The 100th Day of School"

"Thanksgiving Turkey Trouble"

"Ready, Set, Snow!"

{Martha Speaks Series}

"Martha Speaks: A Pup's Tale" by Susan Meddaugh

"Martha Speaks: White House Dog" by Susan Meddaugh

"Martha Speaks: Shelter Dog Blues" by Susan Meddaugh

"Martha Speaks: Martha on the Case" by Jamie White

{Magic Tree House Series} by Mary Pope Osborne

"Winter of the Ice Wizard"

"Christmas in Camelot"

"Monday with a Mad Genius"

"A Good Night for Ghosts"

{Flat Stanley Series}

"Stanley and the Magic Lamp" by Jeff Brown

"The African Safari Discovery" by Josh Greenhut

"The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery" by Sara Pennypacker

"The Accidental Adventures of India McAllister" by Charlotte Agell

"The Cat Who Got Carried Away" by Allan Ahlberg

"Jumanji" by Chris Van Allsburg

"I Was a Third Grade Science Project" by Mary Jane Auch

"Camp Chaos" by Meredith Badger

"Hailey Twitch is Not a Snitch" by Lauren Barnholdt

"Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies" by Andrea Beaty

"The Bears' Christmas" by Stan Berenstain

"Bertie's Picture Day" by Pat Brisson

"Bad Kitty Gets a Bath" by Nick Bruel

"Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty" by Nick Bruel

"The Case of the Fire Alarm" by Dori Hillestad Butler

"Gator Halloween" by Stephanie Calmenson

"Ramona and Her Mother" by Beverly Cleary

"Ramona the Brave" by Beverly Cleary

"Muggie Maggie" by Beverly Cleary

"The Report Card" by Andrew Clements

"Help! I'm a Prisoner in the Library!" by Eth Clifford

"There's a Tarantula in My Homework" by Susan Clymer

"Tinker Bell" by Walt Disney Company

"Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure" by Walt Disney Company

"Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue" by Walt Disney Company

"Siblings: You're Stuck with Each Other, So Stick Together" by James J. Crist

"The Best Horse Ever" by Alice DeLaCroix

"The Dream Stealer" by Sid Fleischman

"Alex and the Cat" by Helen V. Griffith

"Mrs. Dole is Out of Control!" by Dan Gutman

"Just Grace Goes Green" by Charise Mericle Harper

"Uh-oh, Cleo" by Jessica Harper

"Houndsley and Catina and the Birthday Surprise" by James Howe

"A Second Treasury of the World's Greatest Fairy Tales" by Helen Hyman

"Rescue!" by Bindi Irwin

"Go Girl! #10: Basketball Blues" by Thalia Kalkipsakis

"Best Riddle Book Ever" by Charles Keller

"Lily B. on the Brink of Cool" by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney

"Louise, Soccer Star?" by Stephen Krensky

"My Pops is Tops!" by Nancy E. Krulik

"Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic" by Betty MacDonald

"Jessi and the Awful Secret" by Ann M. Martin

"Judy Moody Predicts the Future" by Megan McDonald

"Fairies to the Rescue" by Kelly McKain

"Fairy Riding School" by Kelly McKain

"Emma the Easter Fairy" by Daisy Meadows

"How Oliver Olson Changed the World" by Claudia Mills

"Magic Pickle and the Planet of the Grapes" by Scott Morse

"Lucy the Good" by Marianne Musgrove

"The Perfect Cat-sitter" by Ann Whitehead Nagda

"Tarantula Power!" by Ann Whitehead Nagda

"Meow Means Mischief" by Ann Whitehead Nagda

"Home on the Range" by Lucy Nolan

"My Unwilling Witch Starts a Girl Band" by Hiawyn Oram

"My Unwilling Witch Goes to Ballet School" by Hiawyn Oram

"The Next-Door Dogs" by Colby Rodowsky

"Sideways Stories from Wayside School" by Louis Sachar

"Three Stories You Can Read to Your Dog" by Sara, Swan, MIller

"Cat's Quizzer" by Dr. Seuss

"Frankly, Frannie" by A.J. Stern

"Save the White Whale!" by Geronimo Stilton

"Thea Stilton and the Cherry Blossom Adventure" by Thea Stilton

"Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom" by Eric Wright

"Bobby the Brave" by Lisa Yee

She Did It Again!

I can't believe it! I don't understand it! Why would she lie to me about reading a book? Again?

OK. This morning Hayden gave me a book that he finished last night. Tonight I walk into Meredith's room and she hands me the same book and tells me she finished it. Ummmm....When? I know for a fact she hasn't read all day long. So I asked her what it was about. She says, "Umm, that monster?"

Yeah. Right.

That also reminded me that I meant to ask her about the Baby-sitters Club book. It was over 200 pages and I told John to remind me to ask her what it was about because I was suspicious about that one too. Normally, she doesn't read books that long.

Yep. Didn't read that book either.

All those Goosebumps books she checked out because Hayden told her they were too scary for her (I told her that too) but she wanted to disprove him. She'd hand me one of those in the morning and tell me she read it.

Didn't read any of those either.

Mommy got really mad! I hate being lied to. At least when they're lying to me because they don't want to get in trouble, I can understand that. That makes me mad too but I understand that.

Why would you lie about reading a book you didn't read? What purpose does that serve? I've already told her I don't care if she doesn't like a book, it's okay to not read it and just take it back to the library. I've got one of those books right now. I think I would like it but I just don't feel like reading it.

So I got to spend 10 minutes trying to get the truth out of her. The longer it took, the madder I got. I finally got the truth and then had to just walk away for awhile. When I went back, I advised her that from now on, she would have to give me a report on every book she tells me she read. I advised her that she is not ever to allowed to lie to me again. Not ever in her entire life. And if she lies to me again, something bad will happen.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go delete a bunch of books off her Goodreads account.

Books and Heartbreak

Today my baby brought me 4 books that she read today.

"Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great" which is 118 pages
"Little House on the Prairie" - 335 pages
"The First Four Years" (also a Laura Ingalls book) - 134 pages
"The Princess School" special edition - 424 pages

That's a lot of pages for a 1st grader to read in one day. I can't read that much in one day even if all I did was read. And she was out with her Daddy half the day.

Can you say, "Hmmmm?"

So I had her come over and tell me what the books were about. Let's just say it sounded suspicious so I flat out told her it's okay if she didn't read them, I just don't want to put it on her GoodReads account if she didn't. And she started crying.

She only read the "Sheila the Great" book. She didn't want to read the two big books because they have too many pages. And she really wanted to just read the books she picked out yesterday but I had asked her to read these books first because they needed to go back to the library. (I had picked out these other ones one day when I was at the library myself.) Basically, she didn't want to disappoint me by not reading the books I picked out for her. (Yeah - great job there, Tami.)

So we had to go into a big long discussion about how I just picked those out because I thought she would like them but it's okay if she doesn't or if she just doesn't want to read them right now. I told her the main thing is I just want her to like to read and didn't want to pressure her into reading books that were too big/old for her. (Honestly, I was kind of concerned that if she was already reading these big books now, what would we find for her to read in a few years?!?!) So I reminded her that she just started reading chapter books this year and if she would rather read smaller books for now, that was just fine. She is only 7, after all.

Then I told her that when she's in school, she might have to read books she doesn't like because it's part of the class but at home, we read what we want to! I told her I got a book not too long ago that I hated so I just took it back to the library without reading all of it. And some of them I take back because I don't have time to read them. I've decided I'm only going to read books I like and once I get thru all of those, then I'll go back and read the crappy ones!

So. We will forgo the Little House books for now. (I'm sure she'll like them when she's a little older. I can't remember how old I was when I read them but I know I was older than SEVEN!) And I'll stop getting the big books. She does want to read anything Tinkerbell (of course), Junie B., and Nancy Drew. (Did you know they have "Nancy Drew Notebook" books? Where Nancy's a young girl in grade school?)