04/14/08

Without a television in the house we have found that the amount of books our family consumes goes up considerably. Here is our list of favorites:

Children's Picture Books

The Wild Baby by Barbro Lingren

Children of the Forest by Elsa Beskow

Peter in Blueberryland by Elsa Beskow

Peter's Old House by Elsa Beskow

Goodnight, Fairies by Kathleen Hague, Michael Hague

When Woman Became the Sea by Susan Strauss

And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell, Justin Richardson

Wild Child by Lynn Plourde

Winter Waits by Lynn Plourde

Spring's Sprung by Lynn Plourde

Chester's Way by Kevin Henkes

Children's Chapter Books

Lotta on Troublemaker Street by Astrid Lindgren

The Children of Troublemaker Street by Astrid Lindgren

The Children of Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren

Gwinna by Barbara Helen Berger

Magic Treehouse Series by Mary Pope Osbourne (This series is still growing and is up to 32 books so we will not list all the titles)

Stuart Little by E. B. White, Garth Williams

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

Fiction for Older Children/Teenagers and Adults (this list contains books written for adults and books written for older children/young adults that, as adults, we have enjoyed. Please note that some of them can be somewhat gory in places while others contain sexual content that may not be appropriate for certain ages. There is a wide spectrum of novels below so find out more before reading them with your child or teenager.)

Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Eldest by Christopher Paolini

The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

Inkspell by Cornelia Funke (the sequel to Inkheart!)

The Neverending Story by Micheal Ende

Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver

Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver

The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

Pigs In Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver (sequel to The Bean Trees)

Chocolat by Joanne Harris

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells

The entire Outlander Series by Diana Galbaldon (titles in order are: Outlander; Dragonfly in Amber; Voyager; Drums of Autumn; The Fiery Cross- and the newest in the series: A Breath of Snow and Ashes)

The Song of the Lioness Series by Tamora Pierce (titles in order are: Alanna: the First Adventure; In the Hand of the Goddess; The Woman Who Rides Like a Man; Lioness Rampant.)

Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann Brashares (titles in order are: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants; The Second Summer of the Sisterhood; Girls in Pants)

The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown

Angels and Demons by Dan Brown

The Cat Who series by Lilian Jackson Braun (there are about 30 of these books- they are mystery novels but tend to be a lot of fun- just make sure you have the right author since there are other books that start with The Cat Who in the title)

Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling (Harry and the Sorcerer's Stone; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban; Harry Potter and the Goblet of the Fire; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)

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