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The illustrations in this goofy little chapter book are wonderful! The feel of this book is pretty old, but that's because itsy an old book. I still thought it was fun, and had enough silly animal antics and trickery to entertain kids today. #ChapterBook

Since my Goodreads challenge is so big this year, I thought I'd start the year off with a small read 🦁 I really loved this story! So much heart along with all the silliness 💚

This is also one of my picks for the Illustrated prompt for @lauredhel 's #fourfoursin21 challenge 😊

I might be crazy... or admirably ambitious 😅😅

But I haven't done a Goodreads challenge for awhile, and this seems to be the year of reading challenges for me 📚📚📚

Lily stopped wanting to read this about halfway through, which usually happens when we make so little progress! I decided to finish anyway and found it quaintly adorable. It reminds me a lot of Alice‘s Adventures in Wonderland in that it contains a lot of nonsensical happenings. It‘s fun to read about distracting a talking lion by braiding his mane, but unlikely. Very simple, very fantastical and very nonsensical are how I‘d describe this one.

Free coloring sheets every Monday. This reminded me of all the My Fathers Dragon books I sent home with kids last week!

https://www.papiopress.co.uk/collections/free-colouring-sheets

Our local elementary just started their big fundraiser. It‘s the third year doing a read-a-thon!

The kids log their reading time and people can either donate a lump sum or per page read. It‘s a lego theme, so the kids get prizes based on that. Genevieve was so excited that we read five books and one chapter from My Father‘s Dragon.

First chapter book (for readalong purposes.) When I googled best chapter books to read to kindergarteners, one blog said this should be the first chapter book choice. That was enough for me. 😂

We‘d love some recommendations! I have Roald Dahl on my list.

So quirky and weird in a fun way. I‘m not sure how I missed this as a kid, but I did; I still thoroughly enjoyed as an adult. It has adventure and humor and bravery and fantasy. Lots of fun, and a great beginning chapter book for kids. Engaging without being overwhelming.

By: Ruth Stiles Gannet- Science Fiction
Award: Newbery Honor Book
Wonderful independent read for students. This book shares a story about a boys father who runs away to rescue a baby dragon. During this journey, the boys once young father comes across many other characters- the boars, monkeys, lion, gorilla, and a few more! This book can certainly be a choice for a LC group in the classroom. Students may also participate in RT, SR, PR, GR!

My next three books for the #throwbackreadathon. I first read these for school in second grade and loved them so much that I had to buy them at the book fair

I've read this out loud to my son and he loved it. He really loves stories with talking animals with them. As for me, I think I'm a bit too old for this book. It was an easy read and very imaginative. I do want to learn what will happen to Elmer and to his dragon on the next book.

My son loves his new books! #startemyoung

Got a few minutes before work, so I'm going to enjoy the stack of kids books.

I picked this up when I was home recently. It had been a rough week and only got rougher. But when I read this book I started to feel better. One of the first "chapter books" I remember being read out loud, I started to hear again the cadence of my mother's voice. The warmth of her words in my head and those on the page had wonderful restorative properties.

One of my favorite tattoos paying homage to book that is very special to me

I'm not much of a fantasy person so these are about my speed. The kids and I loved them when the kids were young. Not pictured: Elmer and the Dragon, which is around here somewhere but I can't find it. #herebedragons #photoadaynov16