Hello everyone! It makes sense that my kid is as obsessed with books and reading as I am; we have been reading together since he was a day old, when I read to him through the little portal hole in the incubator in the NICU. (I read him the Poky Little Puppy) And from there, we just never stopped!

There are usually a few things he looks for – spooky books, funny books, adventure books, and dragons mostly these days, although he still loves wolves too.

These are the books on his summer reading stack . Also like me, he has way more than actually can be read in 6 weeks.

Adventure in Grand Canyon National Park || The Wildes The Amazon || Stink and the Freaky Frog Freakout || The Haunted Lighthouse || The Dragonsitter || Ratnip

And of course I had to add a few to his stack, although I might save A Boy Called Bat for school this year. And I added The Puffin Keeper because I thought it looked beautiful inside!

The River of Adventure || The Puffin Keeper || A Boy Called Bat

Look at this illustration from The Puffin Keeper!

We read before bed too, and the book we are reading is The Tarantula in my Purse. Hopefully I never find our tarantula, Carl, in my purse! This book was a gift from a little book fairy, and we are both loving it. How did these people have so many owls as pets? I am so jealous! It was a different time I guess. Anyway, we both look forward to it at night.

The Tarantula in my Purse

We also pick out “quick books”. The kind when we just want a quick little story, or that he can work on independently. (If you are new here, Wyatt has a long complicated medical history and is still working on his skills)

Boo Books The Haunted Backpack || Trouble at Table 5 || Dragonbreath

He really likes the Dragonbreath and Trouble at Table 5 series. The Trouble at Table 5 series is really good and is like an easier chapter book. It features characters who have differences, perhaps a sensory disorder, and ADHD. What I love about them as well is that the books have little notes at the end of chapters that encourage readers, like “You have read 567 words! Keep going!” and “You are halfway through! Good job!” I think that is so cool for kids who have a bit of a struggle to get that feedback from the books themselves. I definitely recommend them for kids who don’t like to read or who are still working on their independent reading skills.

Dragonbreath is another easy fun series – and Ursula Vernon also writes under the name of T. Kingfisher! So those of us adults who love her work might want to pick these up for the children in their lives. They revolve around Danny, a dragon, and his friend Wendell. They are cute!

And I could go on and on, but I feel like this is a good spot for now.

I hope that whatever you do today, you do something that makes you smile. And stay safe!!