Hello everyone! I thought it would be fun to share some of the books Wyatt and I have been reading over here together!
Let me start with books we are reading in school!
Sign of the Beaver || The End of the Beginning
We are reading The Sign of the Beaver for history as we are doing Early America right now. I feel like Wyatt really gets a much better picture of life during this time through books.
For our language arts, we are reading The End of the Beginning by Avi. I love Avi, so unfortunately for Wyatt, that means he gets a lot of Avi books when I go off curriculum. I knew he would like this one about a snail who loves to read though!
The Littlest Voyageur || The Courage of Sarah Noble || My Side of the Mountain
These three are books we just finished in school. We both absolutely loved The Littlest Voyageur. It was just so well done and gave such a clear picture of the fur trade – from a furry little squirrel’s point of view, which was a much more gentle way to approach this topic. We then moved on to The Courage of Sarah Noble, which was a super fast read, and brought us forward a bit in history. Then in language arts we read My Side of the Mountain. This one was… interesting. I found it wonderfully written, with some adorable little woodland creature supporting characters like Frightful and the The Baron Weasel, but I also found it a little strange. From the perspective of a mother of a young child in 2025, it was hard to imagine just allowing my child to live in the woods alone. Wyatt on the other hand thought some things were cool – living in a tree, a falcon for a pet – but was not enthused about eating acorn pancakes or living without electricity and wifi. It was however a great book to read together, one that promoted quite a few discussions!
Wyatt has his own little TBR shelf of books! I of course love it. And lately he has wanted me to take photos of his books or of him and his books – much like I do my books…. lol. You will notice some of them follow a particular theme…
Old Wolf by Avi || Lone Wolf || The Wolves of Greycoat Hall
What can I say, my kid loves wolves! I really need to do a post just on the wolf book collection our house has. For now, I will just focus on these. These three are all on his TBR shelf. I think they all look pretty good! When we get to Lone Wolf though, that one is going to hit me hard I think, since Lone Wolf has a twisted paw, and is left by his mother to die in the woods – there can be no weakness in the pack. However, he survives. And that is where the story begins I guess. I am going to be teary, I am sure.
The Treehouse Library || Between Flowers and Bones || The Royal Rabbits of London
The Royal Rabbits of London is the current read. We read together, because he still needs some help but he is getting there! The motivation is for sure huge right now, and we are making up for a lost two years but he is chugging along, making good progress! Anyway, The Royal Rabbits is adorable so far in my opinion, although for Wyatt it is more about the intrigue. And the occasional potty humor.
The other two are on his TBR. After the Royal Rabbits, the next up is The Wolves of Greycoat Hall.
However, before bed we usually snuggle up with a quicker read. Right now we are both addicted to Cynthia Rylant’s higher level beginner readers, specifically Mr. Putter and Tabby.
Mr. Putter and Tabby Feed the Fish|| Mr. Putter and Tabby Write the Book || Mr. Putter and Tabby Stir the Soup
We are both in love with this duo. These books are just so cozy and sweet and they are perfect for that right before bedtime read. We are making our way through all twenty-five. I will be sad when we are done!
We have been switching them off with another series by Rylant, Henry and Mudge, although neither of us like them as much. That surprised me a bit, I thought Wyatt would like Henry and Mudge better, but he likes his little elderly man and cat books. My sweet little soul of a child.
Have your children read any of these, or have you?
Still Life, With Cracker Crumbs.. 