Me and My kids have a bookclub!

My cute sister Jill is such a GREAT mom! She is always giving me fun ideas/activities to do with my kids. She recently told me about how she reads books with her kids. Sometimes if the book has a movie, they'll watch that after they finish. I LOVED this idea because I love to read and I love to read Children's books. I still remember my favorites when I was little. So I started a book club with my kids! Our first book was Little House on the Prairie. We read at night together and my kids just sit and listen (surprising!). It has been such a fun thing for all of us. And it has totally surprised me how much they actually listen. We cried, laughed, and cuddled together because we were scared. At one point Easton even said...Mom...they don't have a microwave. So that led us to a lot of conversation about how lucky we are to have what we do. It also made me dream about life being more simple.

I HIGHLY recomend starting a book club with your kids. Since we finished that book, we've started Mr. Popper's Penguins, and we're going to try and finish so we can go see the movie this weekend!

Here is the actual list of books my sister gave me: (feel free to leave a comment with your favorite Children's book)

Little House on the prairie
The Wind in the Willows- Kenneth Grahame
The Tale of Despereaux - Kate DiCamillo
A Series of Unfortunate Events- Lemony Snicket
The Secret Garden- Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Fantastic Mr. Fox- Roald Dahl
The Hobbit- JRR Tolkien
A Wrinkle in Time- Madeleine L'Engle
Tumtum and Nutmeg: Adventures Byond Nutmouse Hall by Emily Bearn
A Little Princess - Frances Hodgson Burnett
Matilda- Roald Dahl
Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling
Marley: A dog like no other- John Grogan
The Mouse and the Motorcycle- Beverly Cleary
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe- CS Lewis
D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths- by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulair
Harry Potter
Sideways stories from wayside school- by Louis Sachar
Holes
Matilda
Mr. Poppers Penquins by Atwater
Horace Splattly: the cupcaked crusader by Lawrence david
Danger Joe Show by Jon Buller
Aliens for breakfast by johnathan etra
how to train your dragon
the giggler treatment by Roddy Doyle
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Charlotte's Web- by EB White
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert O'Brien
The BFG by Roald Dahl
The indian in the cupboard by Lynne Banks
Mrs. Piggle Wiggle