Our Reading Rug…where we sit to share all these wonderful books.

When I say that I haven’t been reading very much recently, it’s not exactly true. My own reading has slowed down for many reasons, but I am still reading every day and going through books like crazy! Here’s why…

This is my 27th year of teaching, and this year I have the world’s sweetest class of Second Graders. They love to read and love listening to stories, so we are compiling quite a list of books shared (our Read Aloud books). We have a Read Aloud time every morning after recess, and it’s amazing how many books you can read in just 20-30 minutes a day! Here’s our list of the books we have shared during our Read Aloud time on our Reading Rug so far this year:

1. Strega Nona, by Tomie dePaola
2. Strega Nona: Her Story, by Tomie dePaola
3. Big Anthony: His Story, by Tomie dePaola
4. Strega Nona’s Magic Lessons, by Tomie dePaola
5. Big Anthony and the Magic Ring, by Tomie dePaola
6. Strega Nona Meets Her Match, by Tomie dePaola
7. Strega Nona Takes a Vacation, by Tomie dePaola
8. Strega Nona’s Harvest, by Tomie dePaola
9. The Sunflower House, by Eve Bunting
10. Tomie dePaola, by Eric Braun
11. Mercy Watson to the Rescue, by Kate DiCamillo
12. Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride, by Kate DiCamillo
13. Akimbo and the Elephants, by Alexander McCall Smith
14. Owl Moon, by Jane Yolen
15. Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White
16. Blueberries For Sal, by Robert McCloskey
17. Squanto and the Pilgrims, by A.M. Anderson
18. Room on the Broom, by Julia Donaldson (Thanks, Mrs. Lux, for reading this to us at our Halloween party!)
19. Gooney Bird Greene, by Lois Lowry
20. Catwings, by Ursula K. Le Guin
21. Catwings Return, by Ursula K. Le Guin
22. Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings, by Ursula K. Le Guin
23. Jane on her Own: A Catwings Tale, by Ursula K. Le Guin
24. Currently reading: Helen Keller, by Margaret Davidson