Favorite read aloud books that are well written and fun for parents too

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Anonymous wrote:Trumpet of the Swan

DS8 loved that one! Wind in the Willows we never got through, but maybe we could try again. I always thought it was a preschool read aloud so I think we tried it too early.

For Wild Robot lovers, how are the rest of the books. We read the first, I think there are two more titles?

Personal anecdote: my kids and I could never get into The Wind in the Willows. We've read most of the other suggestions on that thread, but just found it boring. I know in some people's minds that's almost a crime.

Have only heard good things about the entire Wild Robot series (all my kids read them to themselves, so I have not).

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trumpet of the Swan

DS8 loved that one! Wind in the Willows we never got through, but maybe we could try again. I always thought it was a preschool read aloud so I think we tried it too early.

For Wild Robot lovers, how are the rest of the books. We read the first, I think there are two more titles?

Personal anecdote: my kids and I could never get into The Wind in the Willows. We've read most of the other suggestions on that thread, but just found it boring. I know in some people's minds that's almost a crime.

Have only heard good things about the entire Wild Robot series (all my kids read them to themselves, so I have not).

I like Wind in the Willows but some chapters are better than others. I personally find the whole Toad plot line a bit annoying but I like the other bits.

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Holes, though some parts are dark

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Armstrong, Journey of a Mouse to the Moon. It has absolutely beautiful artwork while be a super cute story.

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The 21 Balloons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twenty-One_Balloons

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Frog and Toad

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D’Aulaires (sp?) Greek and Norse myths

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trumpet of the Swan

DS8 loved that one! Wind in the Willows we never got through, but maybe we could try again. I always thought it was a preschool read aloud so I think we tried it too early.

For Wild Robot lovers, how are the rest of the books. We read the first, I think there are two more titles?

Wind in the Willows is actually a hard read. While a younger child may enjoy it, an older child would get a lot more out of it. It’s a beautiful book and the themes about friendship are complex

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Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nihm
Owls in the Family
The Dog that Wouldn’t Be
Narnia books

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Misty of Chincoteague
Little House on the Prairie books
Original Winnie-the-Pooh

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Dory!

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Maybe Gumluck?

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+1 for Little House series, especially Farmer Boy
Series of Unfortunate Events
Mysterious Benedict Society

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Anonymous wrote:D’Aulaires (sp?) Greek and Norse myths

+1
I have great memories of reading these with my dad as a kid.

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Anonymous wrote:+1 for Little House series, especially Farmer Boy
Series of Unfortunate Events
Mysterious Benedict Society

Fair warning. Farmer Boy didn't scare me when I was 6, but it scared my son when he was 7-8. It opens with a teacher brandishing a whip because the teens had beat the previous teacher to death.