Reading with David – Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle’s Magic

David says:
I gave this story five stars because it was cool that Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle could cure everything.

My favorite story was the Waddle-I-Doers because they find a treasure in that one and I liked that they found six of them because it meant Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle could have money for a long time. I also thought the Never-Want-To-Go-To-Schooler story was funny because Jody got dumber and started speaking funny. I also thought it was funny that he couldn’t count higher than three. The bad-table-manners cure story was silly because the pig sat with the boy. I thought the Thought-You-Saiders Cure was the silliest of them all because the kids thought of funny responses and I liked them all.

I thought the whole book was really silly because all the cures Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle had were over the top. There wasn’t a story I didn’t like.

Reading a book a week with my six-year-old son David is a weekly project for 2011. You can read more about it here.

June 12, 2011 | Family, Reading with David | Leave a comment

Reading with David – Junie B. – Dumb Bunny

David says:
I gave this story five stars because I thought Junie B. was funny and I liked how she was calling May Dumb Bunny in her head. I also liked how she was nice to Sheldon and took his side when May was teasing him.

I liked that they made a rule about not tripping the bunny or you’d get in trouble because the bunny has big feet and this way the egg hunt wouldn’t be unfair to her. I thought it was nice that Lucille gave invitations to everyone in the class and didn’t leave anyone out.

I thought Mr. Scary’s rule of counting to twenty two times and then going home and still not tattling was funny. For Junie, being the bunny was bad because she kept falling and couldn’t run, but it was good because she got to have her picture taken with everyone. In the end, falling helped too because that’s how she found the golden egg.

Reading a book a week with my six-year-old son David is a weekly project for 2011. You can read more about it here.

June 5, 2011 | Family, Reading with David | Leave a comment

Reading with David – The Emerald Atlas

David says:
I gave this story five stars because I liked how Katie found out that Selena was actually nice to animals and they became friends at the end and I like how the boys who cheated got caught and had to clean up dog poop (which was funny!).

I also really liked the bug facts, especially the one about how fast dragon flies can fly. But I didn’t like that the boys cheated because they knew they would get in trouble if they got caught and they were being lazy.

My favorite of the science projects was the volcano that exploded because I like that it had lava inside which exploded. I also liked the lightning bug because I thought it was cool that they thought to use a flashlight to make it light up. I also thought the solar system was cool cause they used different fruits for each planet.

Reading a book a week with my six-year-old son David is a weekly project for 2011. You can read more about it here.

May 29, 2011 | Family, Reading with David | Leave a comment

Reading with David – Katie Kazoo – Be Nice to Mice

David says:
I gave this story five stars because I liked how Katie found out that Selena was actually nice to animals and they became friends at the end and I like how the boys who cheated got caught and had to clean up dog poop (which was funny!).

I also really liked the bug facts, especially the one about how fast dragon flies can fly. But I didn’t like that the boys cheated because they knew they would get in trouble if they got caught and they were being lazy.

My favorite of the science projects was the volcano that exploded because I like that it had lava inside which exploded. I also liked the lightning bug because I thought it was cool that they thought to use a flashlight to make it light up. I also thought the solar system was cool cause they used different fruits for each planet.

Reading a book a week with my six-year-old son David is a weekly project for 2011. You can read more about it here.

May 22, 2011 | Dbooks 2011, Reading with David | Leave a comment

Reading with David – Katie Kazoo – Anyone But Me

David says:
I gave this story five stars because I like that she became friends with George in the end. I like that Katie caught the hamster and that George pet her dog.

My favorite character was Katie because she helped George be funny without being mean to everyone. I also liked that she was nice to him when he felt sad.

I thought it was funny that she liked being called Katie Kazoo. I didn’t like that George made fun of her (and the other kids) and laughed at them.

But I liked how George made funny jokes in the end and made everyone laugh. I also like Suzanne because when Katie fell in the mud, she picked her up and she was always nice to Katie. I also liked how Katie and George made a deal to share their food.

Reading a book a week with my six-year-old son David is a weekly project for 2011. You can read more about it here.

May 15, 2011 | Dbooks 2011, Reading with David | One comment

Reading with David – Encyclopedia Brown Boy Detective

David says:
I gave this story four stars because I didn’t like that you had to jump back and forth to see the solutions of each mystery.

I liked the boy detective and Sally because they were both very smart. I didn’t like the egg spinner story because the boy in it was trying to cheat!

I liked that he was really observant and could figure out what really happened by listening carefully to find where there were mistakes in the story. It was nice that the dad asked his son’s opinion and took him along when he went to solve a mystery.

I thought it was funny that the paper bag only had bread in it. My favorite story was the one with the sword because it was cool that it had a sword in it. My least favorite one was the one with the necklace because I didn’t like that the friend faked the whole thing.

Reading a book a week with my six-year-old son David is a weekly project for 2011. You can read more about it here.

May 8, 2011 | Dbooks 2011, Reading with David | One comment

Reading with David – The Secret Garden

David says:
I gave this story five stars because I liked that in the end everybody is happy and the father really cares about his son.

I like that Mary found the key and the robin showed her the way. I also liked how Mary went from being grouchy to happy and became friends with Martha. My favorite character was the robin cause she was really cute and she was the first “person” to befriend Mary.

I liked that all the animals like Dickon and that he’s nice to everybody. I liked that Colin taught Magic to everyone and that they did exercises each day. I liked that Dickon’s mom gave them extra food so they could make sure the nurse didn’t know Colin was getting better and could surprise his dad. I like how the three kids became such good friends and worked and played in the garden every day together.

Reading a book a week with my six-year-old son David is a weekly project for 2011. You can read more about it here.

May 1, 2011 | Dbooks 2011, Reading with David | One comment

Reading with David – The Mystery of the Green Ghost

David says:
I gave this story five stars because I really liked the trick behind what made the green ghost appear. I also liked what Mr. Won did with the life pearls.

I thought it was very clever of Bob to pretend like he was hypnotized even though he was awake so he could write the notes. And I thought what 39 meant in the notes was interesting. But I didn’t like that Mr. Won tried to hypnotize the three boys.

I didn’t like that Harold was mean to his aunt and tried to trick her.. I also didn’t like that Jensen double-crossed Harold. I also didn’t like that the pearls got crushed and that Jensen grabbed Pete when he was surrounded by the police.

I liked that Jupiter figured out what happened because of the way the dog behaved when the ghost appeared.

Reading a book a week with my six-year-old son David is a weekly project for 2011. You can read more about it here.

April 24, 2011 | David, Dbooks 2011, Reading with David | One comment

Reading with David – The Mystery of the Whispering Mummy

David says:
I gave this story four stars because I didn’t really like the beginning because it wasn’t interesting to me and it was a little too confusing.

I thought it was interesting that someone disguised the cat and how the two cases were intertwined. I also liked that Jupiter figured it out about the cat and helped him realize Sardon might be a disguise, too.

I didn’t like that Sardon/Freeman tried to steal the mummy and its case. The part where we found out how the mummy whispered was interesting and clever. I also didn’t like that Freeman stole the cat.

I liked that in the end everything went back to its right place. The thieves were caught. The jewels were sent back. And the cat went back to Mrs. Banfry. In the end, this book was fun to read but not as good as the other two we read so far.

Reading a book a week with my six-year-old son David is a weekly project for 2011. You can read more about it here.

April 17, 2011 | David, Dbooks 2011, Family, Reading with David | Leave a comment

Us Right Now – April 16

jake
This was another productive week for Jake. He spent most of the week at the office getting clients and setting up paperwork for corporations. He’s made so much progress in the last two weeks that it’s exciting and rejuvenating to watch. He’s also been really a huge help to me this week. He went to volunteer at David’s school and stayed with the kids so I could go to both my doctor’s appointments alone. It was so nice to be able to have that freedom and calm.

karen
This week was productive and stressful. I’ve been having more jaw pain than I’d like but I am trying to keep it in perspective. I’ve been specifically working on having more perspective and a more positive attitude. I am quite proud of myself for not completely freaking out with what happened to David and just doing the right thing and trying to stay calm so that he wouldn’t be scared. Now that the weekend is here all I want to do is rest and recover and do nothing productive. I guess that’s what weekends are for, right?

david
David went back to school after a week of being sick and then on Wednesday he was spinning around and hit his head on the lunch bench when he got dizzy. He made a pretty deep gash but thankfully he’s ok. They closed it up with bandaids and he’s been home the rest of the week. He’s been in good spirits but I am worried cause he doesn’t really understand the gravity of what happened and still jumps and bounces around unless I remind him to stay calm and let his wound heal. My sweet boy whose spirit is unbreakable. I love him.

nathaniel
Nathaniel is doing well, too. He’s thrilled to have David around and he’s been getting into every single thing. He opens drawers, burrows through things, has strong opinions and makes sure you know them. It’s lucky for him that he’s super-cute or I am not sure how we’d be putting up with all his antics.

Us Right Now is a weekly project for 2011. You can read more about it here.

April 16, 2011 | David, Family, Nathaniel, Us Right Now | Leave a comment

Reading with David – The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot

David says:
I gave this story five stars because I really like that they figured out the riddle and that they were able to find and return the parrots.

I liked that the parrots all had different funny names and messages and that one of hem was myna bird. I also like that Mr. Huganay congratulated them in the end (and that he didn’t win.)

I didn’t like Adam and the other guy who worked for Mr. Huganay because they captured the boys. I also didn’t like that Skinny Norris helped the art thief. I liked that Mr. Claudius apologized to the children (and the parrot owners) because he got so angry so quickly and screamed at them.

I liked that John Silver told Carlo’s uncle that he had a piece of gold at the end of the rainbow and he trained the parrots to say all those different riddles. It was super-cool that Blackbeard knew them all!

Reading a book a week with my six-year-old son David is a weekly project for 2011. You can read more about it here.

April 10, 2011 | David, Family, Reading with David | Leave a comment

Reading with David – The Secret of Terror Castle

David says:
I gave this story five stars because I loved that they figured out the secret or Terror Castle and that it ended well.

I liked Jupiter the most because he was the master because he was the first investigator and he formed the club. He was also the most intelligent. I also liked Bob because he did all the research about Terror Castle. I like that they had cool adventures. I also liked the driver because he discovered the secret passage and he also saved Pete and Jupiter. He ended up helping the boys solve the mystery.

I didn’t like the scene where the birds attacked Bob and Worthington. I also didn’t like Skinny Norris because he stole their card. I liked that they took a picture of the skeleton and that they weren’t too scared. I also liked that they left question mark trails in chalk. I didn’t like the part where the boys got caught behind the rocks. But, overall, I really liked this story and want to read more of them.

Reading a book a week with my six-year-old son David is a weekly project for 2011. You can read more about it here.

April 3, 2011 | Dbooks 2011, Family, Reading with David | Leave a comment

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