Reading with David – Elmer and the Dragon

David says:
I gave this story five stars because I thought it was nice that the dragon tried to get Elmer home to his parents.

I liked the part about Feather Island and how he ran into his old pet bird, Flute. I thought King Can’s story was interesting and I liked that they dug up the treasure and all the things they found in it. It was nice of the King to give some of it to Elmer and to the dragon and even to Flute. I thought it was nice of Elmer to give some presents to Flute.

I liked that when they got home the dragon gave the watch to Elmer so he could give it to his mom, My favorite part was that Elmer made it home safely and gave presents to his dad and his mom and even played the harmonica for his father. And that the dragon is going home. It was a very happy ending!

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.

October 23, 2011 | Dbooks 2011, Family, Reading with David | 2 comments

Reading with David – Akimbo and the Elephants

David says:
I gave this story five stars because there are a lot of elephants in the book and I find them interesting and I liked that he lived in Africa.

I liked the part where Akimbo ran into the ranger camp in the middle of the night so he could get his dad and the rangers to catch the poachers. His plan was sneaky. I like that he stole the ivory because with it he was able to trick the bad guy into joining their gang.

I liked his plan of joining in with them so he could follow exactly where they went. It was scary that the rhino almost charged at him and the lion roared at him. It was very brave of him to scare the elephants so he could make sure to save them.

The best part was in the end when he saw that the little elephant was taken care of and when all the poachers were caught.

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.

October 16, 2011 | Dbooks 2011, Family, Reading with David | Leave a comment

Reading with David – Pee Wee’s Tale

David says:
I gave this story five stars because I liked that Pee-Wee was free in the park and made friends with Lexi and found the sweet apple.

I liked the part where the bird took him but he was clever enough to bite him just when he was over the water. And how he read the story in the paper and was able to warn all the other animals in time so they could escape. I loved that he started reading to all the other animals and how much they liked it. And how he became friends with all the other animals so they watched out for him and looked for Robbie for him.

I also really liked the ending how Pee-Wee actually realized he was so free now and had a good friend like Lexi and was living a better life and how he saw that Robbie, too, had gotten his wish and had a puppy now so it was happy for both of them.

Another recommendation from our librarian. What a sweet little tale. I know there are sequals to this one and I think we will likely check those out, too since it was so delightful.

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.

October 2, 2011 | Dbooks 2011, Family, Reading with David | Leave a comment

Reading with David – Owls in the Family

David says:
I gave this story five stars because I thought it was really cool that they had owls as part of their family. I really liked that the owls walked and liked people and sitting on people’s shoulders.

I liked how Wol was protective of the boys and scared the bullies away when they were hitting the boys. I also like how Billy rescued Weeps and how Wol protected him and took care of him immediately. I also like how Wol scared the crows and Billy’s daddy shot them for being mean. I thought it was funny that Billy’s mom had to feed them breakfast so they wouldn’t follow Billy to school. And I really liked how the owls were allowed in the house and time and how gentle they were.

I was happy that the owls got a new home even though Billy had to move away, he found a good and happy home for the owls.

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.

September 25, 2011 | Dbooks 2011, Family, Reading with David | Leave a comment

Reading with David – Much Ado About Aldo

David says:
I gave this story five stars because I liked that Aldo didn’t like to eat animals and became a vegetarian. It was nice that Mrs. Sossi made special lunches for Aldo because he didn’t eat meat.

I didn’t like the part where the chameleon ate the cricket. I thought it was funny that the missing cat was in the drawer all along and I liked how Aldo used that as an idea of how to save the crickets. It was funny when the girl put her hand in the bottom drawer where the chameleons were and screamed. But I liked that the principal listened to Aldo’s story and understood how he felt and was kind.

My favorite part was when the teacher said she was ready to be done with the project and that they could release the crickets to the wild in the warmer weather. I thought it was funny that Aldo asked for more marshmallows.

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.

September 18, 2011 | David, Dbooks 2011, Family, Reading with David | Leave a comment

Reading with David – Babe the Gallant Pig

David says:
I gave this story five stars because the big is always so brave and polite.

I like that Babe wanted to be a sheep herder just like his adopted mom. And I like that Fly took him seriously and taught him everything he knew. And Babe kept trying and trying and making sure he didn’t eat too much and practiced running a lot.

It was great that he saved the sheep from the rustlers and the bad dogs and because of that he got live. He even got to go inside the house with Fly. Fly loved Pig so much that when he thought Pig might be in trouble, he tried very hard to be polite to the sheep so he could find out the truth (and then also again for the password.)

My favorite part was when he won the sheep-dog trials and got a perfect 100!

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.

September 11, 2011 | David, Dbooks 2011, Family, Reading with David | Leave a comment

Reading with David – The World According to Humphrey

David says:
I gave this story five stars because I really liked that the hamster was very intelligent and had different adventures in the book.

I liked the part when Sayeh finally raised her hand because she was trying to get the class to notice Humphrey’s costume. I also loved that he helped Mr. Morales so that his kids would listen better to him. I loved the part where he pulled out the TV plug and the family thought it broke and then later they saw it was unplugged but couldn’t figure out who would have done that.

I liked that he tried to get Aldo to notice the Moonlighter’s ad and used the projector wisely. And he was so clever because he made up a game to get Mr. Brisbane excited. My favorite part was the ending because they built him a playground and he also had an obstacle course and Ms. Mac came back. Finally, I was happy to know that Garth will get to visit him over Christmas Break.

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.

September 4, 2011 | David, Dbooks 2011, Family, Reading with David | Leave a comment

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

David says:
I gave this story five stars because I like that Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle can cure all the children. My favorite story was the one about the boy who couldn’t find anything because I loved how he found Mr. Piggle-Wiggle’s present and how he said he had the sharpest eyes in the world.

I didn’t like the story where the boy lied all the time because I thought it was mean that he lied and made up stories. But I loved the story where she stopped forgetting to feed the animals because in the end she had gotten so great at taking care of all the animals and they all loved her.

I didn’t like destructiveness story but I loved that in the end he learned how to fix everything he destroyed. And I loved how the scared girl became super-brave by the end of the book.

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.

August 28, 2011 | David, Dbooks 2011, Family, Reading with David | 4 comments

Reading with David – Harriet the Spy

David says:
I gave this story one star because I thought it was boring. I didn’t like that Harriet was spying on people and going into their houses. I also didn’t like that she wrote down mean things about people.

She went into places without permission. Ole Golly was also mean because she would make Harriet do things right away. I did like the part when she and her boyfriend took a walk together.

I thought it was cool that Sport wanted to be a ball player. I felt bad for him though because he had a hard life having to take care of his dad all the time. I liked Janie because she likes chemistry and likes to blow things up.

Overall, I didn’t like this book because, nothing interesting was happening in it and I didn’t like Harriet and how she was being mean to people and doing things without permission.

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.

August 21, 2011 | David, Dbooks 2011, Family, Reading with David | Leave a comment

Reading with David – Charlotte’s Web

David says:
I gave this story five stars because I love that the pig and the spider became friends and that there were more spider friends later in the book.

I thought it was really sad that Charlotte died. But I liked that she had new babies coming and that Wilbur got to live.

I liked the beginning where Fern saved Wilbur and fed him with a bottle. And I liked that she came to visit him everyday and was friends with the animals in the barn.

Even though Templeton was sort of mean, it was nice that he did a lot of favors for both Wilbur and Charlotte. I liked the part where the little goslings hatched. I thought it was wonderful that Charlotte tried to save the pig’s life and the pig saved all of her children. And I liked that he won the medal and how they were best friends.

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 26, 2011 | Dbooks 2011, Family, Reading with David | Leave a comment

Reading with David – Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine

David says:
I gave this story five stars because I thought it was cool that they got a machine to do their homework.

I didn’t like Snitcher because he always told on them and he broke the computer. I liked that Danny gave him a knife with snitcher carved on it at the end.

I thought it was cool that they fed all the information into the computer and that it could then write reports for them. The first invention where you had two pens writing at the same time was cool too because it made a copy for someone else as well. Of the three kids, I liked Danny the most because all the creative ideas were his.

I thought it was nice of Joe to write a poem for Irene but I didn’t like that Danny got jealous of it. But it did help Joe and Irene make up which I liked.

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 19, 2011 | Dbooks 2011, Family, Reading with David | 2 comments

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

 
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