Sunset

I just realized that I finished this just before Rachel was born in November and never posted about it.  This was the last book in the Karen Kingsbury set that I have been reading for a bit over a year now.

This is the last of the Baxter books.  It follows John as he is getting ready to mary Elaine.  He is selling the family home.  This is a really nice wrap-up of the Baxter family.

If you enjoy series books, then I suggest you look up the Baxter family.

{Not a lot of reading is going on here for the adult crowd...  just lots of reading to infants and almost 4 year olds!  If I have some time when James goes back to school I plan on blogging about some of my old favorites.  :)}

Read:  early November 2012
Pages:  336

Demolition

We have another book by Sally Sutton {Road Work} that James really enjoys.  So when I saw this in the new release section at the library, I thought we'd give it a try.  Good thing that we did.  He really seems to enjoy this one as well.

This book is all about tearing down a building and then building a green space in the area.  It is a fun book because it has a really nice flow to it.  So any musical people out there would probably enjoy it as well.  Truly though I think that James just loves reading about construction vehicles.

James age:  3 years 8 months

Trucks

This is another one of those books that we found just browsing the books in the library.  I have known about Gail Gibbons and her great books for a long time....  I had just never thought about checking any out.

This one is a hit!  I love that it has about a sentence on each page and then all of the trucks are labeled.  Can I just tell you how great these books are for teaching mommas who played with dolls not trucks as a child?!??!  Seriously y'all I almost consider a book like this a research book for moms.  ;)  I also love how there are some pictures that show a sequence of events that are great for getting mom and kiddo to talk about the trucks.  {You better believe that if I am trying to rush bedtime James will literally turn back the page and say, "Talk, Mom!"}

Another classic that I highly encourage you to look into if you have a transportation lover on your hands.  

James's age:  3 years 7 months

Trains (non-fiction)

A few weeks ago at the library, I randomly saw this book.  I asked James if he would like it and he said, "YES!"  This book has quickly become one of his very favorite books.  I think that this might be one of the first non-fiction books that we have checked out from the library.  {If you know anything about me, you know I am not a huge NF fan....but I know that boys especially little ones do in fact love NF!}

This one has turned out to be perfect for his age because it is short and sweet.  A lot of the book discussed things that he already knows like what different train cars are called, but I think that makes it fun.

I highly recommend this one if you have a little one who likes trains.

James' age:  3 years 7 months

James' Halloween Favorites (3.5 YO)

I just looked back to see if I had done a Halloween post before.  Sure enough I did one exactly one year ago today... {Spooky, huh!}  In any case, this was the first book on that post, but it is seriously his favorite! Halloween book.  So I would say this book is a great investment.

This is another book from my old classroom library (from when I taught 1st grade).  James really liked this story this year.  He is super into pumpkins and pumpkin patches so he's loved reading it.  He also really likes mice {we can thank Tom & Jerry for that!} so this was a perfect fit.

This might be the only Halloween book that I bought specifically for James in our Halloween collection.  It is a fun little rhyme that I remember doing when I was a little girl.  This is another one that often makes it into the rotation.

Hope y'all enjoy the Halloween books for little ones.  Fun news:  this was my 100th post!  Kinda crazy!!  And FYI...  there might be more books about what James and baby like in the coming months. If memory serves, after James was born I did not do much reading for a while.  So it looks like my reading frenzy that I have been on is about to take a little break.  But I do have a little something up my sleeve...

James age:  3 years 7 months

Rhett Butler's People

I saw this book at Target this summer. Gone with the Wind is one of my all time favorite books. So I had to get this one. This book was really good.

It starts when Rhett was a young man. You get to see his formative years, then you get to see Gone with the Wind from his perspective. This book will make you love Rhett even more. It was fun getting to know more about Belle Watling and Rosemary, Rhett's little sister.

There were a few little stories that kept you wondering throughout the book that got wrapped up nicely at the end.

If you like antebellum literature, you will probably like this one. Just know its not 100% historically accurate. :)

Read:  September 2012
Pages:   512

Gone Girl

I have heard some buzz about this one and it is currently on the best seller list.  So I thought that I would give it a try.  I knew that it was going to be suspense, which I am good with (just not scary ;)).

This one was really pretty darn good.  I liked the story and the way that she organized her chapters.  You knew that there was more to the story than what the author was currently sharing, so you just had to keep reading at a pretty quick pace.  I liked the characters; I liked the writing; I liked pretty much everything about this one.

Y'all the characters in the book are whack!  But I found myself loving them in spite of their craziness. There were lots of twists and turns to keep you reading (although at the very end I could predict a little of what would happen).  

If you like Reliable Wife, you may like this one as well.  It was a little on the dark side like that one.

{I have been on a reading kick, trying to read as many as possible before new new baby comes in November.  And I have been really lucky to have gotten a lot of books that I really like lately!}

Read:  September 2012
Pages:  432