David and I knew our five year old daughter was a voracious reader, but before this past month neither of us had any idea just how many books she read and finished on her own.
In June we (as a family) decided to keep track. Each time our daughter finished a chapter book, we added the title to her book list.
Last month she read: Half Magic | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Knight’s Castle | Kirsten, Kirsten Learns a Lesson, Kirsten’s Surprise, Happy Birthday Kirsten, Kit Learns a Lesson, Kit’s Surprise, Happy Birthday Kit, Kit Saves the Day (American Girl books) | Bicycle Mystery, Bus Station Mystery, Mystery Behind the Wall, Mystery in the Sand (Boxcar Children books) | Some Good News, Wedding Flowers (Cobble Street Cousins books) | Ivy and Bean
That’s a total of 18 chapter books in 30 days. This tally doesn’t include books we read to her or books she read to her brother.
(To put things in perspective, I read three books last month. Clearly mama needs to carve out more time for her own independent reading.)
I hope our daughter always makes the time to read.
And may she pursue all her interests with equal enthusiasm, dedication, and passion!
Carrie – your family is SO gorgeous! I love that Miss Leyba is such a voracious reader! May it always continue in her life!
Oh my! This has got to be the best, most amazing post ever!! A budding book worm! Joining the ranks of book lovers in the family ~ and only 5 years old!! I am so so proud of her!! A lifetime of reading pleasure lies ahead of her. Thanks to Mom and Dad for reading to their children every day! What a gift to love books!
Three books is great! I read 1 and parts of lots of other books. And that included a week of vacation.
I think if we get rid of the cable finally, we all will read lots more!
Do blogs count?!
Oh, I like that! If blogs count than I’ve been an incredibly productive reader this month. ;)