I'm sure some will be added and maybe taken away, but for now these are few books I hope to read in 2009...
Deconstructing Penguins: Parents, Kids, and the Bond of Reading
Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone
Evening in the Palace of Reason: Bach meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenment
James R. Gaines
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder
Richard Louv
The Little French Girl
Anne Douglas Sedgwick
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Barbara Kingsolver
Good and Angry: Exchanging Frustration for Character in You and Your Kids
Scott Turnansky and Joanne Miller
Emma
Jane Austen
Charlotte Mason Series
The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness
Dave Ramsey
Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense
David Guterson
A Little History of the World
E. H. Gombrich
Gilead
Marilynne Robinson
I read "Good and Angry..." over 2 years ago and it really met a need for where I was with my children and my expectations of them and myself. I passed it on to two friends and just got it back last month. I am planning to read it again soon! I also want to read "Deconstructing Penguins."
ReplyDeleteAlso, thanks for the great tips on visiting DC! All the excitement of today has me excited to take my family for a visit soon...well, maybe once it warms up :)!