Levi’s birthday lands conveniently on the first day of the new year (6 minutes after midnight, to be exact).
In honor and celebration of my firstborn son, I thought I’d wrap up his reading list for 2009 and 7 years old.
As I was trying to find something to discomfort him with after an afternoon of less-than-desirable behavior the other day,
I settled on the torturous punishment of no reading.
He wailed, ‘But I’m nothing without my books!’
Without further ado:
*Alexander, Lloyd.
The Gawgon and the BoyTime CatThe Book of ThreeThe Black CauldronThe High King
*Armstrong, Alan. Looking for Marco Polo
*Atwater, Richard and Florence. Mr. Popper’s Penguins*Avi. The Barn
*Babbitt, Natalie. Kneeknock Rise
*Balliett, Blue. Chasing Vermeer
*Banks, Lynne Reid.
The Indian in the CupboardThe Return of the IndianThe Mystery of the Cupboard
The Secret of the Indian
*Barrie, J. M. Peter Pan
*Barry, Dave & Pearson, Ridley.
Peter and the StarcatchersPeter and the Shadow ThievesPeter and the Secret of RundoonEscape from the CarnivaleCave of the Dark Wind
Baum, L. Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
*Birdsall, Jeanne.
The Penderwicks
*Bishop, Claire Huchet and Pene du Bois, William. Twenty and Ten
*Blyton, Enid.
The Mystery of the Missing NecklaceThe Famous Five On a Treasure IslandThe Famous Five on Finniston FarmFive on Kirrin Island AgainFive Are Together AgainFive Go to Demon’s RocksFive Get Into a FixFive Have a Wonderful TimeFive Go to Billycock Hill
Five Go to Smuggler’s Top
*Bond, Michael.
A Bear Called Paddington
Paddington Helps Out
*Brinley, Bertrand R.
The Mad Scientists Club
*Brooks, Walter R. Freddy and the Baseball Team from MarsFreddy and the Perilous AdventureFreddy the Pilot
*Bruchac. The Girl Who Helped Thunder & Other Native American Folktales
*Bulla, Robert Clyde. Squanto Friend of the Pilgrims
*Carlson, Natalie Savage. The Family Under the Bridge
*Carroll, Lewis.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Through the Looking-Glass
*Cleary, Beverly.
Mitch and AmyThe Mouse & the MotorcycleRalph S. MouseRunaway RalphSocks
*Clements, Andrew. Frindle
*Cole, Joanna.
The Magic School Bus Chapter Book: Electric StormAmazing MagnetismThe Wild Whale Watch
The Giant Germ
The Truth About Bats
Voyage to the Volcano
*Cooney, Barbara. The Kellyhorns
*Cory, David.
The Magic Umbrella
*Cowles, Julia Darrow. The Robinson Crusoe Reader
*Dahl, Roald.
George’s Marvelous MedicineThe WitchesMatilda
*Davies, Jaqueline. The Lemonade War
*de Angeli, Marguerite.
The Door in the Wall
*de Saint-Exupery, Antoine. The Little Prince*Dillon, Eilis. The Island of Horses
*Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. The Lost World
*Eager, Edward.
Half MagicThe Time GardenSeven-Day MagicMagic by the LakeKnight’s CastleMagic or Not?The Well-Wishers
*Edwards, Julie Andrews. The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles*Ellsworth, Mary Ellen. Gertrude Chandler Warner and the Boxcar Children
*Enright, Elizabeth. The Four-Story MistakeThen There Were FiveSpiderweb for Two
Thimble SummerGone-Away Lake
*Erickson, John R.
The Further Adventures of Hank the Cowdog
*Estes, Eleanor. Ginger PyeThe Moffat MuseumRufus M.The Moffats
*Funke, Cornelia. The Thief Lord
*Gannett, Ruth Stiles.
Elmer and the DragonThe Dragons of Blueland
*Gardiner, John Reynolds. Stone Fox
*George, J. Craighead. The Cats of Roxville Station
*Gray, Elizabeth Janet.
Adam of the Road
*Harris, Joel Chandler. The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
*Haywood, Carolyn.
Betsy and the BoysBetsy and the CircusSummer FunEddie and the Fire Engine
*Hope, Laura Lee. The Bobbsey Twins
The Bobbsey Twins Adventure in the Country
*Jenkins, Martin.
Jonathan Swift’s GulliverDon Quixote*Juster, Norman. The Phantom Tollbooth
*Kalnay, Francis. Chucaro: Wild Pony of the Pampa
*King-Smith, Dick.
The School MouseHarriet’s HareAce: The Very Important PigThe Twin GiantsClever DuckThe Mouse Family RobinsonDinosaur Trouble
Lady Lollipop
*Kipling, Rudyard.
Just So StoriesThe Jungle Books, Vol. 2
*Konigsburg, E. L. From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
*Lawrence, Caroline. The Pirates of Pompeii
*Lawson, Robert.
Ben and MeRabbit Hill*Lewis, C. S. The Voyage of the Dawn TreaderThe Silver ChairThe Horse and His BoyThe Last Battle
*Lindgren, Astrid. Pippi LongstockingPippi Goes on BoardPippi on the Run
*Lofting, Hugh. The Story of Doctor Dolittle
*MacDonald, Betty. The Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Treasury
*MacDonald, George.
The Light PrincessThe Golden Key
The Princess and Curdie
*McAllister, Angela.
Digory the Dragon Slayer
Digory and the Lost King
*McCaughrean, Geraldine. One Thousand and One Arabian Nights
*McCloskey, Robert.
Homer PriceCenterburg Tales
*McMullan, Kate. Dragon Slayers’ Academy: 97 Ways to Train a DragonKnight for a Day
*Morey, Walt. Runaway Stallion
The Lemon Meringue Dog
*Morris, Gerald.
Sir Givret the ShortThe Quest of the Fair UnknownThe Lioness and Her KnightThe Ballad of Sir DinadanParsifal’s PageThe Savage Damsel and the DwarfThe Squire, His Knight, and His LadyThe Princess, the Crone, and the Dung-Cart KnightThe Squire’s Tale
*Mowat, Farley. Owls in the Family
*Myers, Walter Dean. Three Swords for Granada
*Nesbit, Edith.
The Book of DragonsFive Children and ItThe Magic City
The Enchanted Castle
*Norton, Mary. The Borrowers
*Osborne, Mary Pope.
Favorite Norse Myths
Magic Tree House (countless)
*Paterson, Katherine.
Bridge to TerabithiaParzival: The Quest of the Grail Knight
*Pene du Bois, William. The Twenty-One Balloons
*Philip, Neil. Odin’s Family:
Myths of the Vikings
*Ransome, Arthur. Swallows and AmazonsSwallowdaleWinter Holiday
*Robertson, Keith. Henry Reed, Inc.
Henry Reed’s Babysitting Service
*Robinson, Barbara.
The Best Christmas Pageant EverThe Best Halloween Ever
*Rupp, Rebecca. The Dragon of Lonely IslandThe Return of the DragonThe Waterstone
*Scieszka, Jon. The Time-Warp Trio: GladiatorTut TutKnights of the Kitchen TableMe Oh MayaSam SamuraiThe Good the Bad the GoofyIt’s All Greek to MeViking It and Liking ItThe Not-So-Jolly Roger
*George Selden. The Cricket in Times SquareTucker’s CountrysideHarry Cat’s Pet PuppyThe Old MeadowChester Cricket’s New Home
*Selznick, Brian. The Invention of Hugo Cabret
*Sobol, Donald. Secret Agents FourEncyclopedia BrownEncyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery Salamander
*Sorensen, Virginia.
Miracles on Maple Hill
*Smith, Alexander McCall. Akimbo and the Crocodile ManAkimbo and the LionsAkimbo and the Elephants*Sperry, Armstrong. Call It Courage
*St. John, Patricia M.
Star of LightTreasures of the Snow
*Stewart, Trenton Lee. The Mysterious Benedict Society
*Travers, P. L.
Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins Comes Back
*Treffinger, Carolyn. Li Lun: Lad of Courage
*Warner, Gertrude Chandler. The Boxcar Children
(#1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, S#18, & Winter Special #1, ++?) *Watson, Jean. The Family Pilgrim’s Progress
*York, Carol Beach. The Good Day Mice
Hmmm. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 200. Makes my 52 look positively puny.
HAPPY 8TH BIRTHDAY, BOOK BOY!!