Books 51-100

We finished! We reached our goal of reading 100 books. It is something we are really glad we did with our girls. Our enjoyment of the library has improved as we were forced to visit it. Some of the books I placed on hold, but it was fun having the girls pick their own books too. Our love of Kate DiCamillo books has increased, and we found some new authors we enjoy. Anatole by Eve Titus is a story our whole family enjoyed and we look forward to reading the other books in the series. We did not have any problems with any of these books except two. Happy Birthday to You by Dr. Seuss was rather hard to read out loud so consider yourself forewarned. The other book was Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo because although an amazing story the content was hard for our five year old to handle. She cried very hard at parts, and we even considered to stop listening to it on audio book. However, we are glad we finished because we were able to discuss forgiveness, and M got the closure she needed from hearing the end of the story.

One of my favorite things about this was I left to return some books to the library by myself, and the girls yelled after me "bring back some Richard Scarry books and more Mercy Watson, and more dinosaur books!"

The final chain went up tonight and A and J are pretty excited about it.

51. George and Martha by James Marshall
52. George and Martha Encore by James Marshall
53. George and Martha Rise and Shine by James Marshall
54. How Rocket Learned to Read by Tad Hills
55. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
56. Berenstain Bears Trouble With Friends by Stan and Jan Berenstain
57. The Circus Ship by Chris Van Dusen
58. Bear's Loose Tooth by Karma Wilson
59. Rocket Writes A Story by Tad Hills
60. Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
61. King Hugo's Huge Ego by Chris Van Dusen
62. Manfish A Story of Jacques Cousteau by Jennifer Berne
63. One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey
64. A Pig Parade is a Terrible Idea by Michael Ian Black
65. Happy Birthday to You by Dr. Seuss
66. George and Martha One Fine Day by James Marshall
67. Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor
68. George and Martha Tons of Fun by James Marshall
69. George and Martha Back in Town by James Marshall
70. Magic at the Bed and Biscuit by Joan Curtis
71. George and Martha Round and Round by James Marshall
72. Caps For Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
73. Special Gifts by Cynthia Rylant
74. Deck the Walls by Erin Dealey
75. Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig by Kate DiCamillo
76. Art by Patrick McDonnell
77. Mercy Watson Something Wonky This Way Comes by Kate DiCamillo
78. Anatole by Eve Titus
79. If You Take a Mouse to School by Laura Numeroff
80. Enemy Pie by Derek Munson
81. The Country Bunny and the Little Golden Shoes by DuBose Heyward
82. Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry G. Allard Jr.
83. Bubba and Beau Go Night-Night by Kathi Appelt
84. On a Beam of Light A Story of Albert Einstein by Jennifer Berne
85. Hinky-Pink by Megan McDonald
86. Favorite Storybook Ever by Richard Scarry
87. How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food? by Jane Yolen
88. Best- Loved Doll by Rebecca Caudill
89. Curious George Goes to the Circus by Margaret and H.A. Rey
90. Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost by Gary D. Schmidt
91. Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
92. Sergeant Murphy's Busy Day by Richard Scarry
93. Baby Honu's Incredible Journey by Tammy Yee
94. The Adventures of Lowly Worm by Richard Scarry
95. Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
96. Louise the Adventures of A Chicken by Kate DiCamillo
97.How Animals Care for their Babies by Roger Hirschland
98. A is For Abigail by Lynne Cheney
99.Scuffy the Tugboat by Gertrude Crampton
100. Frog and Toad All Year by Arnold Lobel