I have a pretty eclectic taste when it comes to reading, but this past year seemed to be more eclectic than usual. There were parenting books, self-help books, memoirs, dystopian novels, young-adult literature, and plenty of classics that I aloud read to the kids. And that doesn't even include the hundreds of picture books I read with the kids throughout the year (some of our favorites are listed at the very bottom). I managed to finish 41 books in 2018 (15 of which were read aloud to the kids). It's not a bad list, even if it is a bit eclectic.
January
1) Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth
February
2) The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (bedtime read aloud to the kids)
3) The House on Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne (read for homeschool, then saw the play at the local Children's Theater)
March
4) The Frog & Toad Treasury by Arnold Lobel (Jack read aloud to me for homeschool, then saw the play at the local Children's Theater)
April
5) For The Children's Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macauley
6) James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl (homeschool read aloud to the kids)
7) Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
8) Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
9) How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell (homeschool read aloud to the kids)
May
11) Follow the River by James Alexander Thom
12) Wonder by R.J. Palacio
13) Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
June
14) The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile
15) Talking to Your Kids About God by Natasha Crain
16) The Daring Escape by Tricia Goyer
17) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
July
18) Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely by Lysa Terkeurst
19) The Fates Divide by Veronica Roth
August
20) Hands Free Mama: A Guide to Putting Down the Phone, Burning the To-Do List, and Letting Go of Perfection to Grasp What Really Matters! by Rachel Macy Stafford
21) Clean Cuisine: An 8-Week Anti-Inflammatory Diet by Ivy and Andrew Larson
22) Ollie's Odyssey by William Joyce (homeschool read aloud to the kids, one of my all-time favorite stories)
23) Skunked by Jennifer L. Meyer (bedtime read aloud to the kids)
24) The Minpins by Roald Dahl (homeschool read aloud to the kids)
September
25) Rocket Boys by Homer H. Hickam Jr.
October
26) Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac
27) Sapphique by Catherine Fisher
28) Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder (homeschool read aloud to the kids > Jack really loved this)
November
29) Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn
30) The Whole-Brained Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive by Daniel J. Siegl and Tina Payne Bryson
31) Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
32) The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place and The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood (homeschool read aloud to the kids)
33) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum (homeschool audiobook)
34) Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (bedtime read aloud to the kids)
35) Four: A Divergent Story Collection by Veronica Roth
December
36) Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys (this was probably my favorite book I read in 2018)
37) Little Pilgrim's Progress: From John Bunyan's Classic by Helen L. Taylor (homeschool audiobook > Jack really loved)
38) The Gratitude Diaries: How a Year Looking on the Bright Side Can Transform Your Life by Janice Kaplan
40) How to be a Pirate by Cressida Cowell (bedtime read aloud to the kids)
41) The Ology: Ancient Truths Ever New by Marty Machowski (read throughout the year as a part of homeschool)
Favorite picture books:
Robot Zot!, If I Built a Car, Blueberries for Sal, My No No No Day!, Little Blue Truck, Herbert's First Halloween, Tacky and the Winter Games, Richard Scarry's: A Day at the Fire Station, Bumble-Ardy, What Do People Do All Day?, My Lucky Day, Jack and the Beanstalk, Gobble-Gobble Crash, This is the House that Jack Built, Our King Has Horns!, Not Your Typical Dragon, Fox in Socks, Bugtown Boogie, and Roar of a Snore.
We are in the process of wrapping up The One and Only Ivan, The Vanderbeekers at 141st Street, 50 Ways to Be Happy, Words That Built a Nation, Never Too Young, I Robot, Teaching From Rest, and several others.
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