What We've Been Reading - December 2015

"What We've Been Reading" is a series here at Children of the Church to both keep track of what we are reading and to share with others what we have been reading in our home.  Reading is such an important part of our daily lives and also our homeschooling journey.  Thank you for following along and please feel free to share what you have been reading as well so we can all learn together!

December 2015

Children's Book List (Our children are 5 1/2 years, 4 years, 2 years old, newborn):

• Chapter Books
  • Kirsten's Surprise: A Christmas Story
  • The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson
• Children's Stories
  • Little Blue Truck Christmas by Alice Schertle
  • Christmas in Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren
• Catholic Mosaic / Christmas Mosaic Books
  •  Saint Francis and Christmas Donkey by Robert Byrd
  • The Clown of God by Tomie dePoala
  • The Miracle of Saint Nicholas by Gloria Whelan
  • The Lady of Guadalupe by Tomie dePaola
  • The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola
  • The Donkey's Dream by Barbara Helen Berger
  • The Crippled Lamb by Max Lucado
  • The Last Straw by Fredrick H. Thury
  • The Cobweb Curtain by Jenny Koralek
  • The Christmas Miracle of Jonathon Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski
  • Advent Storybook: 24 Stories to Share Before Christmas by Antonie Schnieder
  • The First Christmas Stocking by Elizabeth Winthrop
  • A Small Miracle by Peter Collington
  • St. Nicholas:  The Real Story of the Christmas Legend by Julie Stiegemeyer
  • A Special Place for Santa by Jeanne Pieper
  • An Orange for Frankie by Patricia Polacco
  • Silent Night by Will Moses
  • The Christmas Promise by Susan Bartoletti
  • Lucia Saint of Light by Katherine Bolger Hyde
  • Bambinelli Sunday: A Christmas Blessing by Amy Welborn
  • Father and Son: A Nativity Story by Geraldine McCaughrean
  • The Trees Kneel at Christmas by Maud Hart Lovelace
  • Little Lamb Finds Christmas by Cathy Gilmore
  • The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
  • Visiting the Visitors by Patrick Mader
• Explore the Continents Booklist + Extras (Antarctica)
• Here is Antarctica by Madeleine Dunphy
• Penguins, Penguins, Everywhere by Bob Barner
• Spotlight on Antarctica by A.R. Schaefer
• Antarctica by Mary Lindeen
• Eve of the Emperor Penguin by Mary Pope Osborne
• Penguins and Antarctica by Mary Pope Osborne
• Catholic Treasure Box
• Books 18-20

My Book List:

• Advent and Christmas Wisdom from St. Therese of Lisieux by John Cleary
• Smart Martha's Catholic Guide for Busy Moms by Tami Kiser
• A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms by Lisa Hendey