What We've Been Reading - February 2016

"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!

February 2016

Children's Book List (Our children are 6 years, 4 years, 2 years old, baby):

• Chapter Books
  • The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
  • The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
• Children's Stories
  • The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown
  • A Tree Is Nice by Janice May Udry
  • How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman
  • Frederick by Leo Lionni
  • Follow the Dream: The Story of Christopher Columbus by Peter Sis
  • Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall
  • Pumpkin Moonshine by Tasha Tudor
  • The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
  • Pancakes, Pancakes! by Eric Carle
  • Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban
  • Usborne Illustrated Stories for Boys
  • Usborne Illustrated Adventure Stories 
• Catholic Mosaic Books
  • Brigid's Cloak by Bryce Milligan
  • The Holy Twins by Kathleen Norris and Tomie dePaola
  • Saint Valentine by Robert Sabuda
  • Children's Stations of the Cross by Susan Brindle
  • The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
• Explore the Continents Booklist + Extras (Europe)
  • The Clown of God by Tomie dePaola
  • Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans
  • The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
  • Stone Soup by Marcia Brown
  • Angelo by David Macaulay
  • Europe by Mary Lindeen
  • A True Book Europe by Sandra Newman
  • The Madonnas of Europe - Pilgrimages to the Great Marian Shrines of Europe by Janusz Rosikon
• Homeschooling Books
  • Bigger Stories for Bigger Folks (CHC)
  • This is Our Family (Seton)

My Book List:

• Divine Mercy for Moms:  Sharing the Lessons of St. Faustina by Michele Faehnle and Emily Jaminet
• Rediscover Jesus by Matthew Kelly
• St Robert Bellarmine by Shaun McAfee
• Eucharistic Adoration:  Holy Hour Meditations on the Seven Last Words of Christ by Charles Murphy
• A Year with Mary: Daily Meditations on the Mother of God
• Hail, Holy Queen; The Mother of God in the World by Scott Hahn
• All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr