Here be dragons!

If there is one thing I love (and have loved ever since I was a little kid) it is dragons.

Another thing I love?  Tacos.  Yummy, am I right?

Well, today I stumbled upon a picture book in the bookstore called Dragons Love Tacos.  I would recommend it to anyone, even adults because it was funny and the illustrations were great!

Who doesn't love tacos?

This book got me thinking about other great books- chapter books in particular- with dragons.  Here are just a few of my favorites for kids who love dragons:

•  A Friend For Dragon (and other Dragon Tales) by Dav Pilkey are silly and fun easy readers. 
•  Good Night, Good Knight (and the other Good Knight books) by Shelley Moore Thomas are also easy readers featuring three very cute dragons and one very good knight.
• Three Tales of My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett is a classic series, great for kids just starting to read longer chapter books

• Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville is a book I read when I was a kid and absolutely loved.  
• Kenny and the Dragon by Tony D'Iterlizzi is a chapter book from the RICBA list two years ago, with a surprising dragon named Grahame and excellent illustrations
• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien has one of the most famous dragons in the history of dragons.  It's quite a challenging book, but try to read it before the movie comes out in December!

Hi Everyone, Hope you are all enjoying these first few days of vacation! I have been sitting out on my deck in the sunshine every moment I can - and reading A Series of Unfortunate Events! These books - there are 13 in the series - have been around for a while, and I have to admit that I wasn't too interested in them at first. It took me a long time to give them a try - but now I can't stop reading them!! I am already on book 9, The Hostile Hospital and looking forward to finding out what happens to the poor, unfortunate Baudelaire orphans and their friends, the Quagmire triplets! I'll keep you posted! Mrs. Mayhew

My Summer Reading Plan!

I have been working with all my classes from 1st grade to 4th to make summer reading plans this week, and I thought it would be a nice idea to make one for myself!  Here are my answers:

• My reading goal is to read two books a week: one book written for adults and one written for kids.  I hope to read about 20 books.

• One series I want to start is the Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan because I really loved the Percy Jackson Books.  Fantasy books are my favorite, so any recommendations for great fantasy books are always welcome!

• I read every day for at least 15 minutes, especially in the summer.  I sit in the sun in my lawn chair in the morning and read until I'm too hot; then I go in my pool. If I like a book, I'll often read until I finish it, which is usually way longer than 15 minutes!

I am going to try to stick hard to my plan.  I saw a lot of good plans going home this week, so hopefully you all will use yours too!

Has anyone read this?  Is it good?