bookworm

Last week we made our first trip to the public library for this summer.

We went last summer, as well, but I primarily picked his books.  The bookmobile visited Reese's class at school on weekly basis this year, though, so he was extra excited to check out books himself and bring them home. 

I had asked a friend for a suggestion on introductory chapter books to read this summer.  I wanted a book series, not just picture books, so Reese could follow a character progression over the summer.  I know, I'm a teacher.  At her suggestion, we chose to start with Henry and Mudge.  It's a series about a dog, Mudge, and his owner, Henry, by Cynthia Rylant.  She writes some of my favorite picture books of all time.  I read The Relatives Came on the first day of school every year.  

We picked two to read together and home we went.  That was Wednesday.

By Thursday he had them memorized.  I know this because I took "artistic license" to change a few words or cut some time and Reese immediately stopped me and told me I read the page wrong.  I naively said something like oh I did to which he replied yes the page says.... and he repeated the whole thing word for word. Shoot.

Today we went back and checked out four more.  There are only twenty so at this rate I'll need a new plan in a few weeks.  I'm open to suggestions, if you have any!