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  • Stories of Our Holidays – August (A Long Play Day)

    Stories of Our Holidays – August (A Long Play Day)

    For the month of August, there is no actual holiday, but there is an entry in our 1913 book nonetheless. Perhaps we can categorize this one as a ‘holiday’ in the sense that it is a play day story! Our reading words for ‘A Long Play Day’ are errands startling journey tribe piazza station Dakotas…

  • Stories of Our Holidays – May (May Day) (Peace Day) (Decoration Day)

    Stories of Our Holidays – May (May Day) (Peace Day) (Decoration Day)

    Here is the next entry out of Stories of Our Holidays (1913) by Isabel M. Horsford. It is a reader filled with — you guessed it — stories of our holidays! This month is pretty full on the calendar for holidays! We will be celebrating three this time. May 1st (May Day) May 18th (Peace…

  • Stories of Our Holidays – April (Arbor Day)

    Stories of Our Holidays – April (Arbor Day)

    I recently found a cool reader called Stories of our Holidays (1913) by Isabel M. Horsford. It goes through a bunch of American holidays, and I thought we’d follow along! Interestingly, Easter is not an entry. I’m guessing this is because it’s such an inconsistent date every year. Because of this, we will be starting…

  • The Hobbit

    The Hobbit

    The Hobbit (1937) by J. R. R. Tolkien ⭐⭐⭐ I read the ebook version The Hobbit, the world’s first look at Middle Earth. Most people know the story even if they haven’t read the book. I’ll tell you in a nutshell, anyway, if for some reason you don’t. Bilbo, a little hobbit, is dragged out…

  • The Box-Car Children (#1)

    The Box-Car Children (#1)

    The Box-Car Children (1924) by Gertrude Chandler Warner ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I read the ebook version of The Box-Car Children for a book club. I would suggest reading the 1924 version, because the later versions were dumbed down to appeal to a younger audience. I have linked to the book at the end of this post. This…