Here are some of the books he has read:
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (Abridged Version) Jules Verne
Charlotte’s Web E.B. White
Doctrine and Covenants
Heroes of America: Benjamin Franklin Jack Kelly
James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl
John Paul Jones Vinson Brown
Journey to the Center of the Earth (Abridged Version) Jules Verne
Little House in the Big Woods Laura Ingalls Wilder
Marvelous Medicine Roald Dahl
Old Yeller Fred Gipson
On The Banks of Plum Creek Laura Ingalls Wilder
Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia) C.S Lewis
Robinson Crusoe (Retold by Edward W. Dolch) Daniel Defoe
Seven Years Old and Preparing for Baptism George Durrant
Star Wars Journal: Hero for Hire Donna Tauscher
Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice – the Rising Force Dave Wolverton
Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice: - the Dark Rival Jude Watson
Star Wars: Jedi Quest Jude Watson
Stuart Little E.B. White (read out loud to his siblings)
Summer Magic Ruth Chew (also read entire book out loud into a tape)
Summer of the Monkeys Wilson Rawls
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Illustrated Classic Editions Abridged Version) Mark Twain
The Adventures of Robin Hood (Treasury of Illustrated Classics Abridged Version) Howard Pyle
The Blind Colt Glen Rounds
The Castle in the Attic Elizabeth Winthrop
The Chocolate Touch Patrick Skene Catling
The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia) C.S. Lewis
The Hundred Dresses Eleanor Estes
The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia) C.S. Lewis
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia) C.S. Lewis
The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia) C.S. Lewis
The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia) C.S. Lewis
The Swiss Family Robinson (Illustrated Classic Editions Abridged Version) Johann Wyss
The Trumpet of the Swan E.B. White
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia) C.S. Lewis
The Wizard of Oz (Illustrated Classic Editions Abridged Version) (He also read this out loud to me) L. Frank Baum
Thomas Alva Edison Inventor (The Wizard of Menlo Park) Margaret Davidson
White Water P.J. Petersen
It is SO refreshing to see my opinion in the media once in a blue moon. Here's the article:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704271804575405511702112290.html?KEYWORDS=THOMAS+SPENCE
3 comments:
Good article. I agree. Now Jason and I just have to agree, and follow through. :)
So if my son reads a lot but can't spell, is that worth something? :) I'm glad Cam caught the reading bug and is reading such great books!
Loved that article!! My sister-in-law sent it to me and it made smile!
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