Youngling and I have been taking some time off, and only doing light lessons here and there. It's been enough to keep her interested and cutting down on any information lost throughout our break. I wanted to give her a little time to just relax and have fun for a bit, so we can make a more formal start to school, as the other kids begin their classes. It doesn't mean a great deal to me, but this is important to Youngling.

In the meantime, I have been doing a bit of reading and planning for the coming "school year". The following are some of the books that have been recommended for Youngling's age group, that I have been able to find at our public library.

The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter	Beatrix Potter	J 823.82 P
The Little Engine That Could	Watty Piper	JE P
Blueberries For Sal	Robert McCloskey	Caldecott JE McCloskey
The Story of Ferdinand	Munro Leaf	Newbery J Trans L
Ox-Cart Man	Donald Hall	Caldecott JE Hall
Stone Soup	Marcia Brown	J 398.2
The Story of Little Babaji	Helen Bannerman	JE Bannerman
Brer Rabbit; Stories From Uncle Remus	Joel Chandler Harris	J 398.2
A Child's Garden of Verses	Robert Louis Stevenson	J 821.8 S
The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes	Iona Archibald Opie	Ref 398.8 O
Frog And Toad All Year	Arnold Lobel	J Trans L
Mouse Tales	Arnold Lobel	JE Reader

While this isn't a comprehensive list, and I will probably hand-pick many books for Youngling, this gives us a place to start. I remember reading some of these stories when I was a child. I look forward to finding more "treasures" between the covers of good books. Youngling enjoys books so much, and is finally coming along with many of her letter sounds, and understanding how they fit together. One resource that we are really enjoying is :

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