Books Wanted

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For the Little One. Just before the holiday season, I got her the The Magic Tree House Boxed Set which bas books 1 - 28.


I asked her to read 1 book a day. They are paperbacks and each book has an average of 60 pages only so it's manageable. Needless to say, she already finished all of the 28 books. I am planning in asking her to re-read them and discuss each with her.

The books are educational. One book is all about thanksgiving and how it all started, one book is about the Civil War while another one is about the Revolutionary War. I believe there are more Magic Tree House books so I've been looking for the best deals on them...in set if possible as they're much cheaper that way.

Anyway, I was asked by Wena what age the little one started reading. I'm not sure what age exactly but I remember taking a picture of her when she finished reading her first 'real book'... Dick & Jane. It was September 8, 2005 so she was a little over 3 years old when she finished reading that book. Here's that picture.

Here's another picture I snapped in January 2006. The books were 'hand me downs' given to her by the husband's friend. As soon as she got her hands on them, she started taking out the ones that caught her interest.

Comments

DebbieDana said…
WOW! 28 books and she finished them all? Galing naman!

It's really good for our kids to show interest and love books at an early age. I remember, Dana started reading books to Daniel when he was only 6 weeks old.

Anyway, maginaw pa ba dyan? It's still so cold out here in GA. There were snowflakes last night.
Hope you have a fun filled day Mommy J.


Debbie :)
January 22, 2009 at 2:57 PM
Cecile said…
wow, galing naman, you are raising a bookworm here, dear :-) good job Mommy J and keep it up Little one!
January 22, 2009 at 4:23 PM
J said…
great! if only more and more children are into reading. dami dyan nasa grade school na di pa rin makabasa.

how's the chill in there?
January 22, 2009 at 7:00 PM
desperateblogger said…
hay buti ka pa no dyslexia! =) anyway, ethan's improving.he can read slowly now.pero at times he seems overwhelmed by the words. ano kaya nakikita nya ano?
January 22, 2009 at 7:19 PM
honey said…
Ang galing!!! You really did a good job te J...

yep! I'm excited na pala about my trip. only left unpack is my laptop....
January 22, 2009 at 7:42 PM
mjsterling said…
Gosh dami ng books ah at natapos na niyang basahin lahat? Hmm tulad din ng nephew ko mahilig mag basa ng books.

Your little one is really cute and pretty jsut like mommy...

anyway ok lang ako mommy J everything is medyo busy nga lang lalo na ngayon na nag start na ang chemotherapy ni asawa..every week kasi siya my chemo.....

so kumusta dyan sa inyo malamig ba?
January 22, 2009 at 9:05 PM
Sweetiepie said…
Hello Mommy J. Thanks for stopping by. Yeah I wish to have botanical garden in my backyard too but that is not going to happen. Just my wishful thinking! Wow ang galing naman sa sa little one mo! Kumusta na? tagal kona rin hindi nakabalik didto.
January 22, 2009 at 10:06 PM
Rocks said…
wow! I admire her for her love of books! wish all children can be like that, kasi now a days lahat ng kids glued sa TV at sa computers either surfing or playing games, they don't love books na.

She must have been trained by a very good mom!
January 22, 2009 at 11:34 PM
Marites said…
that's really cool for your kid to finish the book by herself. No wonder, she's very smart:)
January 23, 2009 at 9:18 AM
""rarejonRez"" said…
what a reader! galing ni erica! and syempre, good job kay mommy for giving a great headstart! she will grow to be even smarter because of her reading habits! so pa'no na yang mga old books na yan? pamimigay na ba? hahaha!

now head on to my blog for a captioning task of my li'l one's pic. see yah!
January 23, 2009 at 9:57 AM
Umma said…
WOW! Im impressed with your darling little girl.. you'll have a bookworm in her. Its good that she loves to read.. I guess she got it from you Mommy J hahaha.
January 23, 2009 at 3:17 PM
J said…
hola! TGIF! nasaan ang maybahay? busy ulit on a Friday?
January 23, 2009 at 6:14 PM
blessedmom said…
hello mommy j! musta na ang beauty natn? :) honestly, im really impressed with ur lil one! and im impressed with the mommy too ha! u really are a great teacher esp to ur daughter...nakakabilib talga! and inspiring as well :) i want my lil ones to be early readers too..it goes a long long way esp in school :)
great job beauty and smart momma! :)

thanks for droppin by and for leavin a nice msg! appreciate it :) ingats! kisses to ur lovely bright princess :)
January 23, 2009 at 8:30 PM
MamaLot said…
Hi Mommy J! Ok naman pagbubuntis ko salamat.... Sa May 15 na ang due date ko ilang buwan nalang hhehehe...

Sana baby ko maging mahilig din ang pagbabasa ng maraming books tulad ng little one mo hehehe..
January 23, 2009 at 8:34 PM
Lynn said…
good for her..your daughter is really pretty, mommy J. :)

got something for u here..
http://www.lynnschicspot.com/2009/01/pink-heart-tag-listen-to-what-my-heart.html
January 24, 2009 at 3:07 AM
Ciela said…
Hats off for Erica! Galing-galing naman that li'l girl.

I remember tuloy my daughter when she was that young. She started reading early too. You can't stop her from reading books. Just like your Erica now. Nakakatuwa!

Hope you're having a nice weekend, J!
January 24, 2009 at 6:40 AM
Anonymous said…
Good for you to encourage Erica to start reading early... I'm trying to do the same with Sky too... :)

By the way, I just gave you a blog award. :D Drop by my blog please :D Have a great weekend!
January 24, 2009 at 9:25 AM
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