Books That My Kids Love

Summer break is almost here (God help us all), and I would like to share some of my kids' favorite books for those of you looking to impress the kid(s) in your life.

Let's start with these. The Diary Of A Wimpy Kid series is an easy read that is in no way challenging, but is very funny. They are guaranteed to get your kid(s) interested in reading in a way that very few books can. My kids have had many a hysterical laughing fit over these. And, okay, I have too.


Then there's this little gem. A follow-up to the series where your kid(s) can create their own funny scenarios. It's like a directive journal if you will.


On this page, the author suggests that the reader make a greeting card. This is The Foreman's greeting to his sister:

(Front:) I'm so sorry Ivy...
(Inside:) ...that you're poisonous, bad tempered, and a bad sport.

Can you feel the love? I can too.


The next book is a grade level activity book that my youngest likes.


I like it too and am thinking about implementing it in my "military homeschool" curriculum this summer.


Gotta keep the kids stimulated.


Another favorite book of ours in this fun coin-collecting album. I originally saw it on the Martha Stewart Show a while back and it really is a "good thing!"


Here is a page for placing pennies in chronological order by the year that they were struck.


A page for all coins made in the year 2000. (It's getting harder to find those!)


And a page for all of the oldest coins that you possess.


This is the state coin section. The best part about this book is that it doesn't really require you to go out and spend a fortune on coins. All of these were coins that we already had, pulled straight out of our piggy banks. It really makes beginning coin-collecting fun and accessible to all kids, and they like learning about the money that they have.