Season 2, Episode 19

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You know we just LOVE read alouds, so why not offer you some suggestions for the most wonderful time of the year!?! This episode if full of books we think make for terrific reading as a family! We start with picture books, then move to middle grade and up. We even give some suggestions for the teacher(s)! Enjoy, friends!

2:10 Homeschooling Moments of the Week: Rachel (new vision therapy)

4:00 HSMotW: Mindy (Jubilee’s presentation)

5:23 S1E14 (Some of) Our Favorite Read Alouds

5:24 S1E34 Round 2 of (Some of) Our Favorite Read Alouds

5:45 Topic Talk: Christmas Read Alouds

5:50 How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Suess

5: 53 A Charlie Brown Christmas by Charles M. Schultz

6:05 Picture Books Shared by Rachel:

6:10 The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

7:19 Mr. Willoughby’s Christmas Tree by Robert Barry

8:00 The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco

8:30 Christmas Tapestry by Patricia Polacco

9:24 An Orange for Frankie by Patricia Polacco

10:03 The All-I’ll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll by Patricia C. McKissack

11:15 Apple Tree Christmas by Trinka Hankes Nobel

11:47 The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski

13:07 Jotham’s Journey by Arnold Ytreeide

Christmas Chapter Books Shared by Mindy:

16:24 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson

17:15 The True Gift by Patricia MacMachlan

18:27 How Winston Delivered Christmas by Alex T. Smith

19: 48 The Girl Who Saved Christmas by Matt Haig

21:05 The Paperbag Christmas by Kevin Alan Milne

21:57 A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig

23:08 Letters from Father Christmas by JRR Tolkien

24:44 The Toymaker’s Apprentice by Sherri L. Smith

27:01 The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries Edited by Otto Penzler

28:53 Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan

28:56 Currently Reading Podcast

30:40 Comments on need for Middle Grade Christmas books by POC authors

31:17 Refer back to this moment when 4 authors Mindy reached out to publish some ;)

Teacher Books shared by Mindy:

31:45 The Treasury of African-American Christmas Stories by Bettye Collier-Thomas

32:32 The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan

22:25 The Deal of a Lifetime by Frederick Backman

34:15 Make It Personal for Near and Far Bookends: Share your fave Christmas read alouds on our IG post

34:Take This With You: Make S2E18 Easy Music Appreciation and Read Alouds the biggest part of your homeschooling this month… relax and read together!

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