Reading Road Trip: Amusement Park

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Welcome to stop number 7 on our Reading Road Trip! The journey is nearing an end, and we’ve had a great time driving through open country and construction zones, seeing the sights at overlooks and mountaintops, taking a breather at a rest stop, and learning something new at a museum. This week is all about having fun! If this is your first week with us, you can still grab  our map  and join us in the adventure. You can also find the weekly coloring pages and other  printable resources here . For today’s stop, we’re heading to an Amusement Park! The idea this week is to read books that are just plain fun! This can be books that make you laugh, books with fun language or wordplay, or any book that is just plain fun to read. Read:  Any book that makes you laugh or is just plain fun to read aloud! Featured Book:   The Forgetful Knight  by Michele Robinson, illustrated by Fred Blunt. A hilarious story about a knight who has a score to settle with a…what was it again? Oh yes, a dragon! The r
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Highlights from the Summer Challenge

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 We are continuing the celebration today with some highlights from the Summer Challenge. If you participated in the challenge, and even if you didn't, we'd love to hear from you about how you connected with your kiddos with books and activities this summer.

Enjoy these highlights, and be sure to come back on Monday for some easy art projects to pair with your future story time reads.

Our own Rebecca J. Gomez enjoyed the book
Ice Cream Summer by Peter Sis, then
enjoyed some ice cream her hubby!

What goes better with ice cream than cake?


Salem didn't get to play in the dirt, but he 
did hear a story about a worm who lives in the dirt,
and that's good enough for us!

More dirt-themed book recommendations!

A great story time idea for the setting sail theme!


Mindy Baker recommends this fun, interactive
picture book!

For the red, white, and blue theme, Rebecca
shared United Tweets of America by Hudson Talbott


Some books about fireworks: 
Lion of the Sky: Haiku for all Seasons by Laura Purdie Salas, illustrated by Merce Lopez
The Fabulous Firework Family by James Flora
Red, White and Boom! by Lee Wardlaw, illustrated by Huy Voun Lee

Mindy Baker shared a wonderful review of 
Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall for the pool theme,
complete with story time discussion ideas and a craft!
Here's a link to the original post. 

Some activity ideas for a night time story time:
toast marshmallows, play hide-and-go-seek in the dark,
make shadow puppets, look at the stars,
sit around a campfire, explore with flashlights,
listen for night sounds, make a starry sky art project.

Sharing a book and a zoo trip with the grandson,
just not on the same day!

It's not just about picture books! Mindy Baker
recommended this book for older readers as part 
of our wilderness theme.

Rebecca recommends a family favorite for back to school!

This is a great book to foster discussions about
wasteful habits, plastic dependence, and recycling.

 Julie (@365learnandplay on Instagram) made 
sand art (including this unicorn) on the beach
with her family. She recommends
Sandcake by Frank Asch.

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