book 27 :: the true story of the three little pigs

the true story of the three little pigs
by john scieszka, illustrated by lane smith

book 25 :: how to tell time

how to tell time
by

First they tell you what time is. Then you learn how to use a clock. At last you know how to use a clock!

book 24 :: mary alice, operator number 9

mary alice, operator number 9
written by jeffrey allen, illustrated by james marshall

Mary Alice is a perfect operator. She gets a cold and her boss hired a lot of people. She comes back for her job.

book 23 :: pancakes, pancakes!

pancakes, pancakes!
by eric carle

book 22 :: sylvester and the magic pebble

sylvester and the magic pebble
by william steig

book 21 :: a weekend with wendell

a weekend with wendell
written & illustrated by kevin henkes

Wendell goes to Sophie's house. Wendell bothers Sophie a lot. At the end they both got along.

book 20 :: baghead

baghead
by jarrett j. krosoczka

book 19 :: count to a million

count to a million
by jerry pallotta

First we go 1, 10, 100. Then we go 1,000, 10,000, 100,000. And then we finally get to 1,000,000!

book 18 :: cat and mouse in a haunted house

cat and mouse in a haunted house
by geronimo stilton

Geronimo is lost in a car. He finds a castle and goes inside. He finds a lot of spooky stuff.

book 17 :: dinosaurs before dark

the magic treehouse, dinosaurs before dark
by mary pope osborne, illustrated by sal murdocca

ian's favorite character: jack, because he comes up with crazy ideas that just might work.

Annie and Jack go millions of years back. They see all kinds of dinosaurs and there is a T-Rex. They both get home safely.

BOOK REPORT
Setting: This book takes place in the time of the dinosaurs.
Characters: The characters in this book are Jack and Annie.
Problem/Conflict: Jack leaves his backpack on the hilltop but there is a Tyranosaurus on one side of the hill. What will Jack do?
Main Events: 1. The Magic Treehouse took them to the time of the Dinosaurs. 2. There is a T-rex near by. 3. They need to get away from the T-rex!
Conclusion: Annie saves Jack and they both get home safely.
Did you like the book? Yes, I liked it very much.

no full-on reviews yet but ...

ian and i still haven't come up with a review/rating system for the books he's read. however, starting this week he's required to write three short sentences about the beginning, middle, and end of each book he reads for his reading log (homework). i've included these three sentences where applicable. also, if he has a book report as part of his homework i'll include what he's written for that as well.

book 16 :: what happens to a hamburger?

what happens to a hamburger?
written by paul showers, illustrated by edward miller

book 15 :: when i first came to this land

when i first came to this land
written by harriet ziefert, illustrated by simms taback

book 14 :: the adventures of taxi dog

the adventures of taxi dog
by debra barracca, illustrated by sal barracca

book 13 :: corduroy

corduroy
written & illustrated by don freeman

book 12 :: sheep in wolves' clothing

sheep in wolves' clothing
written & illustrated by satoshi kitamura

ian's favorite character: gogol

book 11 :: cloudy with a chance of meatballs

cloudy with a chance of meatballs
by judi barrett, illustrated by ron barrett

book 10 :: knights of the kitchen table

knights of the kitchen table (the time warp trio)
by jon scieszka, illustrated by lane smith

book 9 :: froggy learns to swim

froggy learns to swim
written by jonathan london, illustrated by frank remkiewicz

book 8 :: how much, how many, how far, how heavy, how long, how tall is 1000?

how much, how many, how far, how heavy, how long, how tall is 1000?
written by helen nolan, illustrated by tracy walker

book 7 :: the book fair from the black lagoon

the book fair from the black lagoon
written by mike thaler, illustrated by jared lee

book 6 :: the cafeteria lady from the black lagoon

the cafeteria lady from the black lagoon
written by mike thaler, illustrated by jared lee

book 5 :: the temple of the ruby of fire

the temple of the ruby of fire
by geronimo stilton

book 4 :: one present from fleckmann's

one present from flekman's
written by alan arkin, illustrated by richard egielski

book 3 :: grandpa's teeth

grandpa's teeth
written & illustrated by rod clement

book 2 :: 33 uses for a dad

33 uses for a dad
by amanda haley, illustrated by harriet ziefert

book 1 :: a poke in the i

a poke in the i
by paul b. janeczko, illustrated by chris raschka

the mission, the goal

ian came home today (01.08.2007) with a little "book" he wrote called, "goodbye 2006 ... hello 2007!!!" in which he declared:

i will read 365 books in 2007. i will try to read every day because it will help me to get better at reading and writing.

while we try to read every day i have to admit that we're not so good on the weekends. i hate even more to have to admit that the tv wins out over books. but when he does read, ian can read and read and read and read. so, to encourage him, i suggested we keep track of how many books he actually reads during the year; i'm pretty confident that he can accomplish his goal.

this blog is a record of our journey from 1 book to 365 books.