book 93 :: the frogs wore red suspenders

the frogs wore red suspenders
by jack prelutsky, illustrated by petra mathers

This book has a lot of poems. I read eight poems in the book. They were all very funny!

book 92 :: twister on tuesday

twister on tuesday
by mary pope osborne, illustrated by sal murdocca

book 91 :: stink and the incredible super-galactic jawbreaker

stink and the incedible super-galactic jawbreaker
by megan mcdonald, illustrated by peter h. reynolds

book 90 :: strega nona

strega nona
by tomie depaola

Once there was a witch named Strega Nona who had a magic spell. Strega Nona gets a helper named Big Anthony. One day Strega goes out and Anthony uses a magic pasta bowl but he does not know how to stop it. Strega comes back and undoes the spell.

star wars revenge of the sith scrapbook

star wars revenge of the sith scrapbook

I learned Kit Fisto's lightsaber has two crystals so it can function under water. I also learned the person who played the Emperor his name is Ian too! I liked the book very much.

book 89 :: star wars revenge of the sith scrapbook

star wars revenge of the sith scrapbook

First, I learned that Tarrful is the leader of the Wookie army. Last, I learned there were 2 new characters brought to Star Wars on Clone Wars. I liked the book so much I did it on Wednesday!

i spy fantasy

i spy fantasy
by jean marzollo and walter wick

My favorite page is called Blast Off! My second favorite page is caled Sand Castle. I can't believe how hard the page Toy Planet is.

book 88 :: franklin's halloween

franklin's halloween
by paulette bourgeois, illustrated by brenda clark

It is Halloween but Franklin can't find his costume. Franklin does everything at the party except the haunted house. But the haunted house is just a little trick.

book 87 :: franklin and the thunderstorm

franklin and the thunderstorm
by paulette bourgeois, illustrated by brenda clark

One day Franklin was supposed to be at Fox's house but he is afraid. Soon the storm got really big. Then at the end the storm clears up.

book 86 :: pet show!

pet show!
by ezra jack keats

Archie cannot find his cat! It is almost 11:00 but Archie still can't find his cat! At the end Archie got a germ and got a blue ribbon.

book 85 :: jack and the beanstalk

jack and the beanstalk
by richard walker, illustrated by niamh sharkey

There was a boy named Jack who got 6 beans. The six beans grew intoa beanstalk. Jack steals a gold bag, a gold goose and a gold harp and they lived happily ever after.

readathon wrap-up

519 pages.

that's the end result of ian's second readathon. he reached his goal, and i'm so thrilled for him. he accomplished his goal by reading at a leisurely pace and making sure to balance reading time with play-outside-time and veg-in-front-of-the-tv-time. he also branched out and read different material, like non-fiction, chapter books, and good ol' i spy books.

and, thanks to our very generous friends and family (and if my math is right), he raised close to $700! (it may be closer to $800 if our friend B's company will match his donation. isn't that fantastic?) i'm just so overwhelmed with the support ian received from everyone ... i hope they know we'll be counting on them next year too. ;)

thank you so much!

readathon :: day 11

ian read :: 21 pages of the wicked history of the world by terry deary and martin brown


ian read :: 5 pages of runny babbit by shel silverstein

TOTAL :: 26 pages

readathon :: day 10

we read :: 10 pages of the wicked history of the world by terry deary and martin brown


we read :: 11 pages of of the scholastic children's encyclopedia

TOTAL :: 21 pages

readathon :: day 9

ian read :: 29 pages of harry potter and the sorceror's stone by j.k. rowling

TOTAL :: 29 pages

readathon :: day 8

ian read :: 18 pages of harry potter and the sorceror's stone by j.k. rowling


ian read :: 3 pages of animal encyclopedia by dorling kindersley

TOTAL :: 21 pages

readathon :: day 7 (book 84)

ian read :: 12 pages of harry potter and the sorceror's stone by j.k. rowling


ian read :: 7 pages of the kid who only hit homers by matt christopher


ian read :: 24 pages of i spy fantasy by walter wick and jean marzollo


ian read :: 21 pages of cat and mouse in a haunted house by geronimo stilton

TOTAl :: 64 pages

readathon :: day 6 (books 82 & 83)

ian read :: 7 pages of harry potter and the sorceror's stone by j.k. rowling



ian read :: 24 pages of i spy fun house by walter wick and jean marzollo


ian read :: 68 pages of sunset of the sabertooth by mary pope osborne, illustrated by sal murdocca

TOTAL :: 99 pages

readathon :: day 5

ian read :: 18 pages of harry potter and the sorceror's stone by j.k. rowling


ian read :: 8 pages of animal encyclopedia by dorling kindersley

TOTAL :: 26 pages

readathon :: day 4

ian read :: 3 pages of harry potter and the sorceror's stone by j.k. rowling


ian read :: 24 pages of the deadly dungeon (a to z mysteries) by ron roy, illustrated by john steven gurney

TOTAL :: 27 pages

readathon :: day 3 (book 81)

ian read :: 11 pages of harry potter and the sorceror's stone by j.k. rowling


ian read :: 24 pages of harry learns french by sue finnie & daniele bourdais, illustrated by annabel tempest

TOTAL :: 35 pages

readathon :: day 2 (books 79 & 80)

ian read :: 7 pages of harry potter and the sorceror's stone by j.k. rowling


ian read :: 28 pages of i spy, a book of picture riddles by jean marzollo and walter wick


ian read :: 24 pages of i spy ultimate challenger by jean marzollo and walter wick

TOTAL :: 59 pages

readathon :: day 1

ian read :: 76 pages of invisible stanley by jeff brown


we read together :: 36 pages of harry potter and the sorceror's stone by j.k. rowling

TOTAL: 112 pages

2007 readathon

ian's school's pta has a readathon during spring break each year to raise funds for school supplies. this is my favorite fundraiser (besides the book fair i organize) because it encourages reading. last year ian was the top reader in his class and the top earner in kindergarten (thanks to our many friends and family who sponsored him).

this year we're not really aiming to "win" but to read everyday during spring break. ian is challenging himself to read only chapter books and read at least 500 pages. so, until the 16th i'll be chronicling his daily progress.

if you'd like to sponsor ian, please leave a comment here. thank you!