Read-at-Home Mom: Read-at-Home Mom Report: June 2024 Wrap-Up

June Favorites

Theology of Home: Finding the Eternal in the Everyday by Carrie Gress and Noelle Mering
This looks like an interior decorating book, but it's not! I loved this look at the concept of home from the Catholic perspective, and now I want to read the others in this series.

The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
The writing in this was beautiful, and it was a great way to ring in the summer season.

Cole and Laila are Just Friends by Bethany Turner
I loved these characters, the New York City setting, and all the pop culture references.

The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center
I have seen mixed reviews of this book, which was a surprise to me. I loved the characters and the peek into the screenwriting life.

Somehow: Thoughts on Love by Anne Lamott
I don't agree with Anne Lamott on everything, but boy do I love her writing.

The Summer of Yes by Courtney Walsh
This is my new favorite book by this author - her best yet. I love that it's a friendship story that fuels two love stories.

Read-Aloud and Homeschool Books

The Whale People by Roderick L. Haig-Brown (with all five kids) (4 stars)
Barefoot Days by Anna Rose Wright (4 stars)
Secrets of the Universe: Discovering the Universal Laws of Science by Paul Fleisher (with M.)(4 stars)

Sequels and Series Books

Silver on the Tree (The Dark is Rising Book 5) by Susan Cooper (3 stars)
Beany and the Beckoning Road (Beany Malone Book 4) by Lenore Mattingly Weber (3 stars)

Camp Bookstagram

My friend Kris hosted a great camp-themed reading challenge on Instagram in the middle of the month, and it was so much fun. I read seven books total!

Summer at Squee by Andrea Wang (4 stars)
Camp Echo by Paul Theroux (3 stars)
The Counselors by Jessica Goodman (3 stars)
Baby-Sitters' Summer Vacation by Ann M. Martin (4 stars)
Burnt Mountain by Anne Rivers Siddons (3 stars)
The Summer of Songbirds by Kristy Woodson Harvey (3 stars)
Hail, Hail, Camp Timberwood by Ellen Conford (2 stars)

Stand-Alone Books

Domestic Extremist: A Practical Guide to Winning the Culture War by Peachy Keenan (5 stars)
Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte (4 stars)
Funny Story by Emily Henry (4 stars)
George by Agnes Sligh Turnbull (3 stars)
Miss Morgan's Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles (3 stars)
Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan (4 stars)
The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America by Sara B. Franklin (4 stars)

Family Reading Lists

Audiobook in the Car

When Marnie was There by Joan G. Robinson

M. (girl, 10 years, 7 months)

[M. did a lot of school reading, but didn't finish any books in June]

C. (girl, 8 years, 9 months)

Maida's Little Shop by Inez Haynes Irwin
Florence Nightingale by Ruth Fox Hume
Curious Missie by Virginia Sorensen

E. (girl, 6 years, 8 months)

The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
The Third Planet from Altair (Choose Your Own Adventure Book 7) by Edward Packard
George by Agnes Sligh Turnbull
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Trouble with Jenny's Ear by Oliver Butterworth

R. (boy, 4 years, 3 months)

Independent reading:

The Fire Cat by Esther Averill
Robert the Rose Horse by Joan Heilbroner
Chester by Syd Hoff
Thunderhoof by Syd Hoff
Cowboys: What Do They Do? by Carla Green
The Whales Go By by Fred Phleger
Love is in the Air by Jonathan Fenske
Father Bear Comes Home (first two stories) by Else Holmelund Minarik

Read-alouds:

The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
Spectacular Spots by Susan Stockdale
A Piglet Named Mercy by Kate DiCamillo

A. (girl, 4 years, 3 months)