reading lists Archives - Overstuffed Life https://www.overstuffedlife.com/category/reading-lists/ purposeful parenting and simplified living Sun, 21 Jan 2024 19:04:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.overstuffedlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/favicon.png reading lists Archives - Overstuffed Life https://www.overstuffedlife.com/category/reading-lists/ 32 32 75+ Summer Reading Books for Kids Entering First Grade https://www.overstuffedlife.com/summer-reading-book-list-first-grade/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/summer-reading-book-list-first-grade/#respond Sun, 05 May 2019 21:51:00 +0000 An extensive summer reading list for kids going into first grade—print out this list and be ready for your summer library trips! This post is part of an ongoing Summer Reading for Kids series. Click HERE to find ideas for reading activities, reading lists, and reading incentives…and keep checking back for more! Summer reading is one of my...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/the-15-best-parenting-books-for-raising/feed/ 0 Our 2017 Summer Reading Lists https://www.overstuffedlife.com/our-summer-2017-summer-reading-lists/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/our-summer-2017-summer-reading-lists/#respond Sat, 24 Jun 2017 16:10:00 +0000 This post is part of an ongoing Summer Reading for Kids series. Click HERE to find ideas for reading activities, reading lists, and reading incentives…and keep checking back for more! School has been out for two weeks now, and while my girls got their book bins on the first day of summer vacation, I have been super slow...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/7-middle-grade-books-that-teach-kids/feed/ 0 Our 2016 Summer Reading Lists https://www.overstuffedlife.com/our-2016-summer-reading-lists/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/our-2016-summer-reading-lists/#respond Sun, 05 Jun 2016 06:11:00 +0000 This post is part of an ongoing Summer Reading for Kids series. Click HERE to find ideas for reading activities, reading lists, and reading incentives…and keep checking back for more! We only have three more days of school left, and I’m just getting to choosing the summer reading for my kids this year. I’ve been thinking about it...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/our-2016-summer-reading-lists/feed/ 0 35 Diary Style Book Series for Kids Who Love Dork Diaries https://www.overstuffedlife.com/35-diary-style-book-series-for-kids-who/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/35-diary-style-book-series-for-kids-who/#respond Tue, 05 Apr 2016 04:40:00 +0000 Looking for Dork Diaries read alikes? Here are 35 book series that appeal to kids who love graphic novels and diary style books. As a parent I have learned that I have to pick my battles in many areas. The books my children choose to read is one of those areas. If I had my...

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]]> https://www.overstuffedlife.com/35-diary-style-book-series-for-kids-who/feed/ 0 10 Books That Will Help You Achieve Your Goals https://www.overstuffedlife.com/10-books-that-will-help-you-achieve/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/10-books-that-will-help-you-achieve/#respond Thu, 21 Jan 2016 01:39:00 +0000 One of the categories I chose for a book challenge this year is: “A book that will help you achieve one of your goals this year.” I didn’t want to read just any self help book, I really wanted to think about a particular goal I have set for myself and find a book that...

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