There are lots of ways grandparents can encourage their grandchildren to read. Grandparents reading to grandchildren is an obvious way. But did you think about what books you keep at your house for them? How about giving books as gifts to grandchildren? I’ve got great ideas for the types of books that grandparents can keep around their house to entertain visiting grandchildren. And I’ve also got lots of ways to make book gifts more exciting! Read on for lots of great suggestions of books to read to grandchildren, books to own, and books to give grandchildren as gifts that will foster a love of reading!
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13 Best Books for Girls in Middle School – My Daughters’ Favorites
This post may contain text and image affiliate links. You pay the same price, but I may receive a small commissions for purchases through those links.Looking for a great books for girls in middle school to read? Who better to ask than another middle school girl? This isn’t just some book list made by some librarians, teachers or other authors. They are not all award-winning middle books and their not all popular middle school books that are on every book list. But all of these books are among my own daughters’ favorite books that they read in middle school – a best books for girls in middle school book list!
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17 GIANT Boxed Book Sets – Exciting gifts for Kids and Teens
This post may contain text and image affiliate links. You pay the same price, but I may receive a small commissions for purchases through those links.These are best boxed book sets on Amazon! (As judged by me the children’s books that my own kids love.) These giant boxed book sets make great Christmas gifts for kids. Boxed sets make reading fun for even reluctant readers. Some of these are classic children’s book series. Others are current popular elementary school books series and others work better for older kids and teens. All of these book series are well loved by my own kids.
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The Artemis Fowl Movie – a great way to motivate a boy to read
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Photo from Disney Studios
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Non-toy gift idea – the best boxed book sets for kids
This post may contain text and image affiliate links. You pay the same price, but I may receive a small commissions for purchases through those links.Books for presents? You might be afraid that doesn’t sound very exciting. But a big set of books in a boxed set is colorful and exciting! Here are the best books to give as a set from my own kids’ favorite book series.
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Best Books for Girls in 5th Grade – My Daughters’ Favorites
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This is a list of my daughter’s favorite books in 5th grade. My daughters already loved reading at this point, so their choices could be pretty advanced. If you’re daughter isn’t really into reading yet, be sure to also check out my list of best books for girls in 4th grade.
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Great Expectations – SAT movies
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Watching Great Expectations to improve your SAT reading score
Great Expectations (2012) is not as gloomy, grungy, and violent as the first scenes and trailer suggest. …
Becoming Jane – SAT Movies
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Becoming Jane, about Jane Austen’s young romance with a Mr. Lefroy that may have inspired her books, is another movie that we watched for improving SAT vocabulary and reading skills. It’s based on the book Becoming Jane Austen, by Jon Hunter….
Pride and Prejudice BBC – SAT movies
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The Pride and Prejudice BBC mini-series is another movie that we watched for improving SAT vocabulary and reading skills.
Watching movie to improve your SAT reading score
There’s a reason that this Pride and Prejudice BBC mini-series is the iconic Jane Austen movie. …
Pride and Prejudice – SAT movies
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Pride and Prejudice is another movie that we watched for improving SAT vocabulary and reading skills.
Watching Pride and Prejudice to improve your SAT reading score
My main impression looking back on this movie is “brown,” like the entire movie had a brown tone. But, that’s not to say it wasn’t a good movie; it will keep your interest and the plot is easy to follow. It’s just not as colorful as our favorite, Emma.…