For the love of books

As homeschoolers, and as curious people, we spend a lot of time at the library.  Sometimes we're in a hurry and we just grab our books and go, but more often we take our time.  We like to peruse the shelves and let the books choose us.  I rarely have a plan when I go to the library; I like to run my fingers over the books' spines and wait until one grabs my attention.  And what amazes me is that this method of selection has often yielded books that are completely perfect to my situation at that moment. 

We make a point of going to the library every other week and we always come away with full arms (I actually had to limit the number of books the kids were borrowing because it was getting to be too much to carry!).  Below is a list of our most recent treasures.

For The Boy:
Wings of Wrath by C. S. Friedman
Rune Warriors - Sword of Doom by James Jennewein and Tom S. Parker
The Wizard Heir by Cinda Williams Chima (part of the Heir Trilogy)

For Scooter:
Tales of Deltora by Emily Rodda and Marc McBride
Dork Diaries - Tales from a Not-so-Fabulous Life by Rachel Renee Russell
Poppy and Ereth by Avi (she's a big fan of his writing)
Strange Happenings by Avi

For Pibb:
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Groosham Grange by Anthony Horowitz

For Midge:
Michigan Chillers #14: Bionic Bats of Bay City by Jonathon Rand
Michigan Chillers #9: Sinister Spiders of Saginaw
The Ultimate Guide to the X-Men from DK

For Pookie:
Scooby Doo's Search for Scooby Snacks by Robin Wasserman
Transformers Armada: The Unicron Battles by Andrew Donkin
The Fire Cat by Esther Averill
Sheep in a Shop by Nancy Shaw
Cowerdly Clyde by Bill Peet
The Trial of Cardigan Jones by Tim Egan
Richard Scarry's Favorite Storybook Ever by Richard Scarry
Travelling Babies by Kathryn O. Gilbrath
Could Be Worse by James Stevenson

And for me:
Odder Than Ever by Bruce Coville

We also picked up a few DVDS:
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Race to Witch Mountain
Star Wars Clone Wars

You may have noticed the list of books on the sidebar - those are the books I'm reading for my 100 books in 1001 days goal.  I'm not counting books read to Midge or Pookie in this list, nor am I counting craft and recipe books.  That list is only for books I've actually read for myself. 

I'm looking forward to sharing my reading list.  Feel free to leave comments with suggestions - I'd love to know what you are reading and enjoying!