Wow the week has sure gone fast – today is the final day of the Summer Reading Extravaganza and we’re talking about escaping with a book: Our final topic is books that transport you. It’s hard to take a trip with rising gas prices so thank God we can travel through reading! What are some of your favorite books that transport you to a new place? Avonlea… I’ve just finished reading Anne of Green Gables and had a...

Day 4 in the Summer Reading Extravaganza and today’s topic is summer activities: What we love so much about reading is that it expands our world! If you have any fun traditions or activities that you share with your kids or students that have to do with reading, today is the day to share them. If you don’t have kids, maybe you have a book club that does has some fun traditions or you enjoy organizing your books in the summer. Be...

Today is day 3 in the Summer Reading Extravaganza and the girls are asking for some magazine recommendations: We all love books, but how about magazines? Magazines are perfect for the shorter flight or poolside (so your book doesn’t get wet), don’t you think? What are your favorite magazines or what magazines would you recommend for book lovers? Or is there a magazine we should stay away from? I agree that magazines are great for...

Day two of the Summer Reading Extravaganza and the girls want some recommendations for kids books: Yesterday we talked about what we would be reading, but what will your kids be reading? You definitely want them to use some of this free time they have on books! We need suggestions for all age groups! If you don’t have kids, you can still share some of your favorite books from when you were kids, that you read to your grandkids, or your...

Today is day one of the Summer Reading Extravaganza and the girls want to know: So we’re asking…what’s your favorite beach read or what’s in your beach bag? That stack of books above is what I plan to read during the summer – though it will be in my garden rather than the beach as we’re not heading to the beach until December this year! Of course the good thing about summering at Garden Gate is that if you find...

What are you up to next week? Planning on reading any books? Fancy joining in a Summer Reading Extravaganza? Here’s how: June 23rd-27th The Friendly Book Nook will be having a Summer Reading Extravaganza! Each day we will have a topic about summer reading that we encourage you to post about on your blog! It should be a great chance to get a lot of ideas for books to read over the summer as well as ways to encourage your children to...