Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Family Favorites Reading List, part 3 - Animal Stories

In this series of posts entitled, Family Favorites Reading List, we share some of the books we've read and enjoyed together as a family.  Here are some of the animal stories that we have enjoyed for this week's post,

"Because of Winn-Dixie," by Kate Di Camillo
Opal acquires her pet dog in the most unlikely place…a grocery store! Make sure you read the book before you watch the movie.  We were inspired by this story, and thus we named our cats - Tesco & Lotus, after a local grocery store here in Bangkok!

"The Summer of Riley," by Eve Bunting
The devotion that a boy has for his dog and what he does to save him from certain death one very special summer.

"Tornado," by Betsy Byars
 


Read Pete's favorite tale of how he got his favorite pet.

 

"Summer of the Sharks," by Sally Streib
The underwater adventure story of Eric and Susan on a remote island paradise in the Bahamas for a coral reef restoration project!
http://www.adventistbookcenter.com/Detail.tpl?sku=0816321264
ISBN: 0816321264

"Lass," by Roland Gebauer, Illustrated by Cheri Bladholm
Lass, a pure-bred Border collie, is rescued from her unhappy life in the city and taken to a sheep ranch. There Lass learns about trust, obedience, and faithfulness under the patient guidance of her new master. A heartwarming true story that illustrates the unconditional love that God has for each one of us.

 
Questions for our blog readers:
  1. Tell us about your favorite animal story book? 
  2. What is it?  Why do you like it? Write back and tell us this book!