I think this is a first. Generally if ‘m going to do a, ask the Internet for help, it’s for me. This time though? It’s for my girls. Although they don’t know, because well…they don’t know about this blog. Anyway, that’s a whole other story. Moving on.

My girls are readers. Big readers. I am frankly running out of ideas of books for them to read. That is where you, my lovely and amazing readers come in. One of the things we do at night, (after dinner, baths and once Harrison is in bed) is read three chapters before bed. Out loud. Morgan reads one, Bailey reads one and then I read one to them. We read from three different books. Which would confuse and annoy some people, but it works okay for us.

Problem is, I’m running out of books.

Morgan can read and comprehend, at a 9th grade level. However, at just turned nine years old, she can’t really handle the 9th grade reading level content.

Bailey is six and can mostly read level 3 on the I Can Read books, but none of those really interest her any more. They are and I quote  “so baby boring mom.”  She for some reason can’t stand Junie B. Jones books, although a few years ago, Morgan loved them.

We have read all of the Percy Jackson series. Twice. We have just started book 7 of Harry Potter. We’ve read most, if not all of the Ronald Dahl books. We’ve read the Bunnicula series. For some reason, we all like series. I think it’s because we like hearing about the characters. Not that we haven’t read some great stand alone books. But series tend to win out. We have read The Secret Garden, The Little Princess and finished the Narnia series in the past month and a half.

I just downloaded the Boxcar books to my Kindle, in hopes that they like them. But after that? I’m not sure where to go. My mom gave me the complete works of Hans Christian Anderson, which I’m going to start reading to them tonight.

I have no problem buying older books. I’m just frankly drawing a bit fat blank when it comes to ideas. I look at Amazon and I get overwhelmed. We look in bookstores and wind up leaving with nothing, because the shelves and shelves of books overwhelms Morgan and I, while Bailey just wants to buy toys.

We need help.

What are your kids favorites? What were your favorite books at my girls ages? What say you, Internet?