Hank the Cowdog on Mrs. Laura Bush's Recommended Summer Reading List: Family Reading

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Read the entire list here! https://www.bushcenter.org/publications/articles/2018/05/mrs-laura-bushs-reccomended-summer-reading-list.html

 

“If you always have your phone in front of your face, your children will think they are not interesting. When you have children, put your phone down and pay attention to them. Read to them—that’s the most important thing.” –Mrs. Laura Bush

From the article: "Most importantly, family reading sets an example for kids to follow and teaches them to love reading at an early age—an invaluable gift. Summertime is a great moment to make reading as a family a priority. Not sure where to begin? Join the Laura Bush Foundation’s summer reading challenge of reading 30 minutes each day and get started with one of Mrs. Laura Bush’s favorite family reading books:

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White 

Hank the Cowdog (series) by John R. Erickson

Little House on the Prairie (series) by Laura Ingalls Wilder

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery