We are big readers in our house. Of course, now that the big kids have gotten to be, well, bigger - the amount of reading that they do has gone by the wayside. My younger kids, though? They always have books around, and I am frequently reading a couple of books at the same time.
My younger set of daughters love the American Girls dolls and, by association, the books that accompany. I think that these books are magnificent - they've learned a tremendous amount of history and count some of these books as their most favorite.
This summer, American Girl is inviting girls and moms to discover the joy of reading while helping a great cause! Read-a-palooza provides girls with fun activities and incentives to inspire them to keep their reading skills sharp and encourage engagement in a variety of different literacy activities! In addition, Read-a-palooza will be contributing to Save the Children through a book purchase donation. Starting May 1 through September 3, $1 from every book purchased from American Girl will benefit Save's U.S. Literacy Program.
This is one program I can get behind.
I'd love to be able to share the wonder of the American girl books with you! One lucky commenter will win a sampling of American Girl books to enjoy this summer. Want to be that lucky winner? Take a minute and browse through the American Girl book offerings - with both historical and contemporary fiction, advice, mysteries and activity books - there's something for everyone! Leave me a comment sharing with me your favorite American girl book. This contest will close 5/15/2012 at 11:59 p.m. and is open to US residents over the age of 18.
A friend of mine introduced me to American Girl books when I was a kid. That year, I even had an "American Girl" birthday party with her. I was always drawn to Molly. In fact, that's who I dressed as for the party.
Posted by: Nicole | May 08, 2012 at 05:24 PM
The Maiden LOVES the American Girl books and dolls. She discovered them at the library and really got into Molly--so much so that she saved her money for a year to buy herself a Molly doll, who is now part of the family (like, actually part of the family--she signed our family meeting agreement and everything! lol!). I guess the Molly books would be our favorites.
Oh, and I was interested to see that they had a few new mysteries out. We live in Louisiana so she'll be excited to read about the New Orleans girls a little further.
Posted by: christina | May 08, 2012 at 08:02 PM
"Molly Saves the Day" is one of my favorite American Girl books. I love the story about Molly's time at camp and her account of the game Capture the Flag.
Posted by: Katie R | May 08, 2012 at 09:36 PM
I like Addy, but would be interested in one of the contemporary books. These books are wonderful reads!
Posted by: Karen | May 09, 2012 at 04:28 PM
my 8 year old has been reading all of the "mysteries". I have been reading some of the historical books to my 6 year old - our favorite has been the molly series.. the last book - when she's waiting for her dad to come home... I was all choked up reading it!
Posted by: keri | May 10, 2012 at 03:44 PM
My daughter and I LOVE Kitt Kitteredge. It has a bit of mystery, but great life lessons. She also learned a lot about the Depression and it was a great way to reinforce how thankful she should be for simple things-- food, clothing and shelter. We read a chapter a night before I put her to bed, and it made for some very special memories.
Posted by: Kristie | May 13, 2012 at 06:06 PM