Book recommendations

I have been working on a new Book Page for the top of the blog.  It's still in the works.  In the meantime, here is a post of all my favorite books, by category.  If you've read the blog for any time at all, you know I am a book lover, and I truly believe in the life changing ability they have.

Parenting Books

• 10 Habits of Happy Moms by Dr. Meg Meeker
• Peaceful Parents, Happy Kids by Dr. Laura Markham
• (Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn-- on my to-read list)
• Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Dr. Mark Weissbluth

For mom of multiples

• One and the Same by Abigail Pogrebin
• Twins! Pregnancy, Birth, and the First Year of Life
• When You're Expecting Twins, Triplets or Quads

For moms of boys

• It's a Boy! by Dr. Michael Thompson

Self Help

• Life Code by Dr. Phil
• Women, Food and God by Geneen Roth
• The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

For homeschooling

• Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons
• Junie B Jones for read aloud
• Biscuit books for reading
• (The Well Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer & Jessie Wise-- on my to-read list)
• (The Charlotte Mason Companion-- on my to-read list)

For the kids

• Tacky The Penguin by Helen Lester
• I Stink by Kate McMullan
• Alice the Fairy (& all other books) by David Shannon
• All Mercer Mayer books

Anxiety Books

• Hope & Help for Your Nerves by Dr. Claire Weekes
• The Feeling Good Handbook by David Burns

For fun!

Summer Reads

• Anything by Elin Hildebrand
• Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares

Favorites of all time

• Sea Glass by Anita Shreve
• The Birth House by Ami McKay
• What Remains by Carole Radziwill
• Barefoot by Elin Hildebrand
• Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
• The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
• The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
• American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
• The Room by Emma Donoghue
• Belong To Me by Marisa de los Santos
• What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

Favorite Blogger Books

• Bloom by Kelle Hampton
• Heaven is Here by Stephanie Nielson

Book Club Picks

• Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld
• Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
• Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
• The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
• Stella Bain by Anita Shreve
• Tell The Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

For the next year, I am committing to not buying any books except our "once a month" book club picks.  The goal is to read through all the unread books on my shelf, re read some of my old favorites and save a ton of money in the process.  So... if you feel like sending me your old books in the fall (PO Box 153 Marshall, AK 99585)  I will be ever so grateful! ;)