{"id":59,"date":"2008-02-06T19:34:54","date_gmt":"2008-02-07T00:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/?p=29"},"modified":"2020-05-04T12:18:20","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T16:18:20","slug":"best-books-boys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/best-books-boys\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Books for Boys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I loved reading to my boys when they were young. Even though they were very active, they loved certain books and would sit and play while I read to them.<\/p>\n<p>You can download a printable checklist of these books here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpfilebase-attachment\">\r\n <div class=\"wpfilebase-fileicon\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/download\/Little%20Boy%20Book%20List.pdf\" title=\"Download Little Boy Book List\"><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/?wpfilebase_thumbnail=1&amp;fid=15&amp;name=thumb_Little-Boys-Book-List.png-200x211.pdf\" alt=\"Little Boy Book List\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"wpfilebase-rightcol\">\r\n  <div class=\"wpfilebase-filetitle\">\r\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/download\/Little%20Boy%20Book%20List.pdf\" title=\"Download Little Boy Book List\">Little Boy Book List<\/a><br \/>\r\n   Little Boy Book List.pdf<br \/>\r\n   \r\n   \r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"wpfilebase-filedetails\" id=\"wpfilebase-filedetails1\" style=\"display: none;\">\r\n  <p><\/p>\r\n  <table border=\"0\">\r\n   \r\n   \r\n   <tr><td><strong>Platforms:<\/strong><\/td><td>Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7<\/td><\/tr>\r\n   \r\n   \r\n   <tr><td><strong>License:<\/strong><\/td><td>Freeware<\/td><\/tr>\r\n   <tr><td><strong>Date:<\/strong><\/td><td>April 18, 2012<\/td><\/tr>\r\n   \n  <\/table>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"wpfilebase-fileinfo\">\r\n  191.2 KiB<br \/>\r\n    <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"return wpfilebase_filedetails(1);\">Details...<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0670451495?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0670451495\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Make Way for Ducklings <\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=thehaphou-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0670451495\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/strong><br \/>\nby Robert McCloskey<\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Snowy-Day-Ezra-Jack-Keats\/dp\/0140501827\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=The+Snowy+Day+by+Ezra+Jack+Keats&amp;qid=1568651967&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The Snowy Day <\/strong><\/a> by Ezra Jack Keats<\/li>\n<li><strong><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0670674249?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0670674249\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Story of Ferdinand<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=thehaphou-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0670674249\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/strong> by Munro Leaf<\/li>\n<li><strong><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0064431436?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0064431436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Caps for Sale<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=thehaphou-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0064431436\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/strong><br \/>\nby Esphyr Slobodkina<\/li>\n<li><strong><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0395169615?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0395169615\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=thehaphou-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0395169615\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/strong><br \/>\nby Virginia Lee Burton<\/li>\n<li><strong><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0689716087?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0689716087\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Billy And Blaze: A Boy And His Horse<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=thehaphou-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0689716087\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/strong><br \/>\nby C.W. Anderson<\/li>\n<li><strong><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0064440583?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0064440583\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Days with Frog and Toad<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=thehaphou-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0064440583\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/strong><br \/>\nby Arnold Lobel<\/li>\n<li><strong><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0394826698?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0394826698\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Big Dog&#8230; Little Dog (A Bedtime Story)<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=thehaphou-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0394826698\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/strong><br \/>\nby P.D. Eastman<\/li>\n<li><strong><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0439110157?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0439110157\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gus and Button<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=thehaphou-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0439110157\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/strong><br \/>\nby Saxton Freymann and Joost Elffers<\/li>\n<li><strong><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0064431479?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0064431479\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Tree Is Nice<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=thehaphou-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0064431479\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/strong><br \/>\nby Janice May Udry<\/li>\n<li><strong><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0027379108?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0027379108\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Big Snow<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=thehaphou-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0027379108\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/strong><br \/>\nby Berta Hader and Elmer Hader<\/li>\n<li><strong><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0679891293?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0679891293\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Green Eggs and Ham <\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=thehaphou-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0679891293\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/strong><br \/>\nby Dr. Seuss<\/li>\n<li><strong><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0064441970?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0064441970\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Little Bear<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=thehaphou-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0064441970\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/strong><br \/>\nby Else Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a title=\"ttread.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2008\/02\/ttread2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2008\/02\/ttread2.jpg\" alt=\"ttread.jpg\" width=\"426\" height=\"319\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I loved reading to my boys when they were young. 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