We were stuck this year, trying to figure out what to get are nine year daughter. My husband, ironically came up with the idea to get her a Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch eBook Reader. My daughter loves to read and some days {when there is no school} can read two books. She is currently is the top ranking student in her class and is in Accelerated Reading. She is in third grade and has a reading level of a fifth grader. Michaela really makes us proud with her outstanding reading skills. When she checks out books at school she checks out two at a time because she knows that she will have the time to get the both read and test on them.

It has become a habit on Monday nights, which happens to be the same night that she goes to Dance Class, to stop at Barnes & Noble and buy a new book. We have been doing this for about six months now and her little library of books in her room is growing. She has decided that some of the books that she likes to read are not all offered at her school, so she has decided to donate them so that the other kids that also like reading that series can enjoy the books too.

When she got the Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch eBook Reader she was thrilled. It deffinetly makes reading fun, because she can go to the local library or to the libraries website and check out books. There is a huge savings on buying books and it makes things really convienent and fun for her. She browses what is avail and checks out the books she wants. She is only nine years old and can operate it. It was totally worth the money that we spent. She was thrilled on her birthday.

I came across this book How to Be the Best Bubblewriter in the World Ever and I had to share it because it brings up so many memories from elementary school. When I was a little girl and had already “mastered” the art of writing my name and passing notes to my friends in class. I always loved to write in bubble letters, the bigger and bubblier the letters were, the better!!! Fast forward several years, and now my daughter, who will be nine this year, has found a desire to write in bubble letters too!! She makes sure that the sign hanging from her bedroom door is pretty clear (even in bubble letters) to her younger brothers that “NO BOYS ALLOWED”!!
This book will be added to her birthday list, she will be so excited to have it she will probably take it to school and share it with all her girlfriends!