Alex’s formative reading assessment came home today with a suggested on level reading list. How happy was I that the MAGIC TREEHOUSE series was on that list and we already owned it! Alex is still getting used to the idea of chapter books and still madly in love with so many of his picture book friends (pretty sure he’ll try to write a college dissertation on the writings of Mo Willems or the great friendship feats of Pete the Cat), so compromises must be created to enter into these new worlds. Tonight, at bedtime we made an agreement that I would read the odd chapters of the book while he read the evens. This is my first time in the Magic Treehouse series too! We were both hooked immediately. (How happy was I that Alex seemed just as excited as I was when Jack and Annie discovered the treehouse was filled with BOOKS?!) This photo was taken while Alex tackled chapter two, learning new words like “elementary” and “Pteranodon.” We stopped after chapter three, but Alex planned out the next couple of nights saying who would read which chapters on which nights, so I think he’s hooked at least on our shared reading experience, which is… in short… perfect. 🤗 #momlife #readingriveras #booklove #amreading #magictreehouse #luckymommy https://www.instagram.com/p/CV1mm2xMsu2/?utm_medium=tumblr