Crooked Creek Ranch Series
Love Love Love
Such an awesome story about children playing in nature and also cautions about the dangers of wildlife. Shows how communities come together to enjoy each others company as well as help each other out.
Reads a bit like Little House on the Prairie
An adorable book! Ma and Pa and their “littles” live on a ranch in California. The adventures they get into feel like reading a new story of Little House on the Prairie. The stories were inspired by the author’s mother’s childhood. I love these types of stories because they emphasize a strong family bond, great sibling relationships that are healthy and not “bickering” as so many other books these days have. Great read I highly recommend!
Great for all ages, amusing, and well written.
Short vignette style chapters (5 total) that are easy to read alone or all together. I can see it working very well as a read aloud for multiple ages. My 8.5 yr old daughter is in the middle of reading it and I read it as well. The scenes are easy to picture and are amusing and well written. Positive examples of family relationships and childhood curiosity are portrayed. I like that it is based on true family events.
The chapters are: The Tomato Bath-a mama skunk is involved,
The Bear and the Soap-an uncle retells a story when lye soap was mistaken for food,
The Mystery of the Open Gate-a stallion with an unknown talent stays at Crooked Creek Ranch for a time,
Festival Preparations-after harvest community gathering,
Root Beer Catastrophe-Sara is so excited to try this treat that her brothers have told her about for years but her help with the recipe turns out to have some surprising results.
It does say Book 1 on the cover so it may be the start of a series but there are no cliffhangers to worry about.
PERFECT family read aloud!
This is a must have book!
I had started reading it by myself when my oldest walked in and asked me what I was reading. Siblings followed him in and I decided to start reading it aloud.
The first chapter title had them, hook, line and sinker! We all cuddled on my bed while I read aloud.
This did NOT disappoint! We laughed our way through the first chapter! I enjoyed it so much, I knew I couldn’t wait to finish it, so I did, after I sent them to bed.
Amy has SUCH an amazing writing talent! I think the fact that she used her own mother’s experiences makes it extra special!
The stories are attention grabbing, with enough of an anticipation factor that just makes you HAVE to keep reading! I laughed with every chapter! Can’t wait to finish reading this to my kids.
Level 3B
by Amy Drorbaugh
The Crooked Creek Ranch series follows the adventures of the Smith family on their working cattle ranch in southern California in the early 1900s. Come along with Sara, Levi, and Tommy as they experience fun and sometimes challenging situations, working together and learning lessons of the importance of family and hard work. Based on stories of the author’s mother and grandparents, the Crooked Creek Ranch books are endearing and uplifting stories that will delight your level 3 readers.
- 2 books in the series
- Black and white illustrations
- Paperback, perfect binding, 5.5″x8.5″
The Crooked Creek Ranch series includes Crooked Creek Ranch and Crooked Creek Ranch and the Great Flood. These level 3B original publications are perfect for children who are about halfway through The Good and the Beautiful Level 3 Language Arts Course, and it is recommended they be read in order.
Crooked Creek Ranch Individual Books
Crooked Creek Ranch Series Includes
Crooked Creek Ranch by Amy Drorbaugh
Details:“Look! Look over there!” . . . There she was . . . a big mama skunk. And right behind her, in a line, were three roly-poly, fluffy little skunk babies. “Aren’t they so cute!” squealed Sara, clapping her hands together. “Let’s catch them!”
There’s never a dull moment when you live on an isolated cattle ranch in the hills of Southern California. Tag along with Sara, Levi, and Tommy as they have hilarious and fun adventures.
101 pages
Crooked Creek Ranch and the Great Flood by Amy Drorbaugh
Details:“Ma! Look what I found,” she said as she burst into the kitchen. . . . “I couldn’t find any flowers, but I picked these beautiful leaves instead.” Ma looked up with a smile that quickly turned into a gasp of horror. “Sara! What did you do?!”
The Smiths of Crooked Creek Ranch are back again with a brand-new set of family adventures! Crooked Creek is rising fast from the unusual, never-ending rain. How high will it get?
126 pages
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