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Way overdue books read, 2007:
-Anyone But You, Jennifer Crusie (1994). Loved it. Older woman, younger man, great book even though I didn't love Fred (the dog.)
-Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea, Nancy Atherton (2006). Same as the previous in the series.
-Light Thickens, Ngaio Marsh (1981?). Reread. A production of MacBeth. I really like her theater books, and this one brings back Peregrine Jay from a much earlier book. Not the world's most satisfying mystery, though.
Books I recall having read to me as a child (interestingly, all by my father):
-The Hobbit (he made it scary; I can vividly recall his goblin "Who are these miserable creatures!" from the crossing of the mountains.)
-The Count of Monte Cristo (presumably an abridged version, and in English, natch, but still a bit of an odd choice to read aloud to your 8 year old...)
-Miles from Nowhere: A Round the World Bicycle Adventure, Barbara Savage (I loved the illicitness of the occasional swear words at age 10; in retrospect, this book probably inspired some of my interest in international travel.)
Books I have on the list to read aloud to my children:
Soonish, for Casper:
Winnie The Pooh (we've read a bit already)
Charlotte's Web (she loves the 1970s cartoon movie)
Stuart Little (has not seen the movie)
Rabbit Hill (Robert Lawson, and one of my absolute favorites as a child)
The Secret Garden (and others: A Little Princess, The Little Prince...)
Just So Stories
Later:
The Hobbit, and later, LOTR
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and following
The Book of Three and following; later, the Westmark trilogy
Little House on the Prairie and following
All the books by Ellen Raskin
Most of Zilpha Keatley Snyder (The Headless Cupid and The Egypt Game, especially)
Willo Davis Roberts (The Girl with the Silver Eyes, The View From The Cherry Tree)
-Anyone But You, Jennifer Crusie (1994). Loved it. Older woman, younger man, great book even though I didn't love Fred (the dog.)
-Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea, Nancy Atherton (2006). Same as the previous in the series.
-Light Thickens, Ngaio Marsh (1981?). Reread. A production of MacBeth. I really like her theater books, and this one brings back Peregrine Jay from a much earlier book. Not the world's most satisfying mystery, though.
Books I recall having read to me as a child (interestingly, all by my father):
-The Hobbit (he made it scary; I can vividly recall his goblin "Who are these miserable creatures!" from the crossing of the mountains.)
-The Count of Monte Cristo (presumably an abridged version, and in English, natch, but still a bit of an odd choice to read aloud to your 8 year old...)
-Miles from Nowhere: A Round the World Bicycle Adventure, Barbara Savage (I loved the illicitness of the occasional swear words at age 10; in retrospect, this book probably inspired some of my interest in international travel.)
Books I have on the list to read aloud to my children:
Soonish, for Casper:
Winnie The Pooh (we've read a bit already)
Charlotte's Web (she loves the 1970s cartoon movie)
Stuart Little (has not seen the movie)
Rabbit Hill (Robert Lawson, and one of my absolute favorites as a child)
The Secret Garden (and others: A Little Princess, The Little Prince...)
Just So Stories
Later:
The Hobbit, and later, LOTR
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and following
The Book of Three and following; later, the Westmark trilogy
Little House on the Prairie and following
All the books by Ellen Raskin
Most of Zilpha Keatley Snyder (The Headless Cupid and The Egypt Game, especially)
Willo Davis Roberts (The Girl with the Silver Eyes, The View From The Cherry Tree)