All this story-telling has had interesting outcomes. She has adopted some of the book's semantics. She adds words to her conversation that seem odd coming out of this little person, such as, "the weather is pretty, indeed." Or, someone "will be dreadfully happy." On the other hand, R was up with her at 3 and 4 AM the other night. S explained that she had a bad dream and it was bad for her dad too because in her dream he was carried away by a tornado.
Anyway, I'm surprised she likes this book. It only has a few pictures so she has to use a lot of imagination. It is entertaining. This made me wonder what other books I missed out on as a child (I never read this one). So, what suggestions do you have? What do you remember enjoying?
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Nice topic! I loved "A Little Princess" and "The Secret Garden." I also loved Pippi Longstocking and Ramona Quimby, as some modern little girl heroines. And I have a distinct memory of reading the Wizard of Oz with a flashlight under the covers when I was a couple years older than S. (I was too addicted to books to pay attention to "lights out" policies). And I also loved (now I can't stop!) the Chronicles of Narnia, though that was before my distaste for organized religion kicked in. I was not such a fan of the recent movie, now that I "get" the symbolism.
The Hobbit. S might need to be a few years older to get into it, but it's such a rad book.
Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass, Pippi Longstocking, the Boxcar Children, the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys mysteries (the old ones from the 50's), Wind in the Willows, Little Women, Treasure Island, Heidi, Black Beauty, the Black Stallion, the children's versions of the classics (they have pictures every few pages too), Jackaroo/On Fortune's Wheel...
You know, just about anything I read that was considered a 'classic' children's book was something I enjoyed. I also worked at the library, so I had access to all of them. Movies can never beat the world that is created in one's imagination by a great book. :) Happy reading!
I've always been a big fan of Roald Dahl, despite certain, ah, not good things. Most of the things he wrote were grand...
The BFG, The Witches, Matilda. So good.
These are great suggestions. I certainly did miss out because I haven't read half of them. I can't wait to share them with S!
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