In the Race
Now, here, you see, it takes all the blogging I can do to keep in the same place.
If I want to get somewhere else, I must blog twice as fast as that!
You see, I'm in
the Red Queen's Race...
"TWITS"
By Janet Evans
Tuesday, Nov 20 2007, 12:42 PM
I love children's books.
One of my favorite things to do with my kids when they were young was read with them before they went to sleep every night. Some of the stories would be read so many times, that they would be memorized by me. I can still recite many Dr. Seuss stories right now!
Funny how when you are reading to a young child, and it is getting late, and they are falling asleep, the parent thinks, "I'll just skip this page." Immediately, the child's eyes pop open and they say " You forgot the words!" You can't pull the wool over the eyes of a young reader. That's for sure.
One of the favorite authors of my children and I was Roald Dahl, and one of my favorite all-time books of his is "The BFG", which stands for "The Big, Friendly Giant." Dahl has a way about him in his stories. A very dry sense of humor that is much like mine. He's also the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!
With Christmas coming, I thought I would recommend purchasing books for your children and spending time reading with them. There is nothing better than snuggling close to them and seeing their reaction to a humorous story from Roald Dahl. And I think you should buy good quality hard-covered books that will last and can be saved for their children.
Another Dahl book I recommend, besides "The BFG", is "The Twits." Actually I suggest ALL of his stories. They are absolutely great.
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For some reason, The Twits is just on my mind today....
So, read to your kids every night, and have fun.
Forget the video games.
That just makes me unglued ....
Save those for the weekend.
If you begin reading with your kids from the start, they will love reading when they are older.
