It has been awhile since I did a post on our read alouds. We have been reading fools here on the Prairie. We have been reading some really good books.
Family read alouds-- The Last Battle by C.S.Lewis. We have now finished the entire Chronicles of Narnia series. I have never read the entire series before. What an amazing set of books! My kids were on the edge of their seats while we read these books. They were always asking for more. This is a sign of a good book. We finished this book last week. We are now on The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart. This is a recently written book and it is, surprisingly, a well-written book. It is full of puzzles, secret codes and spy stuff--my kids' favourite things. This is the first book of the series. We have the second book waiting in the wings. My kids love the character Sticky Washington, aka bald boy and George Washington.
Mia's read aloud--Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson. We are going through his book very ssslllooowwwlllyyy. This is not my most favourite book but I am determined that Mia be familiar with it.
Rocky's read aloud--Robin Hood. Rocky requested this book. After I recovered from my shock, I thought that it would be a good thing for us to read the Howard Pyle version. If anyone is familiar with Pyle's writing, you will know that he uses Old English. He is a very good writer but you can get hung up on the language if you let yourself get distracted. I should have known that a boy who is a Winnie the Pooh affecionado might not be ready for Pyle. After the first chapter I knew that I was losing the boy so we changed to an abridged version. I don't like doing this but I didn't want to ruin his excitement for Robin Hood. We will try Pyle again later on down the road.
Missy's read aloud--Charolotte's Web by E.B. White. This might very well be the last time I ever read Charlotte's Web aloud to my kids. Don't mind that noise, it is just me sobbing. I can't imagine a life without a read aloud of Charlotte's Web. I might have to read it to the dog next year to calm my heart.