We have been a library going family this summer and it is a good thing with the way Audrey is plowing through books. She finished the last of the Roald Dahl books - he is her favorite author. She also read all of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and is now on the Thea Stilton series. She has read 14 chapter books so far and counting!!
Meredith *loves* books. It is like she has just discovered them. I swear I read Spooky Old Tree, Knuffle Bunny, and Goodnight Moon at least 4 times a day - each. Plus she will throw in a random assortment of other books as she finds them - though she doesn't seem to appreciate the library books that I manage to grab for her very often. We read the same books so often, that she has them memorized and often reads the books with me, which is super cute.
I was happy to find that the knitting mystery series that I like by Maggie Sefton had another volume out. So I borrowed and finished Close Knit Killer pretty quick. I *love* the library's ordering system, by the way. It is awesome, especially since Meredith thinks that the library is meant for laps. She literally runs, or walks at a very fast toddler pace, through the stacks of books in search of fish tanks. Every time she finds the only fish tank in the library, in the kids sections, she yells, MAMA! LOOK! FISHIEES! Awesome enthusiasm. :) Back to the point, it is difficult to actually search for a book while trying to keep an eye on her, so I love the ordering system and always hope that the books I want are already checked out so that I can just order them.
I am slowly making my way through Down to Earth. After wanting to read Rhonda's book for over a year, I devoured it in parts when I first got it about a month ago. It followed me throughout the house for weeks, just in case I had a few minutes to peruse or read. Then I settled into it and decided to just read it slowly and deliberately from the beginning and savor it. It is truly a beautiful and delightful book - a breath of fresh air that is worth savoring. It is only published in Australia, and I ordered it through FishPond for the free international shipping. Even so, the book was about $40, which is much more than I normally spend on a book. But I *love* it.
I also have been thinking about getting back to some of my old favorites. This winter, I want to watch my Jane Austen movies again. I find it is always better to watch them after reading the books afresh. This time I am going to read the Jane Austen books in the order she wrote them. I think it will be interesting to see if I notice a change in her style over the years. So I am starting with Lady Susan - anyone else want to join me...
Meredith *loves* books. It is like she has just discovered them. I swear I read Spooky Old Tree, Knuffle Bunny, and Goodnight Moon at least 4 times a day - each. Plus she will throw in a random assortment of other books as she finds them - though she doesn't seem to appreciate the library books that I manage to grab for her very often. We read the same books so often, that she has them memorized and often reads the books with me, which is super cute.
I was happy to find that the knitting mystery series that I like by Maggie Sefton had another volume out. So I borrowed and finished Close Knit Killer pretty quick. I *love* the library's ordering system, by the way. It is awesome, especially since Meredith thinks that the library is meant for laps. She literally runs, or walks at a very fast toddler pace, through the stacks of books in search of fish tanks. Every time she finds the only fish tank in the library, in the kids sections, she yells, MAMA! LOOK! FISHIEES! Awesome enthusiasm. :) Back to the point, it is difficult to actually search for a book while trying to keep an eye on her, so I love the ordering system and always hope that the books I want are already checked out so that I can just order them.
I am slowly making my way through Down to Earth. After wanting to read Rhonda's book for over a year, I devoured it in parts when I first got it about a month ago. It followed me throughout the house for weeks, just in case I had a few minutes to peruse or read. Then I settled into it and decided to just read it slowly and deliberately from the beginning and savor it. It is truly a beautiful and delightful book - a breath of fresh air that is worth savoring. It is only published in Australia, and I ordered it through FishPond for the free international shipping. Even so, the book was about $40, which is much more than I normally spend on a book. But I *love* it.
I also have been thinking about getting back to some of my old favorites. This winter, I want to watch my Jane Austen movies again. I find it is always better to watch them after reading the books afresh. This time I am going to read the Jane Austen books in the order she wrote them. I think it will be interesting to see if I notice a change in her style over the years. So I am starting with Lady Susan - anyone else want to join me...
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I've been wanting Rhonda's book 'Down To Earth' as well. Like you, it's more than I usually spend on a book but I'm still planning to get this one when funds allow. Good to know it is (as I had guessed) worth every cent.
~Taylor-Made Ranch~
Wolfe City, Texas
Still haven't read any Austen despite the fact that you gave me a copy of Emma. Perhaps you could host an Austen reading club as part of the blog? I'd for sure read them then ;)
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