I haven't posted a list of what I'm reading in a while. So here goes:
Recently read:
The Art of Eric Carle (a book on Carle's life and career)
Bella at Midnight by Diane Stanley
Rules by Cynthia Lord
Darcy's Story by Janet Aylmer
Currently reading:
Simply Christian by N.T. Wright
Sacred Sorrow by Michael Card
Unlocking Harry Potter: Five Keys for the Serious Reader by John Granger
The Great Snape Debate by Orson Card, et al.
Ways of Telling: Conversations on the Art of the Picture Book by Leonard S. Marcus
Peril and Peace (Vol. 1: Chronicles of the Ancient Church) by Mindy and Brandon Withrow
I'm re-reading Goblet of Fire in my ongoing Harry Potter marathon re-read leading up to book 7.
I also recently read a number of poems (and found some new favorites) in The Selected Poems of Wendell Berry.
Homeschooling/education resources: I used a birthday gift certificate to purchase my very own copy (at long last!) of The Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer, and am reading pertinent parts regarding the overall classical approach to schooling and to kindergarten/early childhood learning in particular.
A few favorites on the sweet girl's shelf right now: Dream Snow by Eric Carle, Grandfather Buffalo by Jim Arnosky, Back to School with Betsy by Carolyn Haywood (chapter book we recently finished reading aloud). Also The Early Reader's Bible.
2 comments:
You know, I bumped into a college professor of mine this week, and he asked what I'd been reading lately, and the only thing I had to say was re-reading Harry Potter (which he didn't particularly approve of... :-P ) I really want to read The Children of Hurin one of these days...
Me too! It got a review on Epinions the other day (well, it may have gotten more than one...I don't remember...but this is the first I'd stumbled across). The reviewer gave it 4 stars; liked it a lot but thought it paled in comparison to Tolkien's masterpieces, which probably makes good sense. Still, I definitely would like to read it.
So many things I want to read right now, but I'm struggling to find either reading or writing time. Argh.
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