We read The Water Horse by Dick King-Smith (author of Babe: The Gallant Pig) last week. And it was our best novel so far (better than Chocolate Fever, Stuart Little, a variety of Magic Tree House books, the first Junie B. Jones, and I don't remember what else. Maybe tied with The Boxcar Children.) . Imaginative, fun-to-read-aloud (great language and turns of phrase), gentle, suspenseful. There were no bad guys, no big scary moments. And the kids told the truth to, and included, their parents! I won't spoil it here, except to point to the photo at right. I recommend it highly for young readers and their parents. And I'm hoping it's the kind of book we can enjoy again and again, like when they can read it on their own.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Waterlogged, Or Horsin' Around
We read The Water Horse by Dick King-Smith (author of Babe: The Gallant Pig) last week. And it was our best novel so far (better than Chocolate Fever, Stuart Little, a variety of Magic Tree House books, the first Junie B. Jones, and I don't remember what else. Maybe tied with The Boxcar Children.) . Imaginative, fun-to-read-aloud (great language and turns of phrase), gentle, suspenseful. There were no bad guys, no big scary moments. And the kids told the truth to, and included, their parents! I won't spoil it here, except to point to the photo at right. I recommend it highly for young readers and their parents. And I'm hoping it's the kind of book we can enjoy again and again, like when they can read it on their own.
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