I love my daughter, and she's lots of fun to take on outings. Once upon a time there was a family who went to visit some old ruins. There was lots to look at, there were many places to explore, there were wonderful sights to see. Her mother was very patient with her. She did not say, "Put down that book and play with your brothers." (Although you can kind of see the girl's point...)
Category Archives: On Reading
On Reading: The Best Things in Life are Free
About the author: Eve Marie Mont lives with her husband, Ken, and her shelter dog, Maggie, in suburban Philadelphia, where she teaches high school English and creative writing. Free to a Good Home is her first novel. Please check out the contest on Eve’s website for a chance to win a book club package of eight signed copies and a Skype call-in. Also, if you’d like to read a sneak preview, click here. Read Dawn's review of Free to a Good Home, and enter to win your own copy (through 7/20). ***** First of all, thanks so much to Jennifer for inviting me to guest post on “On Reading.” When I was a child, our home was always filled with great books. My parents are both classicists and teachers, so the ...
On Reading: When Real Life and Books Come Together
As everyone knows, books can take you places. Whether you want to visit a different time or location, or whether you want to read about real events or experience a world of fantasy, all you have to do is open the cover of a book. Recently, our family has been able to connect real-life experiences with our books, and that has been a wonderful treat! Last year, my daughter went through an Alice phase (as in Alice from Wonderland). She was Alice for Halloween, she watched the Disney movie many times, and she even got to have tea with Alice when we visited Disney World in December. Although I should have used those experiences as a reason to read the actual story by Lewis Carroll, I didn't...until recently. At the beginning of June, a Nintendo DSi XL
On Reading: Summer Reading
Some people look forward to a summer vacation as one time that you can actually finish a book, cover to cover, in less than two months. Others (like me!), might read more in the summer because of the inherent laziness of the break and time freed up from homework patrol and carpool shuttling. Regardless of which camp you fall into, summer and reading sort of go hand in hand in people's minds. There is the book you tuck into your beach bag, hoping to read while you relax on the beach, or the book(s) that you pack for the 3 hours of quiet that an airplane trip buys you. We encourage our kids to keep their minds sharp with summertime reading programs. It's July 4th, and there's no doubt summer is here (When I lived in Portland, after July 4 -- but not before ...
On Reading: Going “Classic” with my Child
My nine year old son and I have a long history of reading together, from our days of enjoying the perfectly suited Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus while riding the shuttle bus to preschool each morning years ago, to our more recent experiences reading novels together, bit by bit each night. While he and I both seem inclined to primarily choose contemporary novels, with settings and characters similar to ourselves, we're branching out right now in an attempt to broaden both of our reading horizons. We're going "classic." I made a commitment to read four classic works for this year's Classics Bookclub, and so far I've logged in two planned titles and two extras, so woo-hoo! But with my son, I'm taking advantage of the new software offered for the Nintendo DS system, 100 ...
On Reading: How Do You Do It?
One of my friends emailed me recently, asking how I find time to do it. How do I find time to read? It's a fair question. I work full time outside the house. I have 2 young kids (3.5 and going on 7). My oldest is active with sports and Scouts and I'm on the PTO. I have a house to take care of. And yet I read a pretty good amount of books - an average of 6 a month. Which to some, especially book bloggers, may not seem like a lot, but I think it's pretty good. So how do I find time to read? I guess my love of reading means I make the time. When I get to work in the morning and turn my laptop on, I pull out my book. It takes a ...
On Reading: A Month of E-Reading
After thoroughly enjoying my month of non-fiction self-challenge back in April, I had been toying with the idea of doing a month of e-reading. Several factors came into play when considered to do it this month: The Why: As a fan of the "project memoir" this type of challenge appeals to me. I found that it increased my focus on the books I selected -- before, during and after the challenge period -- when I set out to read only nonfiction in April. There's been a similar effect this time, even if it's for a different reason. We are going to be doing some traveling later this month, and there's nothing more appealing than just grabbing my Kindle and going! I found out that June is National Audiobook month, so what better way to indulge my love of the audiobook than to commit to listening more? And ...
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