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Audiobooks

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September 4, 2015 by Amy Leave a Comment

Alternate title to this post:  “How I Came to Appreciate Dr. Seuss.”  😉 Confession: I don’t love Dr. Seuss, and I especially don’t love reading his books aloud.  I find them difficult to read and almost monotonous because of all the made-up words, etc.  I zone out when I read them.  Enter Dr. Seuss on … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: Audiobooks, Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction, Poetry

Caught Reading

May 25, 2015 by Amy 1 Comment

This post could more appropriately be titled “Caught Listening,” for that’s actually what they were doing:  listening to The Horse and His Boy via Overdrive.   What’s better than immersing yourself in Narnia while coloring on the porch on a warm spring day?  🙂  

Posted in: Books Tagged: Audiobooks, Caught Reading

WWW: The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain

February 11, 2015 by Amy 2 Comments

I’ve slowly been listening to The Prince and the Pauper via OneClick Digital, mostly as I walk around our neighborhood, but also sometimes as I drive or putter in the kitchen.  I hit chapter twelve last week, which is entitled “The Prince and His Deliverer,” and involves the Prince the newly-appointed King Edward being rescued from … [Read more…]

Posted in: Adult Fiction, Books, Juvenile Fiction Tagged: Adult Fiction, Audiobooks, Juvenile Fiction, Reflections in Progress, Wednesdays with Words

Read Aloud Thursday–May 2014

May 29, 2014 by Amy 4 Comments

Confession:  picture books have all but fallen off my radar here at the House of Hope.  I still read occasionally to the DLM and Benny (when he’ll let me), yes, and we have quite a collection of picture books here at home to pull from.  Still, though, it’s something I want to be more intentional … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Picture Books Tagged: Audiobooks, Picture Books, Read Aloud Thursday

January audiobooks

February 5, 2013 by Amy 1 Comment

Rather than add yet another addendum to my January in review post, I’m putting up a quick little list of the audiobooks the girls listened to for the first time last month.  We have a rather substantial collection of audiobooks loaded on our iPod and in CD format, but I’m afraid they’re rather time-worn by … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Education Tagged: Audiobooks, Month in review
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