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…]
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? 🙂
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…]
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…]
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…]
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