A Few Favorite Literature Selections

We recently have read some wonderful books that I thought I would review. It's always great to find OUTSTANDING literature that provide great ideas for your children (and you) in a fun and exciting story. When Isaiah was in Kindergarten I picked up Dr. Doolittle and frankly, from the thickness of the book, really wondered if we would get through it. As it turned out, it was full of adventure after adventure after adventure. What I think really captured Isaiah's interest was the wonderful illustrations and sketches that came at just the right time when he needed a picture to be able to keep up with the story. It certainly was not "candy and junk food" vocabulary. I think it was one of the reasons that Isaiah was so excited about chapter books after that.

Now Ellyanna is in Kindergarten, and it seems that early in the winter, once again, we've found some favorites. I wonder if some of that has to do with the fact that it gets darker sooner so we get into our pj's and read for quite awhile after prayers and before they go to sleep. It's always fun to have enough time to get caught up in a story. Well, Elly was very caught up in Heidi. What a sweet little character, Heidi is. She's a wonderful example to little girls of finding joy in simple things, putting the interests of others' first, and holding on to faith in God even when we don't understand why He isn't answering our prayers right away.


The other book that we came across that even 3 year old Gabe loves is the Raggedy Ann Stories. It's an oldy but a goody. It takes the "Toy Story" idea of dolls that come to life when humans aren't around and adds a sweet little doll (Raggedy) who is considerate and loving and has lots of fun adventures while caring for others. If you're looking for books that emphasize good character and the good results that come to those who have it...this is a great one. I'm sure there will be more. We love books!