This blog is all about Kids and books. It is very much a blog that is evolving and morphing along the way. I have a vision but it is a very loose and flexible vision. I have so enjoyed receiving a book list from Saski , the heads up from Nan and now a letter about some great books to look out for from Jean. Thank you for taking the time to think, write and share your ideas with us.
A letter from Jean.......
Hallo Caren
Nick is never without a book. He does not read what most boys his age read. He loves a combination of historical facts, adventure and fantasy. An animal thrown into the mix is also always a winner. His all-time favourite when he was 8 and 9 years’ old was the Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis, which he must have read, cover to cover, at least 4 times.
Lately he has discovered a series by Erin Hunter, the Warrior Cats. Each book introduces various cats who live in a wood and engage in combat and other activities with other cat clans. The cats have names like Mistyfoot and Firestorm and Dappletail. He must have read 10 of these books and he loved them all.
At the moment he loves Michael Morpurgo’s books – all of them, and there are many. The movie, War Horse, currently on the circuit is based on his book of the same name . Private Peaceful has a boy in the 2nd world war. Shadow has a boy and a dog in Afghanistan. I have also read some of these books and they are so well-written and un-put-down-able!
Other titles are Alone on a wide wide sea, Kensuke’s Kingdom, Dear Olly, Born to Run, An elephant in the Garden.. What makes these books so wonderful is that some are really short, for children who find it difficult to read, and some much longer for the more advanced reader. All are set in interesting backgrounds. Nick has learnt so much from these books. For instance, Running Wild is about a boy and an elephant during the tsunami in Indonesia
There are so many more I could tell you about, but I’ll keep them for a next time. Love from Jean
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