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This week has gone by so quickly. After a long cold winter and spring we’re really enjoying the warm summer weather. It’s so nice to be able to send the children outside to play. I’ve even spent sometime sitting out in our backyard reading.

Right now I’m reading a book called The Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor. She was born an English woman in the mid-1700’s. Through a variety of circumstances she ended up being the first white female settler  in what is present-day New Brunswick finding refuge among the Mi’kmaq Indians of that area. It is written by the great-great-great-granddaughter of Charlotte Taylor. So far I’m about a third of the way through it and really enjoying it. I’m always amazed at what women did hundreds of years ago and feel so weak and puny when I read their lives.

 

15-year-old daughter – Rilla of Ingleside by Lucy Maud Montgomery

 

14-year-old son – Divergent by Veronica Roth. My children love to re-read stories they enjoy. I did that too when I was younger. I still do it occasionally but only with exceptionally good books – think “Jane Austen”.

 

12-year-old son – Code Red at the Supermall by Eric Wilson

 

10-year-old daughter – The Scarlett Pimpernel by Baroness Emmusca Orczy. And I might add that this is not an abridged version. I’m pretty proud of her for reading the full version. Her older sister has instilled a love in her for Percy Blakeney and his exploits. For any of you who have a Kindle most of the “Pimpernel” books can be found for free on Kindle.

 

8-year-old daughter –  Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

 

6-year-old son – My son was recently give a “Fun With Phonics” set. There are five volumes each one featuring a different vowel. He has been having fun reading these, because they are just at a level where he can pretty much read them on his own.

 

3-year-old son – a “Peter Rabbit” board book from his grandparents – still loves his Peter Rabbit. Although the cover of this book is yellow, and he informed his grandpa that actually green is his favourite colour. So I guess next time he wants a book with a green cover.

18-month-old son – Carl at the Dog Show by Alexandra Day. The “Carl” books are mostly wordless so you can make up your own stories for Carls’ exploits with the little girl he is always taking care of. Our baby loves dogs so he loves looking at these books.

 

How was your reading week?