Monthly Archives: February 2010

The Magician’s Book
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Posted on February 27, 2010 by

Reading The Magician’s Book: A Skeptic’s Adventures in Narnia has been a rollercoaster experience. In that sense, the title is apt, named as it is after the weighty tome Lucy leafs through in search of a spell that will free the dufflepuds from invisibility in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. The book attracts and … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Splendid Suns
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Posted on February 19, 2010 by

After I closed  A Thousand Splendid Suns , I sat speechless, trying to come to terms with what I’d just read. “This is the reason books exist,” I realized. By turns, this story of two women living against the backdrop of the last 40 years of Afghanistan’s turbulent history horrified me, inspired me, informed me, … Continue reading →

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Westmark
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Posted on February 8, 2010 by

Westmark was published in 1981, but it’s a new Lloyd Alexander find for me. I’ve read the Prydain Chronicles, but hadn’t ever delved into this author’s other books. There are quite a few, and perhaps I didn’t know where to begin. Westmark has some of the same qualities I loved about the Prydain Chronicles: a … Continue reading →

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The week in read-alouds: Bill Peet
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Posted on February 4, 2010 by

This week, we’ve been revisiting a favorite author. Bill Peet was the first writer my oldest daughter chose independently as a favorite, because his stories are a combination of funny and warm-hearted, and his illustrations are bold and lively and frequently hilarious. (Better than Dr. Suess’, as Older Daughter explained in one of our first … Continue reading →

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