Title: The Princess And The Goblin, The Princess and Curdie Author: George MacDonald File Under: Read-Aloud, Fairy Tale, Adventure Recently my eye was briefly caught by one of those “50 books that build character” lists. I glanced at the bright, rather attention-deficit-disorder-augmenting covers and cheery titles and was confirmed in my hunch that you’d be wasting… Read More »
Library Project: The Wind in the Willows
Title: The Wind in the Willows Author: Kenneth Grahame Filed Under: Read-Aloud, Chapter Book A. A. Milne famously said, One does not argue about The Wind in the Willows. The young man gives it to the girl with whom he is in love, and, if she does not like it, asks her to return his letters.… Read More »
The Library Project: Dangerous Journey
Title: Dangerous Journey Author: Lazlo Hamori Filed Under: Adventure, Read-Aloud, Historical Fiction Recommended Age: 10-13, but good for all ages, really! Today is the Solemnity (alert! extra ice cream!) of the birth of John the Baptist. As our dear Fr. Marc reminded us today at Mass, the Church just doesn’t let us forget about Christmas,… Read More »