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Posted: Jan 12 2007 at 6:47am | IP Logged Quote SaraP

I can't even say how much I loved the Narnia books as a child and this week I started reading The Magician's Nephew to my 5yo DS.

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Posted: Jan 12 2007 at 7:17am | IP Logged Quote Willa

Isn't that a wonderful moment?
I started homeschooling partly because of Narnia. I realized we had gotten so busy with Catholic school that my oldest was seven and I hadn't been able to get around to reading these books, my favorites as a child, to him.   So we read them the summer he turned eight. And I knew I couldn't send him back to school

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Posted: Jan 12 2007 at 6:34pm | IP Logged Quote Leonie

Isn't it delicious to share our favourite books with our children?

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Posted: Jan 12 2007 at 8:23pm | IP Logged Quote JuliaT

Isn't this the best feeling? This is one of the many reasons why we homeschool: so I can share my love of literature with my children.

I loved Charlotte's Web when I was a little girl. I am so thrilled that my two oldest share that same joy when it comes to reading about Charlotte.

Enjoy your reading time with your ds.


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Posted: Jan 12 2007 at 11:59pm | IP Logged Quote Chari

Oh, I SO know this feeling, Sara!

My kids used to tickle my feet when I read Narnia to them...and at the end of each chapter they would tickle more attentively, hoping to "trick" me into accidentally reading another chapter. Funny, it always worked!

Little did they know...I was enjoying the book as much as them! oh, and I loved the longer feet tickling sessions, too!

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Posted: Jan 13 2007 at 4:35pm | IP Logged Quote KellyinPA

Sharing great books with children is one of my favorite things! We have an older set (24,22,19,15) and a younger set (5 & 5) ( the Lord truly has a sense of humor:)so now I'm getting a second chance to read those wonderful classics to my twins and find new ones that weren't around the first time through.

We just started our first offcial chapter book, Charlotte's Web, and they are enjoying it. We read one chapter a day right before naptime.

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Posted: Jan 13 2007 at 5:37pm | IP Logged Quote Leonie

KellyinPA wrote:
We just started our first offcial chapter book, Charlotte's Web, and they are enjoying it. We read one chapter a day right before naptime.


I am reading Charlotte's Web with my 10 year old right now - and I was remembering yesterday how sad I was when I first read that book as a young girl, and found out that Charlotte dies....

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Posted: Jan 14 2007 at 12:49am | IP Logged Quote MichelleM

Sara,

Me too! Me too!

We actually finished the Magician's Nephew in two days while my husband had time off after Christmas. We're now reading The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe-which is my favorite! My seven year old, who just started reading fluently took over my role of reading outloud tonight and at first I was a little disappointed because I was enjoying myself so much. I was soon over it when I realized what an awesome job she was doing!

A Narnian Tea is in the works here. I can't wait!

Long Live Aslan!

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Posted: March 19 2007 at 1:36pm | IP Logged Quote SaraP

I thought you all might like to see the WONDERFUL Aslan mask DS decided to make:



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Oh, that is super - and such a gorgeous pic!

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Posted: March 20 2007 at 8:53am | IP Logged Quote Cay Gibson

That looks like typical 5-yr-old flair in the best way.

Great job!

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Posted: March 20 2007 at 8:55am | IP Logged Quote Maryan

Cool Aslan!!!

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Posted: March 20 2007 at 12:01pm | IP Logged Quote ladybugs

Congrats, Sarah!

I LOVE the Aslan mask - awesome!

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Posted: March 20 2007 at 12:35pm | IP Logged Quote lapazfarm

That is wonderful! I remember feeling the same when when I read the Little House books to my older dc and The Hobbit to this younger set. Brought back all those warm fuzzy feelings from my own childhood.

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