The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kiplin
So here’s the thing. I of course have seen the Disney version of The Jungle book cartoon. Also I have seen the cartoon about Rikki Tikki Tavi that used to play I think either on USA Network or Nickelodeon as a kid. I so wanted to live among wolves and buy a mongoose. My mom said nope to both things. So when I read this the other day, I had no idea this version had the Mowgli stories as well as a few others (I […]
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
“The Chronicles of Narnia” were my introduction to fantasy as a child. I was given the series as a Christmas present and I remember spending the rest of winter break reading them. This particular re-read was to introduce my 7 year old daughter to Narnia and I’m thoroughly annoyed that recent editions of the series has re-arranged the order of the books. My set was ordered: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, A Horse and […]
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler was a favorite book of mine as a child. But as I grew older I slowly forgot about the message of the story and only remembered the adventure. When I saw that it could be ordered for only a dollar as part of a larger Scholastic book order, I knew I had to get it for my 11 year old. It was delightful to find that she was as enchanted with the story as I was. […]
The Giver (Graphic Novel) by Lowry, Lois; Russell, P. Craig
I read The Giver for my sixth grade language arts class. Sixth grade is apparently the year that our school decided we were ready to be ruined by literature. Between this, Bridge to Terebithia, and Where the Red Fern Grows, I don’t know how I had the will to read anymore. I guess that’s the amazing thing about well-written literature. It rips your heart in two and yet you keep going back for more! If you are one of the few people who haven’t visited this […]
Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers
All of us are lonely and unsure in friendships and relationships, but still friendships happen in their own weird, imperfect ways. Such is the tale of Lost and Found. A boy discovers a penguin and the penguin is sad. The boy wants to make the penguin happy, but no matter what he does the penguin is sad. The boy then decides that the penguin is homesick and they set out together on a perilous journey to get to the south pole. There, the boy leaves […]
The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict by Trenton Lee Westover
Nicholas Benedict is 9 years old and a very unusual child. He is afflicted with narcolepsy, which means that when he becomes excited or emotionally stressed, he falls asleep instantaneously wherever he is or whatever he is doing. He is extremely intelligent and observant, which is grating to the adults he is around. And Nicholas is an orphan, on his way to his newest orphanage, Rothschild’s End, as this book opens. Nicholas arrives at a train station to meet Mr. Collum, the director of his […]
