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February 02, 2004

January Books

Finished Reading

"In the Pond: A Novel" Ha Jin
"Ronia, The Robber's Daughter" Astrid Lindgren
"The Phantom Tollbooth" Norton Juster
"The Last Samurai" Helen Dewitt
"Winter's Heart" Robert Jordan
"Crossroads of Twilight" Robert Jordan
"Where the Heart Is" Billie Letts

Still Reading

"Families Where Grace is in Place" Jeff VanVonderen
"Relational Parenting" Ross Campbell
"Lizard" Banana Yoshimoto

Skimming

RealSimple back issues
"Commentary on John" John Calvin
"Heartfelt Discipline" Clay Clarkson
"Selected Poems" William Blake

Read With the Boys

"The Magician's Nephew" C.S. Lewis
"The Velveteen Rabbit" Margery Williams
"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" J. K. Rowling (Hubby read)

J7 Finished Reading

"Ronia, The Robber's Daughter" Astrid Lindgren
"The Phantom Tollbooth" Norton Juster
"The Book of Three" Lloyd Alexander
The Black Cauldron" Lloyd Alexander
"Johnny Appleseed" Eva Moore
"The Bible ABC Book"
"The Trojan Horse" Emily Little
"Curious George Goes Hiking"
"The Mitten: A Ukranian Folktale" Adapted by Jan Brett
J7 has read other books--I'll have to get his list from him and update this later.

T6 Finished Reading

"Pan and the Mad Man"
"The Fat Cat"

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a HUGE way to go to ya'll! i am blushing, my book list is so small cmpared to J's!!!

Posted by: inAZ at February 4, 2004 03:47 AM

J has been a reading machine lately. (Hooray!) Laura asked me the other day how much time I spend reading. It's only been lately that I've had teh attention span to do more than look at pics in a magazine.

Btw, I'm really happy to see you here. *mush, mush* And I think you'd like "The Last Samurai" by Helen Dewitt. It's not the same "The Last Samurai" as the current Tom Cruise movie.

Posted by: TulipGirl at February 4, 2004 04:01 AM

Did you like "Where the Heart is"? I have had it on my shelf for a long time (picked it up at a garage sale), trying to decide if I want to read it.

My list would be much shorter than yours. I'm a stage right now where I don't have nearly enough time to read.

I loved these:
"Families Where Grace is in Place" Jeff VanVonderen
"Relational Parenting" Ross Campbell

I'm reading "Heartfelt Discipline" now, too. It's fun to see what you're reading!

Posted by: Missy at February 4, 2004 07:34 PM

I've -just- gotten to the point where I have enough attention span to read something longer than a magazine article. For a long time, I could only look at pictures in a magazine--just couldn't even focus on reading!

I think it's the cold and snow that has facilitated reading so much in January.

I was on the verge of tears several times throughout "Where The Heart Is" and it was very good in many respects. There is also one section that is very, very difficult to read (related to the abuse of children), and so I'm not sure I want to recommend the book. But the main characters were just so nurturing and in many ways it was a wonderful read.

I -just- finished "Families Where Grace is in Place." It's been a couple of years since I read any books related to parenting, and so it was refreshing to read such encouraging ones. Especially since some of the main points were similar to conclusions I'd reached, apart from any book. *grin* That's validating. I've also asked Hubby to read them--he has a much better B.S. detector than I do. I told him some things that were yellow flags when I read them, but I like getting his feedback, too.

I'd be interested in discussing these books we've both been reading recently--once our computer is home and healthy.

Posted by: TulipGirl at February 7, 2004 12:39 PM

Oh - great! More book lists. Looking forward to seeing more of what you read this year!

Posted by: Megan at December 27, 2004 03:28 PM