Words that bring us together

Our Read Aloud Book Project is continuing. Reading with Alyssa is one of my favorite times each day. We get to relax and read and have new adventures with our bookie friends. It is wonderful! If you ever think you are too busy to read, think again. Put away whatever doesn't matter and spend some time with a little uplifting, fun literature. It is totally worth it!

We didn't get far into The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. The "Woods Book" was just too compelling so we had to turn to Little House on the Prairie and Farmer Boy. We are about halfway through Farmer Boy and although Alyssa can't quite figure out what happened to Mary and Laura (they are not in Farmer Boy), she is still enjoying the books.

She has taken a special interest in wolves. There is a story about wolves surrounding Laura's house in Little House on the Prairie. The story in conjunction with an experience I had while running one day has her asking about wolves almost on a daily basis. I was in the military park and saw a dog-like, but kind of scarier looking, thing. I told Erik about it and little ears were listening. This interest has been peaked by a story in the August Friend about Lambert the Sheepish Lion, which also features a wolf. Alyssa hasn't really had any fears - like nightmarish type experiences - up to this point, but I can tell she is nervous about wolves.

We also read The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. It was a most excellent read. It has many pictures in it, which is what keeps Alyssa interested. I am not sure the story line was as simple to follow as the Little House books, but it was still interesting. And really enjoyable. And suspenseful, but not scary or creepy. I'm very bad at summarizations, so look it up. I will just tell you that I enjoyed it and so did Erik!

Words truly do bring people together. Words allow us to communicate. They form sentences that tell stories about what is real and what is in our dreams. I have always loved reading and thus I particularly enjoy sharing this love with Alyssa. We come together and read and talk and learn. I consider it a blessing to read with Alyssa. It is enjoyable and educational. I even feel like it is a second chance to learn and be creative and nerdy, just like I want to be. And the greatest part is my small fry "peer" is Alyssa. What more could I ask for?