Admittedly, this is but one man’s opinion, but a pretty smart man we should note. It is interesting to see that Freddy made the list at #4. I would demur at one point: I liked Freddy Goes to Florida.
To have a young child is to have an excuse to read aloud. It struck me that if I did not have one, I should be obligated to go find one.
The one I have and I began reading Little House in the Big Woods Sunday night. I’m surprised how much he likes it.
Gus/Adri
Why would you need to borrow a child in order to read aloud? The following is from WORLD 5/3/08; Susan Olasky did the interview:"At about six Peterson [Eugene] builds a fire in the woodstove, and he and his wife begin preparations for supper. Then they read aloud for an hour and a half. They are currently rereading for the seventh time The Chronicles of Narnia. (The first three readings came as they read the novels to their children.) They read other novels and memoirs: George Elliot, Wallace Stegner, and Barbara Kingsolver. (They give every book 50 pages before deciding whether to continue.) When they're done reading, they finish dinner preparations, eat, and go to bed."I'm with you on Freddie Goes To Florida. Seems I've read that some view it as (one of the?) best of the series. And I'm not surprised Colin likes the Little House book. I read all of them to the boys when they were about that age; each was thoroughly enjoyed.–ae