I was wandering around the house the other night going from bookshelf to bookshelf trying to see if we had any “Hardy Boys” books for Colin, our now nine year old, to read. He has not read one before, so I told him that they were about a couple of brothers who are detectives and that he might like them.
So, he started helping me look. This is no mean feat. I haven’t counted how many books we have strewn around the house, but there are many, and the one who has the catalogue in her mind, my wife, was not at home.
Finally Colin, lying face down on the floor to see the bottom shelf of the bookcase next to my bed said, “Dad! Is this it?”
“What is that?” I asked.
“This book – The Brothers Kar-a-ma, uh, Karam – “
“No, Colin, not that one.”
Gus/Adri
LOL!–ae
MagistraCarminum
LOL! I think Brothers K is a bit ambitious, even for Colin! 😉
Rebekah
Cute!I've read every Hardy Boy's book, and the B'bill siblings even set out to write our own Hardy Boy's book–we had two different drafts in progress at one point. They are terrific, and every child needs to read them!
Randy Greenwald
Great! So now that you are done with the Brothers Hardy, are you game for the Brothers Karamazov?!
Staci Thomas
Hilarious….
TulipGirl
*g*
Rebekah
I do need to crack the Brothers Karamazov!
Randy Greenwald
You and Colin can read it together – though he's pretty much hangin' with 'Hank the Cowdog' these days.
The Domestic Intellectual
I just finished "reading" an audio version of Brothers K. I find the Russian names with their diminutives to be confusing so I have turned to the audio novel and enjoy that a lot more! Next on the list is Crime and Punishment.
Randy Greenwald
The Russian names don't get any easier in C and P. For C and P I recommend writing a chart listing a character's first name, nick name, and patronymic (last name), the page first mentioned, and a word or two about him or her. This is the way I kept everything straight! For a relatively small book, there are a ton of characters. I think it's worth the investment. Let me know what you think.