Books

I was reading an article with a celebrity who said she read books to her kids at night, and was talking about how they read so many books, fourteen or fifteen at a time.  I always wonder when I read things like that -  what time do they start bedtime?  We read four or five books, depending on the type of book.  Fifteen books would take us two hours to read.  If it's a little paperback (e.g. Diego saves the Sloth) we can read five or six because they are very easy.  I think those books are too easy for Owen and would rather read something more complex.  I tried to get him interested in Kipling's Just So Stories but the language was a little too arcane.  We just checked out the Henry and Mudge books from the library and he likes them.  I like that they are longer chapter books so maybe he can move onto the next level of reading (listening?) comprehension.  Ironically the actress who bragged about reading a thousand books a night also keyed me into Henry and Mudge.  We are big readers so we are so happy Owen likes reading too.  Another book we checked out was Madeline which I don't think I ever read.  What a cute story!  And I love the pictures (lithographs?)!  I'm excited to get some of the other Madeline stories.  Anybody who would like to leave the names of their favorite books would be appreciated by us.  XOXO!