by Laurie Bluedorn | Feb 2, 2013 | Children's Books, Literature, Reading Aloud
I want to tell you about a book I read to my children many years ago. Allen French is the author, and I consider it one of my very favorites, as are most all of the works by French. It’s called The Colonials: Being a narrative of events chiefly connected with the...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Feb 2, 2013 | Children's Books, Reading Aloud
My son and I would like to thank you for recommending The Matchlock Gun. I checked it out of the library and he would not let me put it down. He was fascinated with both the gun and the Indians. I reserved Cowboy Small and am looking forward to the day it arrives at...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Jan 21, 2013 | Reading Aloud
Our children are ages 8 and 11. Thank you for the “What to do…before age 10” article. I am trying to adapt a more loose structure for our 8-year-old (but finding it difficult to break from the format of traditional schooling!). My question is in...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Jan 6, 2013 | Reading Aloud
Schoolroom in the Parlor by Rebecca Caudill (early 1900s, Kentucky, published 1959) The Fairfield children can’t go to school in the winter because of the heavy snow. Althy is asked to teach school in the parlor. Winter Journey by Elsa Falk (1800s, America,...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Dec 16, 2012 | Reading Aloud
…that you read aloud to your children.
by Laurie Bluedorn | Dec 16, 2012 | Reading Aloud
I want to share with you some of the short stories we have enjoyed over the years. Our three favorite authors of short stories are Mark Twain, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and O Henry, and we particularly enjoy listening to these stories as books-on-tape. Twain’s...
