tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post7730129231921514044..comments2024-03-25T17:48:53.875-04:00Comments on Heissatopia: Good booksAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14785629874138416100noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-12929687112591560962013-09-23T19:02:06.298-04:002013-09-23T19:02:06.298-04:00Just used this blog post as the basis of my FHE le...Just used this blog post as the basis of my FHE lesson for tonight. Thanks Nancy!AmandaStretchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09649673692690240933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-19499659820532095992013-09-23T19:01:34.034-04:002013-09-23T19:01:34.034-04:00Baby Island! I remember that book! I wonder if I s...Baby Island! I remember that book! I wonder if I still have a copy in my closet at my parents . . .AmandaStretchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09649673692690240933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-67578876851358195152013-08-12T22:25:05.614-04:002013-08-12T22:25:05.614-04:00I loved Baby Island. I'm going to find that to...I loved Baby Island. I'm going to find that to read to Emmy because I think she'd love it too. And I guess I'd better read Narnia too!Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105526493466364328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-24207414696465897382013-08-12T10:39:57.208-04:002013-08-12T10:39:57.208-04:00And thank you Lindsay and Mom for the book recomme...And thank you Lindsay and Mom for the book recommendations. :)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631734965938273438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-24306494240050671802013-08-12T10:39:35.876-04:002013-08-12T10:39:35.876-04:00Thanks for sharing that story; sorry it still leav...Thanks for sharing that story; sorry it still leaves you with a bitter taste in your mouth. :/<br /><br />I'm not upset that you didn't read them with us because I did eventually learn about them. It's just that it was a the type of book that it seemed like you *would* have read to us. You read a lot of good books to us—and we finished Baby Island not too long ago (the girls loved it).Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631734965938273438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-4280624128345984112013-08-12T10:06:48.808-04:002013-08-12T10:06:48.808-04:00And may I suggest a good book? Probably your kids ...And may I suggest a good book? Probably your kids are too young for it, but you will like it, I think. It is called "My sister lives on the mantelpiece" by Annabel Pitcher. Super good.Myrnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450610418971329885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-55867876323249233242013-08-12T10:02:43.717-04:002013-08-12T10:02:43.717-04:00Well, I first read The Chronicles of Narnia when I...Well, I first read The Chronicles of Narnia when I was a BYU student, and I LOVED them. Loved them. I had my own set. And then, when we lived in California, my usual babysitter was reading the books. And one day she took one home. And then a) she did not give the book back and b) she was not allowed to baby sit for us any more. I was too timid at the time to figure this out--her mom was from South America, English good but not great, and she was tall and intimidating to me. And so I just was quietly hurt when her daughter, the babysitter who had been, confided that her mother was angry that we had subjected her daughter to this VILE reading material. And that she couldn't return the book because her mother had confiscated it. <br /><br />A couple of years later, in "The Friend" in the summer issue, when they always printed a two-page spread of recommended books for summer reading, The Chronicles of Narnia was one of the featured series. By then I had sold the incomplete set of books at a swap meet--with most of my books, cutting down on what needed to be moved from California to Canada. <br /><br />Just before we moved, the mom returned the book, and apologized for her earlier attitude, and her coldness towards us because of the book.<br /><br />So...that was probably one reason why I didn't introduce the book to my kids (of the Nancy and David group) when they were young. I still have hurt over that situation with the book--I really need to let go of that! The other reason was that I did introduce them to my kids (of the Kelli and Abbi group) and they were less enthused about them than I thought they would be, so I thought I had probably introduced them to the girls too young. After all, I had been 20 when I first read them...<br /><br />So I just left you to discover them on your own. Besides, we needed to read Baby Island over and over again, right?Myrnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450610418971329885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-11387213748133181822013-08-12T08:30:30.065-04:002013-08-12T08:30:30.065-04:00Dr. J and I read them when we first got married ou...Dr. J and I read them when we first got married out loud and we've read them to the kids once. I've always like the symbolism but his actual writing style is not my cup of tea.Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17452404148287263021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-89454326006689314082013-08-12T08:15:03.254-04:002013-08-12T08:15:03.254-04:00I've been through the series twice now with my...I've been through the series twice now with my kids and I seriously can't get through it without getting choked up in several places... the symbolism is so beautiful. I think The Magicians Nephew might be my very favorite one. The part where the evil witch is trying to convince the child to take the fruit back to his mother? She's so subtle... so seemingly good... and so evil... Amazing.<br /><br />We also just finished a fantastic book called Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin. Great moral, fun writing, interesting story; so if you're looking for another read, I think your kids would love it!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01150657897645335754noreply@blogger.com