by Keith Greer
Hello everyone! I thought I’d write a short bit on what my children, Noah and Zoey, recommend from our local library!
Noah is at the age now where I no longer have to read to him (which quite truthfully saddens me in a way). He is doing a wonderful job of reading on his own though, and he really enjoys reading to his younger sisters!
Noah just recently read Indiana Jones and the Golden Fleece by Pat McGreal. In this installment of one of Indy’s many adventures, we find our hero, accompanied by his newfound companion Omphale, in a stolen German war plane being pursued by the Cult of Hecate, a group of mystics in search of the fabled Golden Fleece!
Indy crash lands the plane in the sea and he and Omphale narrowly escape death! They survive the crash and promptly seek out a library where they find a book that contains a map showing the location of the Golden Fleece.
The rest of the book is one exciting twist after another as Indy and Omphale race against time to find the Fleece before the Cult does, all the while trying to stay out of sight of the police and the Germans!
Noah likes Indiana Jones because “he has really cool adventures!” He also wants me to add that Indy is “really good at his work!” I suspect he thinks the bullwhip is pretty cool too (I know I sure do!)
Zoey’s selection from the library was Disney’s Pinnochio, A Golden Sound Story book. This is one of those children’s books where as you read along, you can press buttons on the side of the book to make sounds to go along with the story!
In the story, Geppetto is a woodcarver in a small Italian village who carves a wooden puppet named Pinnochio. Geppetto is playing with Pinnochio, making him dance about, when he sees a star in the sky and makes a wish for Pinnochio to be a real boy.
The Blue Fairy appears while Geppetto is sleeping and brings Pinnochio to life, though he is still a puppet. The Blue Fairy tells Pinnochio that if he wants to become a real boy, he must prove himself to be brave, truthful, and unselfish and be able to tell right from wrong by listening to his conscience.
Pinnochio does not understand what a conscience is, so the Blue Fairy asks Jiminy Cricket to serve as Pinnochio’s conscience. Geppetto then wakes up and sees that Pinnochio is alive and is overjoyed because he has someone to keep him company!
We all know the rest of the story, and if you don’t I don’t want to ruin it for you! Zoey says that I should leave off here so that people can “go to the library and read it for themselves!”
Zoey’s favorite part of the book is “when the Fairy came and brought Pinnochio to life.” She also likes it when “Pinnochio can talk but he is still wooden.”
There is nothing like watching your children get lost in a fairy tale land of literature, and actually taking a break to use their minds for something other than watching television or playing video games!
Spend some rewarding family time reading with your kids today! It is a great opportunity to bond with the children, and i guarantee you that you’ll enjoy it just as much as they do!
Plus you’re making memories that will last a lifetime!
