Great Book!

Scripture Study for Latter-Day Saint Families: The Book of Mormon by Dennis H. Leavitt


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book is exactly what our family needed.  Instead of sitting and somewhat listening, the kids are engaged and interested.  It breaks up the Book of Mormon into small segments and gives you creative and varied ways to teach your children the valuable lessons therein.  I love it!

Princess Academy

What a fun read! I am so impressed with the way Shannon Hale uses metaphors and language! She is a master at the art of telling a tale. And her books are wonderfully clean! I highly recommend also "The Goose Girl", and I'm now reading "Enna Burning". Thank you to an author who hasn't lost the gift of uplift!

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

My kids and I went to the library today. I had one of those neat moments when you look at your kids and think, "I am so very grateful I have you. You are all so dear." They were all at tables, looking at books. (I probably was able to have the moment because it was one of the rare times they were all quiet at once). The scripture came to my mind:
"Children are an heritage of the Lord"--
This statement is so true!
Anyway, tonight we were gathered around a classic I had read in my youth. There is a simple little sketch on each page, and I found it was definitely more fun to read it TO my children than it was to read it AS a child. It's all about candy! Even Saxton (4) was interested!

The Wizard of Oz-- Illustrated

This is another very good one we have read. The children loved it, and there was so much detail that wasn't in the movie (such as walking through a little village where all the people, animals, and buildings were made of fine china that moved (that is, if you were a person or an animal)...or the real story of the flying monkeys) I highly suggest reading the original version, written by Frank L. Baum-- I've seen watered down retellings that just simply aren't as good-- and the full color illustrated copy done by Michael Hague has enough pictures to keep little children interested.