Last week I read a post at this blog about reading to kids.
Emily wrote that she was currently reading aloud The Indian in the Cupboard to her 5 yr old and 3 yr old. My immediate thought was, “Are my kids old enough to listen to a book without pictures?”
Well, we tried it and Blake is definitely able to do it and enjoyed it a lot. Clark isn’t quite there yet, but was able to listen while laying in bed sometimes.
We started reading James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl last Thursday.
We finished reading it yesterday. It only took us 6 days. I thought I might read a chapter or two each night, but Blake wanted to read it during the day. All the time. I’m not sure he quite understood that we weren’t supposed to finish it in one sitting.
So I stocked up at the library and am looking forward to reading longer books that will be more interesting for Dan and me as well.
