As mentioned before, I also want to use this blog to highlight books that already have a place on my bookshelf and come with my recommendation. And so... I will start at the beginning.
As a youngster, I can remember my frequent trips to the library. While in the third grade we lived right next door to our public library and I couldn't get enough. Inevitably once a month I would pick up my all-time favourite book - Matilda by Roald Dahl. I think I read this book atleast 10 times that year.
Even though I have long outgrown my desire to be as smart, powerful and well-read as the 5 year old genious, Matilda, I still go back to this book annually and it stands the test of time as a great read. My copy is well-worn and I hope one day it can inspire a love of literature in my own children the way it did for me.
(Editor's Note: Many of Roald Dahl's other books are great - check out "The BFG," for example)
I love Roald Dahl!! I should read one this summer as a light read!
ReplyDeleteI like 'Matilda' too, but my favorite Roald Dahl is 'George's Marvellous Medicine'. I remember reading the entire thing on the way home from my cottage one time; even though it was getting dark outside and it made me feel car sick.
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