This was not how either of us thought we'd be spending the week. She puking into a metal bowl. Me disinfecting every surface. Twice.
Confined to her yellow loveseat, she's watched nearly every Disney movie we own and whole seasons of PBS programming. And just when I think I'll go mad if I see one more episode of Wild Kratts, she turns off the TV and asks me to read to her.
We're halfway through her first foray into Narnia. I can't think of a more perfect book to escape into during a week of sickness. The Chronicles of Narnia
are my comfort food. They're the books my mom read aloud to me as a child, and the ones I turned to after my dad died. I hope for the same for her - that the adventures of the four Pevensie children will capture her heart and imagination, transporting her from her bowl and her couch into a marvelous land called Narnia. And that she'll want to return again and again.
are my comfort food. They're the books my mom read aloud to me as a child, and the ones I turned to after my dad died. I hope for the same for her - that the adventures of the four Pevensie children will capture her heart and imagination, transporting her from her bowl and her couch into a marvelous land called Narnia. And that she'll want to return again and again.
What is your "comfort food" book?
I used to read The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe to my second graders. They loved it.
ReplyDeleteHope your daughter feels better!
Awww I'm so sorry to hear she's so sick :(
ReplyDeleteI do, however, love those books. I remember reading them in 6th grade :)
I loved the Emily series by the author of the Anne of Green Gables books. Hope she feels better soon!
ReplyDeleteOh...not a fun way to spend the week...for either of you. The Ramona Books and Little House on the Prairie books are favorite read-alouds here.
ReplyDeleteOh-poor-baby! It's so good to know that her soul is being nourished as well as her body... ;0)
ReplyDeleteI love the Chronicles of Narnia... I can read those over and over!
ReplyDeleteI also love Pride and Prejudice (read 4 times now), and the Harry Potter books (read the whole series at last 8 times), and Star Girl ( I think I have read that 3 times).
Hope your baby feels better and that you don't get it! :)
I hope she feels better soon! My oldest loved reading the Chronicles of Narnia.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry she's sick! I have never read those books. I have to say, I'm not much of a reader. My favorite book as a child, was The Boxcar Children. I am enjoying reading the series to my daughter. We are on book 7!
ReplyDeleteMy mom didn't read books to me. I started reading by myself around the age of 12, with the Harry Potter series. So they are my comfort food :)
ReplyDelete"little house on the prairie" were my favorite reads when i was younger. my son i loving my henry huggins books right now.
ReplyDeletePoor dear, I hope she starts feeling better soon! My comfort book was always Anne of Green Gables. I have a very well-worn copy that I still read on occasion.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry... Hope everyone is much better now! My kiddos always turn to their good old favorites for comfort.... Maybe it reminds them of feeling well!
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