Hello and Welcome

Hello and welcome to our blog!

My name is Hannah. I am a mother of 3, K (10 yr old daughter) and B and M (5 yr old twin boys). I have 5 sisters and three brothers so I grew up with a life full of imagination and LOTS of reading. I don't think I always had the best attitude when my mom would sit us down for reading of Little House on the Prairie or The Christmas Carol (my attitude has been adjusted, don't worry).

About a year and a half ago I started reading the Harry Potter series to my kids. My daughter loved them and they provided so many opportunities to discuss very important things such as friendship, loyalty, prejudice, and family. We finished about one book every 2 weeks (and those books are not short). Every night I sit in my daughter's room, where all three of them can hear me (even my husband sits and listens), and I read. We have taken journeys through many books now and we have been blessed by the author's rich words and life lessons. We have also been thoroughly entertained by many fantastic adventures.

My daughter is now writing fantastic stories full of meaning and original ideas. She raises her hand in class to share insight on a book the teacher is reading to the class. Her teacher is constantly baffled at her level of understanding. I believe reading books out loud to children is a priceless gift we can all give. K and I visit the library after we are done with a book and sample different books. We write a "reserve list" so we have one for next time and we pick one to read that time. This has been priceless time together.

Where does the blog name come in to play? Well, one of my many beautiful, smart, gorgeous sisters happens to be the ear to all my book reviews and I have always heard her book reviews as well. She is an avid reader and always has deep insight on books. Her and I have decided to start a blog and just write each other a letter about the books we have read. We will try to write them as close to the way we would talk to each other. We tend to like young adult and children's novels (think Harry Potter, Charlotte's Web, etc.). My hope is that this will bring great ideas for books to read to your children. If you have any questions please leave a comment!

Thanks,
Hannah