Library Day

Published on Sunday, the 6th of May, 2007 and last updated on the 3rd of May, 2009
We go to the library every three weeks. Since we don't have a television in our house there is a lot of reading going on. For myself I don't get out many books, spending far too much time in front of the computer to really read stuff. I make an exception for Neal Stephenson though, and I just finished "The System of the World" this morning, so it was time for me to switch to lighter stuff. Terry Pratchett, I think.My son is demolishing books though! He just finished reading stuff like:Winston Churchill and his great warsScottish place namesThe Lonely Planet guide to experimental travelA wild ride through the night : suggested by twenty-one illustrations by Gustave DoreMacBeth : man and mythFables Aesop never wroteTime for something lighter? No fear! When we left he could scarcely lift his backpack full of the following:Maddigan's fantasiaMind-boggling buildingsThe last of the sky piratesThe curse of the GloamglozerFreegladerThe stormin' NormansGorgeous GeorgiansWho stole the black diamond?Who shot the sheriff?Who is the prisoner of Portcullis Castle?501 TV-free party games for kidsThe seeing stoneThe field guideStopping for a spellThe limerickScotlandScotland's Highlands and IslandsThe price of water in FinistereEARLY peopleA short history of nearly everythingWell, in fact the last one didn't fit in his backpack, so he had to carry it. At least he had to carry it for a little while until Heather pinched it off him and started reading it herself! That's the way it is in this house though: Max read the Terry Pratchett that I'm on now about a month ago, and I'm sure he'll run through those and start pinching the books Heather or I took out. I don't suppose that reading list would be unusual in a 15 year old (if they liked books :-), but for a 9 year old it constantly continues to amaze me.Meanwhile Fraser (who's 6 now) isn't so up on the reading thing. He's getting there, and can actually read better than most in his class at school. Never mind: he still listen's avidly as I get through one chapter a night of "Tears of the Giraffe" by Alexander McCall Smith. It's so good that the other folk don't mind listening either, even if they have all read it themselves.

We go to the library every three weeks. Since we don't have a television in our house there is a lot of reading going on. For myself I don't get out many books, spending far too much time in front of the computer to really read stuff. I make an exception for Neal Stephenson though, and I just finished "The System of the World" this morning, so it was time for me to switch to lighter stuff. Terry Pratchett, I think.

My son is demolishing books though! He just finished reading stuff like:

  • Winston Churchill and his great wars
  • Scottish place names
  • The Lonely Planet guide to experimental travel
  • A wild ride through the night : suggested by twenty-one illustrations by Gustave Dore
  • MacBeth : man and myth
  • Fables Aesop never wrote

Time for something lighter? No fear! When we left he could scarcely lift his backpack full of the following:

  • Maddigan's fantasia
  • Mind-boggling buildings
  • The last of the sky pirates
  • The curse of the Gloamglozer
  • Freeglader
  • The stormin' Normans
  • Gorgeous Georgians
  • Who stole the black diamond?
  • Who shot the sheriff?
  • Who is the prisoner of Portcullis Castle?
  • 501 TV-free party games for kids
  • The seeing stone
  • The field guide
  • Stopping for a spell
  • The limerick
  • Scotland
  • Scotland's Highlands and Islands
  • The price of water in Finistere
  • EARLY people
  • A short history of nearly everything

Well, in fact the last one didn't fit in his backpack, so he had to carry it. At least he had to carry it for a little while until Heather pinched it off him and started reading it herself! That's the way it is in this house though: Max read the Terry Pratchett that I'm on now about a month ago, and I'm sure he'll run through those and start pinching the books Heather or I took out. I don't suppose that reading list would be unusual in a 15 year old (if they liked books :-), but for a 9 year old it constantly continues to amaze me.

Meanwhile Fraser (who's 6 now) isn't so up on the reading thing. He's getting there, and can actually read better than most in his class at school. Never mind: he still listen's avidly as I get through one chapter a night of "Tears of the Giraffe" by Alexander McCall Smith. It's so good that the other folk don't mind listening either, even if they have all read it themselves.

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