Writer's Block: A literary masterpiece

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The Wind in the Willows and Peter Pan are two chapter books that I think work well read aloud. I prefer to read to myself because I hear the voices differently than the voice of the reader. It's not so bad with non-fiction.

I've given Lloyd Alexander's Chronicles of Prydain to many of the children in my life.

For the younger set, I like Everybody Eats Rice which has recipes from different cultures and celebrates an urban neighborhood. There are three other books by the same author, each geared to a different time of year and a different staple food.

I like the Anne of Green Gables books for two reasons: Anne goes to college (along with several friends from Avonlea and elsewhere) and she and Gilbert work hard to build a future -- first by teaching to earn money for college and then with Anne working as school principal while Gilbert completes his medical training.

Mostly, I hope they'll find things for themselves and share them with me.