In the last year I chose all different kinds of books to read. I found that the material needed to be lighter and each book had to be worth the emotional energy to be finished. This time I also included chapter books Emma and I read together. Every night ended with maiki reading aloud to us and it was the most memorable part of 2020. He read all of the Moomin books, both Children of Noisy Village, three from Betsy Tacy collection and now working through the books of Mary Poppins. Listening to him read aloud is like attending a theatrical production of our favorite stories.
Book List :
Howards End
The Empty House
I Capture the Castle
The Hazel Wood
The Saturdays
Miss Happiness and Miss Flower
The Summer Book
Secret of the Old Clock
Hungry Planet
The Van Gogh Cafe
Your 9-year-old
Crazy Rich Asians trilogy
Olive, Again
On Beauty
Grand Union: Stories
Plainsong
The Night Circus
The Notebook
My Antonia
When We Were Young and Brave
The Family Under the Bridge
The Starless Sea
How to Do Nothing
My favorites by far were written by Erin Morgenstern. I guess I should be choosing more fantasy novels!