Gary Wyatt
05-24-2005, 06:07 PM
I just finished reading aloud to my sons A CHRISTMAS CAROL. They are 11 and 13.<br>After we finished the first stave they begged me to keep reading. I had planned to read <br>one stave a day for the week preceding our Xmas break. We read the whole book in one <br>evening sitting,and a 2nd sitting the next morning. Someone had given us the 1951<br>movie version, made in England, which is very true to the book,and we all 3 highly recommend watching it after reading the book. We watched it together the afternoon after we finished the book!!! Anyway, I don't know if<br>parents have thought about it, but what a wonderful story to read to our children aloud<br>during the holiday season. I think it's a wonderful story,and one that led my sons and I in a discussion about being a giving person at Christmas,and all the rest of the year.<br>Please post this to encourage other parents to share this delightful story with their children.<br>Another suggested story is GIFT OF THE MAGI by O'Henry. The boys loved that too.<br><br>Thanks!<br>Gary Wyatt P.S. Will you email me to let me know if this is posted on your website?