I love to read, and I usually have one or two books that I'm currently reading. So I thought it would be fun to track what I read this year on the side bar. So the first book I've completed this year is called "The Little Lame Prince". And it's part of my parent's collection. It actually contains two stories by Dinah Marie Mulock, the second one being "Adventures of a Brownie" which turned out to be really cute. I loved the different adventures of the Brownie, who loves to play tricks on disorderly or slovenly people. This actually was my first introduction to a Brownie.
The Little Lame Prince is a fairytale of sorts, which is just the kind of fairy tale I like. Instead of a "damsel in distress" we have a prince who because of an accident, has paralzyed legs. He does have a "magical" godmother but she doesn't change his circumstances as much as she helps or instructions him on how to bear it and do some good in the world.
Both stories were written for children, so if you're looking for a good read-aloud, "The Little Lame Prince" would be a good choice.
And interesting sidenote and further evidence of the books I like to read, this story was originally published in 1874. What can I say, classics are books that survive the test of time.
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Those sound like good suggestions. I have been terrible at reading lately. Every spare second I have has been devoted to scrapbooking. I might need a good book to read to change things up a bit.
Scrapbooking!, hey that's great. You're making better progress on your new years resolution then I am.
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