At the beginning of the school year the kids and I decided to try and read a chapter book. The one they picked was Alice's Adventures In Wonderland. This was a daunting pick for our first attempt but they loved it. When I read it as a child I remembered it being strange with difficult vocabulary at times, but it is a really weird book. Alice falls down the rabbit hole, has foot races with animals, talks with a caterpillar and a cheshire cat, grows, shrinks and grows again and has her life threatened by an unfair King and Queen. When she wakes up at the end you can't help but wonder if it was really a dream or did it actually happen.
My personal favorite part of the book is when Alice meets the Duchess who is holding a wailing baby as the cook is throwing pots and pans at them. It was so funny to picture.
Our next chapter book is going to be The Tale of Despereaux. Here's to happy reading!!!
