When the kids were littler and we were heading off for vacation, I would buy each of them a few new books for the trip. I could easily pick things that they'd like, and they were so happy to get a bunch of new books. Reed especially would always dive right in. I always felt good about indulging them this way - you can never have too many books, right? And keeping kids busy on a trip is very necessary!
But things are different now. I can't pick books for Reed at all anymore. I think the main reason for that is he's too old for books targeted to his age, but also doesn't feel ready for adult books. He's searched the "YA" section at the library and feels like all he sees there is romance books (side note: seriously, is that all people think girls want to read about??). According to Reed, he read most every book in his Language Arts teacher's classroom last school year - which meant he was re-reading a lot of books he'd already read. He also got some school library books throughout the year, but things definitely aren't like they used to be for him, when reading was akin to breathing.
I am so-so with picking books for Amy now - probably as many hits as misses. At least I still get it right occasionally!
We head off for Myrtle Beach tomorrow morning, and in preparation for the trip I let Amy pick out a few books. I twisted Reed's arm and ordered two history books that I thought he'd like, which he gave a shoulder-shrug approval to.
No comments:
Post a Comment