Yesterday's book was an illustrated version of one of my favorite short stories in American literature. It is O. Henry's The Gift of the Magi with illustrations by Lisbeth Zwerger. My oldest son got this in his stocking from St. Nicholas last year. I blogged about it here last year. I knew the language would be a little advanced for him in some places, but with some paraphrasing her really enjoyed it last year. This year I was pleasantly surprised when he opened it yesterday and said, "Oh, this is one of my favorite books!" We read it over breakfast and when I started to paraphrase or explain some things, he told me to stop because he remembered the story and understood it. Honestly, I read this story for the first time in high school. I am delighted that he has already learned to love it. It always makes me cry, of course.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Nativity Book #27 - The Gift of the Magi
This is the twenty seventh of my postings about our 40 books of Nativity. You can read about the tradition here.
Yesterday's book was an illustrated version of one of my favorite short stories in American literature. It is O. Henry's The Gift of the Magi with illustrations by Lisbeth Zwerger. My oldest son got this in his stocking from St. Nicholas last year. I blogged about it here last year. I knew the language would be a little advanced for him in some places, but with some paraphrasing her really enjoyed it last year. This year I was pleasantly surprised when he opened it yesterday and said, "Oh, this is one of my favorite books!" We read it over breakfast and when I started to paraphrase or explain some things, he told me to stop because he remembered the story and understood it. Honestly, I read this story for the first time in high school. I am delighted that he has already learned to love it. It always makes me cry, of course.
Yesterday's book was an illustrated version of one of my favorite short stories in American literature. It is O. Henry's The Gift of the Magi with illustrations by Lisbeth Zwerger. My oldest son got this in his stocking from St. Nicholas last year. I blogged about it here last year. I knew the language would be a little advanced for him in some places, but with some paraphrasing her really enjoyed it last year. This year I was pleasantly surprised when he opened it yesterday and said, "Oh, this is one of my favorite books!" We read it over breakfast and when I started to paraphrase or explain some things, he told me to stop because he remembered the story and understood it. Honestly, I read this story for the first time in high school. I am delighted that he has already learned to love it. It always makes me cry, of course.
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