A list of books that I am going to have my daughter read before she gets the keys to the car. She is only seven, but now's the time to form her literary mind I suppose. I am thinking Charlie and The Chocolate Factory and James and The Giant Peach and the Ronald Dahl books. As well as some Judy Blume, of course. And during the early adolescent years Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer and the like. But I am sure I must be dating myself. There must be an updated, modern version.
And, of course, the list needs to be modified to the individual. My chinese daughter needs a unique set, including Shaoey and Dot for example.
"You can go to universal studios and ride the harry potter ride when you've read all the books," is a challenge I expect to have to pay up on someday.
Published on June 29, 2011 13:30