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[rhu]

Finished the Vorkosigan books by Bujold. Fun stuff, well written.

The Tempest. It's like The Magic Flute, only weirder.

A Study in Scarlet. Haven't read the Holmes books since I was a teenager, and wanted to see what age they'd be appropriate to share with the kids. Forgot how, well, Victorian the writing and the attitudes are.

Started to read Getting Things Done and decided finishing it wasn't something I needed to get done, so I stopped.

Bark, George, Bark by Jules Feiffer. OK, I didn't read this personally, it has been read to me over and over and over again by a certain five-year-old girl who is thrilled to discover that she can read a bedtime story to her father. :-)

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[42itous.livejournal.com]

Your kids might enjoy Tom's Midnight Garden, by Philippa Pearce. You should read it first -- it might be better to put it on your list for a few years from now.

Also for when they're older: Briar Rose by Jane Yolen.

[elainetyger.livejournal.com]

Holmes is perfect for teenagers, as is Poirot.

Have your kids read Half-Magic by Edward Eager? I think that would be a fun one to read to younger kids. Also, your daughter is exactly the right age to start the Betsy-Tacy series. The first book, Betsy-Tacy, takes place over the year beginning just before Betsy's 5th birthday, in the mid-1890s in Mankato MN. Other authors to look into might be E.L. Konigsburg, Louise Fitzhugh, and of course, AA Milne. There is a good resource here, although I think that their age range suggestions will no doubt underestimate your children's abilities:
100 best books for children

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Now you can pace restlessly waiting for the next Miles book with the rest of us. :-)

[autotruezone.livejournal.com]

I'll have to double-check with my daughter as to how old she was when I read her the holmes stories. Probably around 6 or 7 would be my guess. She loved them (and still does). My boys have had no interest in them though.