Last Friday, my daughter and I picked up an order at the German bookstore. The owner, whom we’ve known for a few months, recommended another book my daughter might like. Something with monsters. After reading the first sentence of the back cover blurb, my daughter was sold, and I could hardly refuse her a new book, could I? But at home, we first finished the books we were reading together (me: Bitte nicht öffnen 2 – Schleimig; her: Asterix und Kleopatra), and then I got started on our reread of Harry Potter 1 (I really want her to understand the Harry Potter books, hence the reread; also, that’ll slow us down a bit, as I consider she is still several years too young for books 4 to 7). I admit I was in no hurry to get started on that unplanned purchase. (We have another sequel lined up that I was hoping we’d read together – Die Nordseedetektive 2.)
This morning, my daughter casually mentioned she’d finished reading the first chapter and started on the second. After my initial surprise at her reading “big” books (and in the minority language too!!!), I told her that was great and, because I was curious, asked her what the beginning was about. Which demonstrated that she’d really read and understood it.
Currently reading:
Mom reading aloud
Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen (vierfarbig illustrierte Schmuckausgabe)
Author: J.K. Rowling
Illustrator: Jim Kay
Translator: Klaus Fritz
Publisher: Carlsen
ISBN: 978-3551559012
Reading aloud
Minus Drei und die laute Lucy (Minus Drei Band 2)
Author: Ute Krause
Illustrator: Ute Krause
Publisher: cnj
ISBN: 978-3570158937
Reading by herself
Monsterhotel
Author: Thomas Montasser
Illustrator: Stefanie Reich
Publisher: Thienemann
ISBN: 978-3522184762
Other books mentioned:
Schleimig (Bitte nicht öffnen 2)
Author: Charlotte Habersack
Illustrator: Frédéric Bertrand
Publisher: Carlsen
ISBN: 978-3551652126
Die Nordseedetektive 2 — Das Gespensterhotel
Authors: Klaus-Peter Wolf und Bettina Göschl
Illustrator: Franziska Harvey
Publisher: Jumbo
ISBN: 978-3833734854
Asterix und Kleopatra
Author: René Goscinny
Illustrator: Albert Uderzo
Translator: Gudrun Penndorf
Publisher: Egmont Comic Collection
ISBN: 978-3770436026
