If there is one thing everyone in the village loves to do it's read! Well almost everyone ..
Maudie May here is very into reading.
She loves to sit high up and read aloud, enjoying the sound of the words, which give her a little thrill that shivers down her spine.Today she is reading Anne of Green Gables, one of her favourite books.
But what's this? Claudia has heard Maude reading and decided to make herself comfy and listen to the story.
It's not long before Zak appears and listens closely to Maude's tale.
He turns to settle in against the books to listen.
But she's still there when Jenny appears carrying an empty biscuit tin onto which she sits and rests back to enjoy the story along with the others.
Zak and Jenny are still listening. You could say that the second favourite thing those in the village like to do is listen to a book being read aloud.
And so Maude reads on , thrilling the others with her turn of phrase.
It will soon be time for tea , when Maude can have a break, before her audience ask that she continue with the story and her audience grows bigger.
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Anne of Green Gables is such a delightful story that it's no wonder everyone came to listen. No doubt that Maude is a captivating reader. One of my favourite dolls from the past was a mint A of GG composition doll which I searched for and once found, enjoyed for a long time. I think Zac's cardigan is beautiful; did you knit it?
ReplyDeleteAnne Of Green Gables is indeed a great story.How wonderful to have owned a Anne of GG doll.
DeleteZac's cardigan was knitted by the very talented Diane Dukes.
People reading to each other seems to be one of those wonderful old activities that's kind of gone by the wayside. Nowadays people still read to their kids, but even that doesn't happen enough. At least that's my sense.
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I know what you mean , I was pleased to see in the news recently that the sale of books had increased and the sale of Kindle dropped. I love books and could not imagine, not having them around to read or look through ! and reading out a passage to family is something everyone should do.
DeleteI agree it not longer happens so much which is a great shame.
Maude will need a long break, as Anne of Green Gables is a long story - funny thing is, I just came across the book in my shelf three weeks ago and read it again! As a child I didn't like it much, no horses in it - but now my taste has changed.
ReplyDeleteIt's good the kids listen to a story instead of watching Youtube!
I think It will take her several weeks of evenings to read the book to her siblings, at least it will keep them quiet ;) It's funny how our tastes change as we grow older.
DeleteRestricted computer use for the village kids in this house :)
Way to go Maude! I would love to be there and listen while you read aloud. I think it is so nice that you are reading for others to hear. Enjoy your tea time! 😊xxx
ReplyDeleteMaude loves reading and luckily most of the others love to listen :) xxx
DeleteGreat post...I like the idea of the books and your Sasha crew!
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DeleteHow lovely! I love the photos of the kids listening to Maude reading them Anne of Green Gables from her book.
ReplyDeleteSooooo relaxing!
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It's lovely just hearing the one voice for a while and not lots of loud voices ;) xxx
DeleteBertie wishes to know which book is Claudia sitting by? The pictures have taken his eye. He asked Dada to read to him yesterday, but the two chapters of Ecconomics in Pre-Industrial Britain he had to listen to was not what he had hoped for and, fancy, there weren't even any pictures to look at!
ReplyDeleteTell Bertie I will do a post showing it for him on Monday/Tuesday, it will give me something to put on :)
DeletePoor Bertie Two whole chapters on Economics in Pre-Industrial Britain, what a good boy not to have fallen asleep while Dada read to him and even worse not a picture to lighten the time... tell him I'll show plenty of pictures for him :) xx
Loving the set up and background for Maude's story telling.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kendal :)
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