My oldest son Erick has always been a voracious reader, more so than I could have hoped. Many a day I’ve seen him holed away in his room engrossed in a thick book and I feel the pride only a parent can experience knowing their child has a love for reading. I’ve noticed his comprehension far exceeds my own and his vocabulary is expanding exponentially!
His two favorite books are Eragon & Eldest by Christopher Paolini. These aren’t your typical flimsy comic book thickness reads. We’re talking hard back & thick as the Bible epics. After reading the books multiple times, he discovered that audio-book versions were available and proceeded to beg. After obtaining the audio-books and wearing them out for another several reads, he began to pester me to listen to them. I brushed him off because I was too busy with other books at the time (**cough** Harry Potter **cough**) but finally, I relented.
Wow! I must say that I was deeply impressed. This Christopher Paolini truly has a gift for writing! I found myself totally involved and now I’m waiting on book #3 (It’s a Trilogy). The icing on the cake is that apparently this guy’s talent has not gone unnoticed and there is a movie in the works which I will be sure to watch when it’s released.
Out of curiosity, I searched the Web and found a fan sight. Imagine my surprise when I discovered Paolini was home schooled and wrote and conceived much of the books in his early teen years!
Do I know how to pick a winner or not? Erick was kisses by God and nothing can change this fact. He will be the bright and shining star of our family-he and Ephraim.God has given them both a very special dispensation on this earth.You don’t know how lucky you are. MOM
Dalton, my oldest, is also reading these books!! How neat that our children even have things in common.
I feel very lucky indeed Mom… but ahem, Grandma’s shouldn’t play “favorites”!
How old is Dalton now Susan? It’s been forever!