Have I mentioned that I love books? I have such a great book for you. I started looking at it to see if I wanted to read it to the children and ended up just reading it to myself. Not that it wasn’t a good one for the children, it so is. But, I just couldn’t put it down.
If you’re not familiar with this true story, click on the picture and that’ll take you to Vision Forum where you can read a better description than I could write. Below the description they have some products that you may find to be a good accompaniment to the book and they’re right on, but I want to add one to the list.
It’s a rubberband 6-shooter. These are sturdy, fun, reasonably safe guns. (Do not shoot it at the face! That would smart!)
And since the book and the gun go together so well, I’ll give them both to one of you.
The Rules
Y’all know I can’t stand it when the entries just say, “Enter me!” Do y’all find that to be greedy, bad manners, like I do?
It’s a read aloud theme.
This time tell me about your favorite book you have read aloud to your children. If you don’t have children you may tell me what you would like to read aloud to your future children or other children in your life. Or if you’d prefer, you may tell about a book that you remember being read to you as a child. Just leave a comment telling about your book. Be sure to leave your email so I can tell you if you win.
Shipping Restrictions
Sorry, but shipping costs being ridiculously high, I will only pay to ship in the contiguous 48. If you are from elsewhere, you may enter, but you will have to pay the shipping if you win. So, all you elsewhere readers, please don’t enter unless you agree to pay shipping. For the rest of you who do reside in the contiguous 48, rest assured I will pay to ship to you.
Exclusions
This is not a forum for a discussion of toy guns. If you would like to enter and would not like to receive the toy gun, that’s fine, just state this in your comment. But be aware, I will delete any and all comments with disparaging or argumentative remarks about toy guns. And I’m a quick draw on the delete button, I won’t even read your argument, so don’t waste your time. My blog, my rules. I am very much in favor of toy guns and do not wish to argue with you on my blog. If you just want to argue or discuss views on this topic, get your own blog. But, if this is you, you may not enjoy the book either, I’m just sayin’.
Read Alouds
Whew! Got my feathers all ruffled for a minute there. Back to our theme. Read alouds. I love to read to my children. My fondest memories of Motherhood center around wiggly little Pirates sitting stock still, completely absorbed in listening to me read Robin Hood or Treasure Island or Robinson Crusoe or… I continue to add to the list.
When Mother Reads Aloud
- When Mother reads aloud, the past
Seems real as every day;
I hear the tramp of armies vast,
I see the spears and lances cast,
I join the thrilling fray;
Brave knights and ladies fair and proud
I meet when Mother reads aloud.
When Mother reads aloud, far lands
Seem very near and true;
I cross the deserts’ gleaming sands,
Or hunt the jungle’s prowling bands,
Or sail the ocean blue.
Far heights, whose peaks the cold mists shroud,
I scale, when Mother reads aloud.
When Mother reads aloud, I long
For noble deeds to do…
To help the right, redress the wrong;
It seems so easy to be strong,
So simple to be true.
Oh, thick and fast the visions crowd
My eyes, when Mother reads aloud.
- Author Unknown
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