I’ve been doing more reading. D’uh!

‘The Ape Who Guards the Balance’ by Elizabeth Peters is another Amelia Peabody mystery. Fabulous as they all are. Most entertaining.

‘Winterfair Gifts’ by Lois McMaster Bujold is also. I am so very glad Redbraids brought it back with her. We’ve waited so long to find out about Miles’ wedding. It was worth it though.

‘The Greatest Treasure of Charlemagne the King’ by Nadia Wheatley is a picture book I have seen many times before, but had not yet read. It’s currently a bit too long to share with Puggle, but I’m looking forward to being able to do that.

‘How Much is Enough? Everything You Need to Know to Steer Clear of Overindulgence and Raise Likeable, Responsible and Respectful Children’ by Jean Illsley Clarke/Connie Dawson/David Bredehoft. I found this to be mostly common sense. It’s Test of Four may be worth remembering (Does the situation hinder the child from learning the tasks that support their development and learning at this age? Does the situation give a disproportionate amount of the family resources to one or more of the children? Does the situation exist to benefit the adult more than the child? Does the child’s behaviour potentially harm others, society, or the planet in some way?)

Other than that, I’m working my way through another selection of books to do with reading generally, and reading with boys in particular. But I think I’ll save them for another post.