Well, we have finished another of the Moffat books by Eleanor Estes. We have completed The Moffats, The Moffat Museum, and now, Rufus M. We'll get to The Middle Moffat before too long. These lovely stories are set in the New England town of Cranbury, and detail the everyday lives of the Moffat family. World War I is in the background, and we learn of rationing, oleo, mailing cards to soldiers and the Armistice. However, these stories are mainly about the joys of childhood--joys in everyday life. The chapters are longer than many chapter books written today and there are no deep meanings and lessons about life other than the love of family and the extraordinary fun in ordinary things!
We have read these books and others like them (Homer Price, for example) aloud for years now. Please be encouraged to read to and with your children even after they are past the Dr. Seuss books!
Yes I totally agree. My Grandmother read books to me until I was at least 13 or 14. That is how I "read" most of the Anne of Green Gables books except maybe the last three.
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