[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Happy World Book Day

[Richelle Votaw]

Anne U wrote:

> Richelle, my daughter is in 1st grade here in Madison, WI, USA, and 
> we are now re-reading SS for the second time after my reading all 4 
> books to her in succession (from late July through Thanksgiving of 
> last year, 10-20 pages per night for 4 months). After we finished GOF 

<sigh> How depressing.  Sorry, wonderful for you and your daughter I mean, depressing when I look at my students and their levels of comprehension!  I did attempt to read HP to them, we didn't make it very far.  Two or three of them were interested, but the others just had no idea what was going on.  "No pictures?  What do you mean, no pictures?"  Ah, well.

> I'm kind of wandering here (sorry) but I did want to say how nice it 
> is to be involved with people like the HPFGU members. Many adults 
> wouldn't be caught dead reading HP because they believe it's "for 
> children" ... aren't we all glad we know better?? :-)

Amen to that.  Someday those "other" people will come to understand. :)  I, for one, happily examine the toy section for new HP stuff all the time. :)  And for some odd reason I cannot enter a bookstore without going by the HP section before leaving.  I have no idea why, it's not like OotP is going to magically appear on the shelf.  And how many copies of HP can I have?

> (wondering where Richelle and Haggridd are in Louisiana; I was born 
> and grew up in New Orleans... where y'at, dawlins??)

I don't know about Haggridd, but I'm in Hammond, just about 40 miles north of New Orleans.  

Richelle


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