I know the rains will eventually stop and the sun will poke out. I know we will have nice weather for walking and plenty of the outdoor time and exercise we so desperately crave. I know it… But right now it feels like it will never happen. It’s rainy, cold, dreary, foggy, and so very uninviting to be out that we are forced to stay in – and staying in, around here, means reading.
My children are devourers of books, just like me, and the older ones will read pretty much anything they can lay their hands upon, but there are some books we get back to again and again for family reading. Sometimes I might even indulge in my favorite children’s classics just for myself, regardless of reading to anyone else. A quiet evening, a cup of tea, a warm and cozy blanket and any one of these priceless treasures:
1. Winnie the Pooh – always funny and comforting, compassionate and cozy.
2. Alice in Wonderland – so many famous quotes it seems we almost know it by heart.
3. Pippi Longstocking and other books by Astrid Lindgren.
4. The Railway Children by Edith Nesbitt.
5. Everything by Frances H. Burnett
6. The Narnia books – no need to elaborate.
7. Russian folk tales.
8. Harry Potter – this is something we’ve graduated to fairly recently, and my two eldest are as crazy about these books as I am.
Grab a hot drink, pick a book, and settle down for a good read with us. Stay warm and cozy!
Domestic Felicity 
🙂 I have read most of these books to my children……….I still love to read to my two youngest who are now way too “old” but still brings so many good memories.
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Never too old for read-alouds… The current audiobook trend proves it 😁 I love hearing a good story too.
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🙂 glad to know that I am in such great company!
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Another book you might check out is “The Borrowers” by Mary Norton. This is a story about a family of Little People who live under the floor in an old English house, and “borrow” things they find useful in their tiny world. It explains perfectly why you can’t find that postage stamp you left on the desk last night; they’ve hung it as a picture in their living room.
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Sounds like something I’d love to read!
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I like The Railway Children too. Other children’s classics I enjoy include The Secret Garden and A Little Princess 🙂
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Two more favorites of ours! There are always too many to list.
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Great list! I am not a parent but I do enjoy reading those books ☺️
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Oooo, I LOVE the original Winnie the Pooh! Narnia and Harry Potter are favorites around here too, and we’ve read and enjoyed most of the others you list, too. I make time for reading out loud just about every day around here, even in beautiful weather. 🙂
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Certainly no weather is the wrong kind of weather for reading 😉
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I am probably one of the few people who don’t like Pippy Longstocking.I have always considered her mean.
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Peggy, she kind of is mean, but still so funny. ☺
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A recent favourite of ours is The Mysterious Benedict Society. There are four in the series (and they are HUGE!). I forget the author, but you have to check them out!! We came across an excerpt online first, so you can see what they’re about.
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Will have to look into this, thanks!
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The Children of Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren is absolutely delightful!
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Yes, indeed!
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