We are in the middle of book 3, The Prisoner of Azkaban, as a read aloud. Anyone who loves these books should try reading them aloud, its so much fun. They are so based on character and dialogue that its really fun to try to get the voices right. Even for someone like me - you wouldn't think "character actor" right? But I still try to get just the right tone.
Anyway it must be working because Maxine is fully engaged. The other day she was talking about what she pictured the characters like (Ron gets to be played by a red-headed boy in her class.) She came to Harry Potter and said, "I picture Harry Potter... like ME!"
I loved it. I'm glad she can cross gender lines to put herself in the hero's role. I have to admit, they do have the same messy hair. As her mom, I do tell her to run a brush through it, but she likes it that way.
Sunday, November 08, 2009
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