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Rereading Books (DP#214)

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Personally, I am not one to re-read books especially full-length novels. There are simply too many new books I want to explore that I just do not have the time or motivation to revisit the ones I have since read. The only caveat to this is the Bible as I can reread the same book or chapter countless times and still get something new out of it. It is truly one of a kind as far as getting a message when you seemingly need it the most, if that makes sense.

When it comes to children’s books, I could easily read a bunch of those over and over again as well since they are quick and easy. Since my niece is turning four this year (my goodness gracious!) she is about to start getting more curious about reading. The ‘Dr. Suess’ books that my sister and I used to read a lot are going to be brought back, along with all the ‘Winnie the Pooh’, and ‘If you Give a Mouse a Cookie’. I enjoy these since they bring me back. The nostalgia is real!

10 responses to “Rereading Books (DP#214)”

  1. Taylor Barstad Avatar
    Taylor Barstad

    I used to love the ‘If You Give a Mouse a Cookie’ books! My favorite was ‘If You Give a Pig a Pancake’!

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Oh wow! I have not read that one! The two that I had in my own library was the OG one and ‘If You Take a Mouse to the Movies’. I may get the whole set for my niece for sure. Such cute books.

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    observationblogger

    Lovely post.

    Without doubt, two short stories I have re-read more often than any others to my children are Oscar Wilde’s – The Happy Prince and The Selfish Giant. I never grow tired of them and they make me a blubbering mess by the end.

    I hope you don’t mind me sending my article on the former story which was adapted and directed by Orson Welles and narrated by Bing Crosby (with the audios within). It just doesn’t get better, at least based on what I’ve heard:

    https://observationblogger.com/2019/05/05/the-happy-prince-oscar-wilde-adapted-and-directed-by-orson-welles/

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    1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
      Ashley Kittrell

      Dang, I really need to listen and read those two, especially with Bing Crosby and Orson Welles having to do with ‘The Happy Prince’.
      I have never seen ‘Citizen Kane’, but I have seen those famous shots from the film. Orson was truly one of a kind, I have seen him read Shakespeare I think at one point. Truly one of the greats.

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      1. observationblogger Avatar
        observationblogger

        I hope you can find the 15 minutes to read the Happy Prince. This and the Selfish Giant would captivate your heart as a Christian.

      2. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
        Ashley Kittrell

        I will once some of our chaos settles down for sure Matt! I can push out some shorter reviews for them.

      3. observationblogger Avatar
        observationblogger

        15 minutes to hear…I meant.. to the audio

  3. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
    Ashley Kittrell

    All good! It’s just hectic right now for us unfortunately but it will get better!

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    1. observationblogger Avatar
      observationblogger

      Ok I can only imagine. My thoughts are with you both.

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      1. Ashley Kittrell Avatar
        Ashley Kittrell

        Thank you Matt! We both appreciate it.

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