Could it be possible that I still have jetlag? Travelling west always seems easier than travelling east. Westward travellers gain hours, so this should be a snap, right? Unfortunately now that we've gone west and stayed, I continue to want to add hours to each day. I stay up a little later each night and consequently sleep a little later each morning. This is particularly easy to do since my husband is a night owl who requires very little sleep and always suggests watching Clash of the Titans (or something similar) at 11 pm. Lili is often up at 6 or 7 am, but will snuggle back down and sleep for a few more hours if I pull her into our warm bed. This has become a problem. Or maybe it hasn't. Maybe this is precisely what summer time is for: lying in bed until 10 am while dreaming about giant lizards with underbites who want to be my friend. Whatever the case, I still feel like a slob.
My chidren have also over-adjusted to our time zone change. Especially Emma. She already had issues with settling down and getting to sleep at night, but now it has gotten ridiculous. She is up and down several times after 10 pm to tell us she can't sleep. "Of course, you can't," we answer, "You keep getting out of bed and wandering around the house." I decided that the best thing for her might be some high-interest children's novels for her to read in bed at night. (Perhaps they shouldn't be quite as interesting, however, since she often reads the entire book in one evening.) So earlier this week, we headed over to Barnes and Noble to find some late night reading books for Emma.
I suggested "Princess Puppy Palace" or something equally as cute, and Emma's eyes almost rolled out of her head in disgust. Emma has decided to rebel against all things pink and girly. (Yes, this is the same girl who had a "pink" themed birthday the year she turned six.) Emma now wants to be a rock star and prefers skulls to butterflies. I am serious. So what book did we take home that night?
Beast Quest: Ferno the Fire Dragon
You will be happy to know that this is the first in a series of Beast Quest books, so she will be kept entertained at bedtime for a while now.
2 comments:
I know you're looking more for books she can read herself, but if you were looking for a great series to read aloud/together, the 39 Clues books are FANTASTIC! Even I am totally addicted to them. 10 books in the whole series - book 10 comes out end of August - each written by a different author, but the story arch and tone stays the same throughout all the books, believe it or not. Rick Riordan, guy who wrote the Percy Jackson series, wrote the 1st book and the story arch. Great series for upper elementary kids (one cavaet: there's lot of history in it, so you might have to explain some of it a bit - like each book is in a different country and focuses on a different historical figure - Ben Franklin, Mozart, etc.).
Meredith, if you're looking for a good book series for kids try the Eragon series written by Christopher Paolini. I have to be honest and tell you that I have no idea if it is age appropriate, but it is written for young adults and is in the Lord of the Rings genre.
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