The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
The Dark is Rising Series by Susan Cooper
All of these books feature "ordinary" children/adolescents who struggle with acceptance, family and duty in order to achieve some great things for humanity . . these are wonderful stories for children and adults to read . . .they remind us that courage, honor and sacrifice aren't anachronisms and that someone average can be a hero. Fantasy/science fiction is one of the best genes to give our children to teach them common values and also to promote literacy and global thinking.
“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”
― Albert Einstein
“Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw
I really liked the quote you posted by George Bernard Shaw. I say something similar to this when it comes to schools. Although I am not a fan of closing down schools, I do believe that if the principal or the teachers of a school would be reluctant to enroll their own kids in that school, then some big changes need to occur or the school should be shut down.
ReplyDeleteI love both of your quotes. Recently I have seen a huge push in non-fiction books for elementary. I believe children grow , imagine, dream from their experiences with fairy tales. As a mother and teacher i keep fairy tales alive with my children!
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