Verona Strauss.comjust because life is fun! …

For Yule, I bought Verona a book. She loves reading, but most of all, she still loves being told stories or being read to.

I must admit, since we read ‘Hope and the magic martian’ I’ve not read much to her. Many of the books she has don’t appeal to me, and they need to excite me if I’m going to put my energy into reading for her!

The book I bought was “The eight year old legend book” by Isabel Wyatt. It is a series of short stories which are based upon tales told by the Buddha, 2500 years ago.

It’s full of wise sages, Kings, princes, faithful elephants and cunning monkeys. Each story tells of an adventure set in a lush landscape and shows how wisdom and selflessness always triumph over greed and selfishness. I guess it’s the step up from good vs evil.

It is called the eight year old legend book because it focuses on the topics that are pertinent to children of this age group. Verona has been struggling with some issues recently, and these tales focus on overcoming fears by using your own wisdom to figure things out.

We’ve been reading one story from the book every night before bed and it’s become a favourite part of our day again; it’s lovely to sit infront of the fire together, connecting with stories and being transported to other lands and times.