tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post7433219055241539735..comments2024-01-01T18:42:01.363-08:00Comments on International Christian Fiction Writers: Teaching the Family to ReadLisa Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358581487206184033noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-3986541948783026932013-08-30T18:54:34.301-07:002013-08-30T18:54:34.301-07:00My husband and are both big readers and when the k...My husband and are both big readers and when the kids were born we started reading to them and talking them to get library books etc. Now they have done the same with their children. We feel we did something right along the way.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217918666756258037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-86535160090083614722013-08-30T10:32:17.948-07:002013-08-30T10:32:17.948-07:00My husband too was a non-reader when we first marr...My husband too was a non-reader when we first married. Since I like to read in bed, this presented a problem. Fortunately, it didn't take long for him to come to the joys of a good book. Now I'm the one muttering "when are you going to turn out the light?" :-)<br /><br />In terms of early Christian books, I read Lloyd C. Douglas and Taylor Caldwell. They weren't termed "Christian" at the time, but the message was loud and clear -- and compelling as characters wrestled with tough moral choices. Those authors are still on my bookshelves.<br /><br /><br />Alice Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00218095053108888830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-85655742484909957622013-08-30T03:46:08.183-07:002013-08-30T03:46:08.183-07:00Thanks for sharing, Rita and Jo-Anne. Great to rea...Thanks for sharing, Rita and Jo-Anne. Great to read about your experiences and likes.<br /><br />Would love to hear more stories from our other blog readers.Marionuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499912075396841982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-71078368530072746622013-08-30T00:12:08.305-07:002013-08-30T00:12:08.305-07:00I chuckled after reading this, Marion. My husband&...I chuckled after reading this, Marion. My husband's been trying to get me to read books he's read and enjoyed. They are usually theology, and I'm glad he's a reader. But he treats books like fruit salad...he has three of four going at once! I can't do that, I'd lose the thread, I'm sure. I enjoy Readers' Digest selections because you get four great stories in one edition.Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-29016413961931391422013-08-29T15:24:41.323-07:002013-08-29T15:24:41.323-07:00Thank you, Marion, for your really interesting blo...Thank you, Marion, for your really interesting blog. I had never thought about teaching my family the art of reading, since my husband is a bigger bookworm than I am and our three children all seemed to like reading from early on, probably copying their parents. My husband's choice of reading material is very different from mine though--he enjoys fast moving thrillers, and grew up on 'Biggles', then authors like Alistair Maclean and Desmond Bagley. I grew up reading lovely ones like L M Montgomery's 'Anne' books, 'Little Women' and 'What Katy Did' etc. My favourite authors now are many of the old-fashioned ones like Elizabeth Goudge and Dorothy Sayers, but I do love two current secular authors--Khaled Hosseini and Australian author Kate Morton.Jo-Anne Berthelsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775045057529728396noreply@blogger.com