Since we shifted to the new house which until very recently contained no television set, there has been a veritable explosion of reading by the children. Part of this has been the discovery of a very decent town library and not so much to distract them. Our children really do love to read, though sometimes television helps them forget it. So here is a list, supplied by each child, of what they have read recently.

Joshua

• Stormbreaker, Point Blank, Scorpia and The Raven’s Gate by Anthony Horowitz
• Series of Unfortunate Events, Nos 1-8 by Lemony Snicket
• Black Duck
• By the Monkey’s Tail
• Small Steps by Louis Sachaf

Elijah

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azskaban and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
• Rowan of Rin by Emily Rodda

Mara

• Into the Wild by Sara Beth Durst
• By the Monkey’s Tail by Kerrie O’Connor
• Dexter the Tough
• Series of Unfortunate Events, Nos 1-8 by Lemony Snicket
• The Unseen, Spyhole Secrets and The Magic Nation Thing by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
• Junie B. Jones, First Grade (At Last)
• Inky the Indigo Fairy
• The Lake of Tears by Emily Rodda

Ariana

• Inky the Indigo Fairy
• The Lake of Tears by Emily Rodda
• Junie B. Jones

Bryna

• Clifford Saves the Day and various other Clifford books.
• Barbar’s Birthday
• A couple of Clarice Beans
• A couple of Charlie and Lolas