Maude: Yeah!
Lizzi: We all love to read and so I thought it was a good topic
Esther: Yes!
Lizzi: To start, what was your favorite children's book growing up?
Maude: The Westing Game. How young are you talking about?
Lizzi: I don't know... What age were you when you liked it?
Maude: Elementary school
Esther: I love the Westing Game too!
Lizzi: I guess it doesn't matter the age. Just a favorite book that you remember from childhood!
Esther: That is still a fantastic read
Maude: I also loved Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles
Esther: I would have to say "A Wrinkle in Time" or "The Giver" would be two of my favorites
Lizzi: I never read 'The Giver'!
Maude: I liked The Giver, too!
Esther: Really?
Lizzi: But everyone always talk about how good it is!
Maude: You could definitely still read it
Esther: It is excellent! You could read it now and enjoy it maybe even more
Maude: You'd enjoy it even now
Lizzi: I'll have to
Esther: It is very thought provoking for a kids book
Maude: Number the Stars was good, about the Holocaust
Lizzi: As a youngster, I liked Babar, the Berenstain Bears, Amelia Bedelia... Amelia Bedelia STILL makes me laugh!
Esther: I always say I am rather like Amelia Bedelia
Lizzi: She is awesome!
Maude: I don't really remember reading books like those for myself. I remember reading them to you younger ones but not for me. I've only read Babar in German - I didn't read that growing up
Lizzi: Cool! Then I got started on 'Sleepover Friends' and 'The Babysitters Club'
Maude: I was thinking of The Babysitters Club yesterday
Maude: There are some girls at my church that age and they remind me of some of the characters
Lizzi: That's fun
Esther: Of course the Chronicles of Narnia is pretty amazing
Maude: Of course and Esther you mentioned A Wrinkle in Time but I would add that the other books in the series were great too (especially the one about Noah!)
Of the Chronicles of Narnia my favourite was The Magician's Nephew
Esther: Yes, I enjoyed the whole "Wrinkle in Time" series too
Lizzi: Okay, so now that we are all moms... What is your favorite book to read to your kids at this moment?
Esther: Hmm...
Maude: The Little Red Train: Full Steam Ahead by Benedict Blathwayt and Crossing by Philip Booth (it has Norman Rockwell-like pictures!)
Maude: Obviously, Milton LOVES trains!
Esther: I like reading "I love you through and through" it is Bugs favorite too!
Lizzi: We have 'I Love you Through and Through'(Bernedette Rossetti-Shustak), too! And Lewis loved it from the very beginning!
Esther: But, I have to say my favorite "book readings" to do is to have Bug listen to the stories his Daddy recorded for him on video before he left.
Esther: It is super sweet to see Bug smile everytime he sees his Daddy!
Lizzi: Awww
Maude: That is the coolest thing ever Esther! I wish they had had that when my husband left (they might have but I didn't know about it!)
Maude: And Maeva loves to read anything with animals in it. But I think my all time favourite baby book is Babies by Gyo Fugikawa
Esther: I love "Babies" too!
Maude: My much newer Babies book is missing three pages from the one Mom has.
Isn't that weird?
Esther: Yeah, that is really odd
Maude: They cut 3 pages for the later version, I guess
Lizzi: Right now, I like to read 'Peter Rabbit' (Beatrix Potter) because I can always add words to the end about the importance of obedience,*smile* and 'No Matter What' (Debi Gliori) because it talks about loving your little one, even when they'e "grim and grumpy" which is pretty often for a toddler.
Esther: I love Beatrix Potters illustrations
Maude: I don't. The stories annoy me. Isn't that funny? I know a lot of people love them. Not me!
Lizzi: Best last line ever: "But Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail had bread and milk and blackberries for supper." What toddler wouldn't want that? Haha!
Anyway...
What is the book that has made the greatest impact on you?
Esther: Not counting the Bible?
Lizzi: I think we all agree that the Bible has by far made the greatest impact. It transcends all other books, so you can choose another.
Esther: I thought you didn't want us all having the same answer!
Lizzi: Yeah :)
Esther: Hmm... this is a tough one Liz!
Maude: I am having trouble with it too!
Lizzi: Sorry. I'll go first. I don't think I can say the greatest impact EVER (does that help?) but at the moment... probably... 'Sacred Marriage' by Gary Thomas
It's hard to say EVER... because it changes! I recently read 'Sacred Marriage' so it is fresh in my mind.
Maude: Of course I do read nonfiction books but I really LOVE fiction and it would be easy to say a Christian nonfiction book because they are so practical to my life but I want to say a fiction book because I think they can change the way you think much more subtly than a non fiction book
So i would say "Phantom" by Susan Kay
Maude: It is a fictional story about the Phantom of the Opera's entire life and it indelibly marked my thinking about someone who has a deformity or something that would make regular living terribly difficult
Esther: Maude, that is a fantastic book! And a great book to show that fictional books CAN make such an impact on us and should
Lizzi: I still remember when you read 'Phantom'! I haven't read it, but feel like I have through you!
Maude: It helped me to feel more compassion and understanding toward others generally and toward certain people more specifically
Esther: I have 3 books that are coming to mind right off the bat. First, "Breaking Free" by Beth Moore. I read it at a very difficult time in my life and the Lord used that book to really help me through some things in my life.
Esther: Second, is Sex and the supremacy of Christ helped me understand a biblical perspective on intimacy with my husband
Lizzi: I've heard that one is really good.
Esther: And lastly would be "a Grief Observed" by C.S. Lewis. It was him writing a book as he grieved through the death of his wife
Lizzi: All of yours sound very impacting as well, Esther! I think I will add them to my reading list
Lizzi: Both of your answers are so good and much more well-thought out than mine and yours are spur of the moment! That's great!
Esther: Good stuff for shoor!
Maude: Another would be the athiestic book about the gorilla, called 'Ishmael'. It is a great book to read to understand an athiests/evolutionists mindset and sensibilities. It is fiction too.
Lizzi: Well, I still have more questions, but maybe I will add Books, Part 2 for my next interview week
Maude: Sounds good. I love talking about books!Esther: Me too! That was fun
Lizzi: Yeah, I think we could all talk for a long time about books!
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