Targhee Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 ...to your children (if you did, that is). What ages were they? I am so anxious to share this book with my DD (5.5), but like any book I want to present it to her at just the right time. So, when did you share this wonderful book with your children? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate CA Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 I am not sure that a 5.5 yo can really get it, but I empathize with your desire! I love all of Tolkien's work. :) I would wait a bit until your little one can truly appreciate it. (OR you can try and see if she gets it!) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peek a Boo Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 argh! i detest fantasy. had to read the Hobbit in 7th grade. haven't bothered sharing it w/ my kids as a read aloud, but my oldest has read the Tolkien books around 10yo i think. go ahead and share it now for fun if you want to, and read it again later for a deeper understanding :) Who says you gotta do it only once?!!?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate CA Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 argh! i detest fantasy. had to read the Hobbit in 7th grade. haven't bothered sharing it w/ my kids as a read aloud, but my oldest has read the Tolkien books around 10yo i think. go ahead and share it now for fun if you want to, and read it again later for a deeper understanding :) Who says you gotta do it only once?!!?? OH. MY. GOODNESS. I SHOULD negative rep you for such a statement! :lol::tongue_smilie::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peek a Boo Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 OH. MY. GOODNESS. I SHOULD negative rep you for such a statement! :lol::tongue_smilie::lol: well, if it's any consolation, we're planning to do the Further Up and Further In study in a couple years, and Literary Lessons from LOTR after that, lol. I'll pretend to think it's fascinating :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate CA Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 well, if it's any consolation, we're planning to do the Further Up and Further In study in a couple years, and Literary Lessons from LOTR after that, lol. I'll pretend to think it's fascinating :) HA! That is tremendous. I really love her program. :) So, I am *so* glad I didn't negative rep you. :lol::tongue_smilie::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate in Arabia Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 I am so anxious to share this book with my DD (5.5), but like any book I want to present it to her at just the right time. Well, I dont really know about the age, but I wanted to mention that you should prepare yourself for the possibility that she won't like it at any age, lol. I have had several books that I've tried getting my oldest (now 10) into at various times over the years, and some of my beloved favorites he just tossed aside. Painful to me, lol, but I guess they just weren't his cup o tea. Seriously, there is no harm in reading a chapter or two aloud and seeing how she reacts.. at that age my boys have loved having adventure books read aloud to them, and the older one has gone on to re-read some of them to himself (and his younger brother) as he has gotten older. They may not get all the nuances in the first go-round, but if it is a story that is captivating, I think they will keep returning to it. jmo Kate ds 10 ds 6 dd 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in MO Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 enjoyment. You could always try reading it to her and see what happens! If she's bored, just set it aside for a couple of years (or less) and try again! I started reading The Lord of the Rings to my oldest two girls when we first started homeschooling, mostly because the movies were just coming out at that time and I wanted them to understand the story. My middle girl was in 2nd grade at the time. One day when she was sick, in the middle of that year, I told her to go lie down in bed and rest and take the day off of school. Unbeknownst to me, she grabbed The Fellowship of the Ring, which we happened to be reading at the time, and started reading it on her own. She loved it so much that she kept on reading, and reading, and reading. She read all three books by herself! It was the single most influential moment of her life that year. At the beginning of the school year (our first year of homeschooling) she was not reading very well at all. Even though she didn't understand all of what she was reading, and even though she read them through very slowly, that moment was a "watershed" for her. She turned from someone who was being taught how to read into a real reader! She read volumes of books after that! My kids have always told me that they really learned how to read well once they found a book that they really wanted to read. This was the book for her. So, The Hobbit may not be "the" book for your daughter, but you could always try it. If she doesn't like it, just wait a while. Eventually there will be a right time. And, she may never like fantasy literature, like Peek-a-Boo said, but eventually she'll find a book she does love and will latch onto it! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaid Dad Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 I think dd was four - the same age I was when I was first introduced to Tolkien. We were worried that Smaug might frighten her, but she wasn't troubled by him at all. We read the book twice that year, literally finishing the last page and then opening up to the front again. :) Hmmm...maybe it's time for a re-read... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 We are starting it in a few weeks. He's excited because I promised he could finally watch LOTR movies when we are done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogster Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 My ds was 7 and my dd was 9. DD loved it so much she had to have her own copy from the library so she could read it in her spare time. At one point, she passed dh up (he was doing the read aloud) and she had to pace herself so she didn't get ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 My kids were 6 and 7 when DH read The Hobbit to them. They liked it. I didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy loves Bud Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 We just finished it last week. DD7, DS9. Me, I'm 41 and it's the first time I read it, too! It was great for their ages. DS has the trilogy on his reading list for 5th grade next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5webblets Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 My 9yo son has listened to it on tape and loved it... but we haven't read it yet. Lindsay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamagistra Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 I recently purchased the audiobook read by Rob Ingliss. I cannot recommend it highly enough! My dds absolutely love it...they regale me with selections every day. Even ds4 is enjoying bits of the story; I hear "my precious" quite a lot! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweed Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 I read it to the kids over a year ago. The kids were at the most 8, 7 & 5. I do remember my 5 year old would wander in and out of the room while I read it. It's been so long, I'm not even sure if my older kids remember too much of the story. I don't think I want to read it aloud again. So many books, so little time. Hmmm, perhaps I will look into the book on tape for our next long distance trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana in OR Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 I first read it to my boys when they were 6 and 8. My 6th grader is reading it on his own (for school) right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakeside Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 DS 7 got it for his birthday this year, but we just started reading it this week. We'll see how it goes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 But I was already reading hard books to her. She really liked being read to. I think I may have skipped some of the long descriptions of landscapes and trails, but other than that we read the whole thing. Each time I opened the book I would ask her to tell me the last thing that had happened, or I would remind her of the last things that had happened. I attribute to this practice the ease with which DD transitioned to composing good summaries...an unexpected result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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