Comments on: Joys of sharing Lewis and Tolkien http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/04/01/joys-of-sharing-lewis-and-tolkien/ Weblog of Wesley Fryer Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kathryn http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/04/01/joys-of-sharing-lewis-and-tolkien/comment-page-1/#comment-935 Kathryn Sun, 09 Apr 2006 22:33:49 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=875#comment-935 I also read the Chronicles and LOTR to my son at bedtime. Our bedtime reading extended into his teens, though by the late teens it was often just the two of us curled up on the couch together reading different books and sharing scenes. I think we both have read a number of things that we might not have otherwise because of that sharing. When the LOTR movies were released we both took days off work to attend the opening of all three together and did the same for The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. Though the theater was crowded with family groups I know I was the only mom attending with her 24-year-old son. Lucky me. I also read the Chronicles and LOTR to my son at bedtime. Our bedtime reading extended into his teens, though by the late teens it was often just the two of us curled up on the couch together reading different books and sharing scenes. I think we both have read a number of things that we might not have otherwise because of that sharing.

When the LOTR movies were released we both took days off work to attend the opening of all three together and did the same for The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. Though the theater was crowded with family groups I know I was the only mom attending with her 24-year-old son. Lucky me.

]]> By: Debbie Williams http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/04/01/joys-of-sharing-lewis-and-tolkien/comment-page-1/#comment-836 Debbie Williams Mon, 03 Apr 2006 17:48:23 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=875#comment-836 Hi, Wes, It's lunch break at ESC11 today at the Leadership Symposium where you were one of the keynote speakers and now I'm in your breakout session, Digital Storytelling, what an awesome morning it has been! When I went to your blog site this one caught my eye, being the district librarian at MISD I'm in to books as well as technology. Just wanted to say I think that the Chronicles and Lord of the Rings have a tremendous message and you and your wife are obviously doing a wonderful job delivering that message to your children. Thanks for a great workshop, and thanks for all you are doing for education in Texas! If you would ever like to visit MISD a very small, rural 2A school in western Parker County, and wow us with your knowledge and wise we would truly be blessed to have you visit. Hi, Wes,

It’s lunch break at ESC11 today at the Leadership Symposium where you were one of the keynote speakers and now I’m in your breakout session, Digital Storytelling, what an awesome morning it has been!

When I went to your blog site this one caught my eye, being the district librarian at MISD I’m in to books as well as technology.

Just wanted to say I think that the Chronicles and Lord of the Rings have a tremendous message and you and your wife are obviously doing a wonderful job delivering that message to your children.

Thanks for a great workshop, and thanks for all you are doing for education in Texas! If you would ever like to visit MISD a very small, rural 2A school in western Parker County, and wow us with your knowledge and wise we would truly be blessed to have you visit.

]]> By: Stan Higgins http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/04/01/joys-of-sharing-lewis-and-tolkien/comment-page-1/#comment-827 Stan Higgins Mon, 03 Apr 2006 02:08:40 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=875#comment-827 Wes, I would like to think that sharing a bedtime story with our children each night over the years is one thing that has made them such avid readers today at the age of 11. Also, it gave me an opportunity to read some wonderful stories that I would not have otherwise been exposed to. I too read the Chronicles to our children when they were younger. We also enjoyed the movie recently. Now, we love to listen to the Focus on the Family Radio Theatre performances on CD when we go on trips. It’s amazing how short they make the trips seem and the twins don’t get bored so easily. Wes,

I would like to think that sharing a bedtime story with our children each night over the years is one thing that has made them such avid readers today at the age of 11. Also, it gave me an opportunity to read some wonderful stories that I would not have otherwise been exposed to.

I too read the Chronicles to our children when they were younger. We also enjoyed the movie recently. Now, we love to listen to the Focus on the Family Radio Theatre performances on CD when we go on trips. It’s amazing how short they make the trips seem and the twins don’t get bored so easily.

]]> By: Darren Kuropatwa http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/04/01/joys-of-sharing-lewis-and-tolkien/comment-page-1/#comment-822 Darren Kuropatwa Sun, 02 Apr 2006 17:09:10 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=875#comment-822 Hi Wes, You inspire me. I read The Hobbit to my son when he was 5. (He's 9 now) He loved it, however, he got <b>really</b> upset when Thorin died. Other than that he loved every minute of it. He's started reading the Narnia series on his own, His teacher read The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe to the class and timed it completeion with the opening day of the film. She took the whole class. But now I realize my daughter (5 years old) has been missing out on these stories. I think tonight is a good night for Narnia, one chapter at a time.. ;) She's already in love with the story from hearing about it from her brother and parents. We wont take her to see the film though. She loves animals and we don't think she would appreciate the fighting sceness. Thanks for the reminder. Cheers! Hi Wes,

You inspire me. I read The Hobbit to my son when he was 5. (He’s 9 now) He loved it, however, he got really upset when Thorin died. Other than that he loved every minute of it. He’s started reading the Narnia series on his own, His teacher read The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe to the class and timed it completeion with the opening day of the film. She took the whole class.

But now I realize my daughter (5 years old) has been missing out on these stories. I think tonight is a good night for Narnia, one chapter at a time.. ;) She’s already in love with the story from hearing about it from her brother and parents. We wont take her to see the film though. She loves animals and we don’t think she would appreciate the fighting sceness. Thanks for the reminder.

Cheers!

]]> By: Kevin Farnham http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/04/01/joys-of-sharing-lewis-and-tolkien/comment-page-1/#comment-817 Kevin Farnham Sun, 02 Apr 2006 07:00:39 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=875#comment-817 My wife read the Chronicles of Narnia and the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy to our children when they were young, then older, and older... We still had nightly reading with Mama at an age where under no other circumstances would they have been content to sit quietly beside Mama and listen to the words and feel the magic, an age where they easily could have read the books themselves, but the peace and calm and habit and "ritual" of the nightly readings and nightly closeness before bed overwhelmed other considerations. They did read the Tolkien books on their own later on. Then, as teenagers, Mama and teens shared other books, fantasies of similar kind that also teach lessons as they entertain. Nightly reading with children is a wonderful way to establish a bond that can endure right through the sometimes stormy teen years. There are always the book series to discuss, and today, the movies to go to and discuss in comparison to what was in the books, what was included, what was left out, how closely the movie's representation matched what had been imagined as the books were read... Yes, my wife and I highly recommend nightly reading, and these particular books were part of our sharing with our children when they were young, too.. and continue to be part of the sharing even now as they begin to leave the nest for college and beyond. My wife read the Chronicles of Narnia and the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy to our children when they were young, then older, and older… We still had nightly reading with Mama at an age where under no other circumstances would they have been content to sit quietly beside Mama and listen to the words and feel the magic, an age where they easily could have read the books themselves, but the peace and calm and habit and “ritual” of the nightly readings and nightly closeness before bed overwhelmed other considerations.

They did read the Tolkien books on their own later on. Then, as teenagers, Mama and teens shared other books, fantasies of similar kind that also teach lessons as they entertain.

Nightly reading with children is a wonderful way to establish a bond that can endure right through the sometimes stormy teen years. There are always the book series to discuss, and today, the movies to go to and discuss in comparison to what was in the books, what was included, what was left out, how closely the movie’s representation matched what had been imagined as the books were read…

Yes, my wife and I highly recommend nightly reading, and these particular books were part of our sharing with our children when they were young, too.. and continue to be part of the sharing even now as they begin to leave the nest for college and beyond.

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