the cricket {times seven}

i'll bet that you have read this,

but have you read these?

back in the fall,

i began reading the cricket in times square

to ned & marian every night.

it was ned's first time reading a lengthy chapter book.

i was impressed with his ability to

listen to an entire chapter at a time

with very few pictures.

i saw that there were other cricket-related titles

{all written by george selden & illustrated by garth williams}

and found each of them at our library.

we have finished the very last book.

some were better than others,

but we have really enjoyed these stories.

and by reading like this for months & months,

we have made it a habit.

we are through with the cricket books,

but that reading time is still there.

every night.

we have carved out a permanent and peaceful

20-minute pocket of time,

after baths and right before bed,

that we all look forward to.

and now we are reading these

what are YOU reading?

♥