I'm currently reading the Graphic Novel of the Hobbit to my kids aged 6 and 3
Now why did I not think of that? I did try and read the Hobbit to my daughter (coming up to 7) at the beginning of this year but the language is too complex despite my trying. That IS a fabulous idea!
you have to be able to convey complicated ideas, and understand other people's responses
and that's where I falter, on the first part especially
You are all so bright stars in expressing so eloquently and concisely your thoughts. I hamper with a language barrier despite the fact I speak English quite well.…. I really ought to make more of an effort even if I end up making fool of myself
In Switzerland where I grew up, kids don't usually begin reading until about age 8 or 9. That's because our spoken language, Swiss German, does not exist in writing. All writing is in high German and that's almost like another language (only of course as an adult when it's become second nature you don't quite realize it yet it's true from the learning point of view).
I read LotR first when I was 13 – in German (now I cringe somehwat when picking up a translation lol). The book almost made me fail exams because I was up all night for about a week and even during lessons in the day I had it in my lap.
I found a new universe
- and everyone around me though I was nutts.
Years later when my English knowledge was drastically and quickly extended due to not having but English books available I stumbled upon a copy (LotR again) and got hooked a second time. Only then I even realized there was such a thing as The Hobbit and read that too, though I must say I never quite enjoyed it as much as LotR (I guess it must have been because there are no Rangers…..I was and still am somewhat obsessed with them
)
Then I found out the movies were being made (I actually danced on the table that day) but, we were in Egypt back then and release dates.. well… you can imagine. I arranged our moving to London to be brought forward just at the opportune time
then found a message-board and then went
:Q:Q .. started reading the Sil, ... a few times .... but finally did make it through and really need to re-read it again *sigh*. Friends and family who by then had given up on me and my 'hobby' gifted me with the Harper Collins HOME collection and I'm still reading and not through with it yet all – far from it so you guys have light years on me
But I
.. whenever I have quite times in this forum, read up and marvel at the accumlated experise in here and feel hardly ever qualified to even say peep
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