It's interesting to see how Margot's tastes in books develop as she gets older. When she was very young, the key was picture books; English or french, as long as there were lots of pictures, she devoured them!
More recently, she's into comic books (a.k.a bande dessinées). Her current favourite is Archie but she's also enjoyed the smurfs, studio danse, and one from the 1980s: les 4 as.
I used to read a lot to her when she was younger but there's been a pause for the last two years as her reading ability has improved and she's become more independent. However, recently Margot started to ask a lot of questions about Harry Potter books: "What are the different houses in Harry Potter?", "Is Voldemort scary", "Does Harry like Hermione", "Who is Hermione's first boyfriend?", "When does Harry meet Ginny?" (there are a lot of girlfriend/boyfriend-themed questions).
She's a bit behind her classmates when it comes to that series, as many of them have been reading Harry Potter for a couple of years now. But for whatever reason she showed no desire to jump on the bandwagon...until now.
This past weekend, something triggered in her mind and Margot and I started reading the first Harry Potter book together. It's a bit of a slog as I have to help her with quite a few words as we go along, but I don't mind. It's a great way for her to improve her English ability, and like how it's an opportunity for us to do some reading together again after our hiatus.
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| Chapter one, book one, done. Only nine hundred chapters to go! |
The other bonus is that it gives me a chance to jump back into the world of owl messengers, goblin bankers, Quidditch, the Dursleys and all the magical stuff in that world. It feels like forever ago since Harry Potter was a big deal and it's a fun bit of escapism to start reading it again.
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