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On reading to my daughter, and the onset of post-Harry Potter depression

By Mark | November 8, 2011

I know there are other books… We certainly enjoyed reading all of L. Frank Baum’s original Wizard of Oz books together, before we entered the world of Harry Potter, and we love the books of Daniel Pinkwater… But this was different. No matter how things had gone for either of us during the day, no […]

Posted in Mark's Life | Also tagged Clementine, Daniel Pinkwater, depression, growing up, Harry Potter, monster movies, parenting advice, parenting tips, reading to my daughter, The Odyssey, Wizard of Oz | 25 Comments

Reading the Iliad with my daughter

By Mark | October 12, 2010

I had wanted to write about the Glenn Beck fan they call the Progressive Hunter, and his recently foiled plan to start a revolution in the United States by killing liberals in San Francisco, but I ended up staying up too late, reading The Iliad with Clementine. I know it might be a little out […]