Book Moments: Introducing Sophia's Corner...

It would seem that history’s a big part of our life around my house; especially historical fiction. Here’s what I mean…Because of all the books I constantly read, I’m also faced with tons of questions about them- mainly by my 7 year-old daughter, Sophia. She constantly asks me to tell her all about each and every book I read. I usually begin by giving her a short overview, but that’s never enough. Sophia usually insists for me to tell her more; so much so that she often remembers, the very next day, exactly where I left off. When I recap the story, she then proceeds to the obvious ‘so what happens next?’

I’m pretty used to the whole thing by now, since she’s been doing this for a while. And I know right off the bat that if I fall for her very first question: Whatch’ya reading Mommy’- I’m done. But honestly, I love it that I can share my passion this way with my child. And, in my opinion, I think she has a pretty good grasp of many royals and some of their history. Needless to say, Josephine’s her favourite- that’s my girl!

Ok, so it isn’t always easy summarizing and explaining- cause let’s face it some of the adult intricacies are often totally inappropriate subject matter for kids…

…which, by the way, can someone help me find a suitable- for- children explanation for what a ‘courtesan’ does? So far all I could come up with is that she’s a fancy lady that entertains and has great parties for the gentlemen that go away on visits…but her parties are not so much fun that Mommy would want to go to- or be invited to, for that matter…huh?! Let’s just say that some books are best read after hours (which I’ve had to do with All of those Courtesan books…)

So now that you know a bit about Sophia’s book interest, I wanted to share something with you:

There will be an additional facet to my usual historical-fiction reviewing! I’ll be adding historical fiction reads for youngsters as well. Some of these I’ll be reading aloud to my daughter and some, I may still have to just summarize for her (language may still be too difficult).

But here’s the novelty: Sophia will be adding her opinion (or my summary of her opinion) to my reviews. She’ll also be giving the books a 'castle'-rating. So, if any of you know of any children that might enjoy this particular genre, and you’re looking for something for them to read (or for them to be read to), please visit us on these special book review days for my young daughter’s personal opinion of the book.

I’ll be off picking books from the library, visiting the used book stores, Chapters, and wherever else I can find these- Because, trust me, they are VERY difficult to find. So, if any of you have any publisher contacts- I’d sooo appreciate that!! You can email me anytime: lucy_bertoldi@hotmail.com

NOTE: Eventually, I may also add a section for other children to add their reviews to Sophia's. We'll take it one step at a time. Reading and reviewing is a passion and hobby that's fun- and we intend on keeping it that way!

Be sure to look out for: Sophia’s Book Corner



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