Awww, reading to kiddies -- one of the best things you can do! My oldest sister has either read to her kids or given them books on tape -- unabridged -- since they were babies. My nephew Ian is 16 and still either reads or listens to long books on tape. Actually today I found out that the Nightrunner series is going to available soon on CD and was going to buy it for him and his family.
As for Watership Down, gosh, I lot of people I know love that book dearly. Personally, I could not get over the fact that the book is about talking rabbits. I have a lot of imagination but somehow talking animals have always bothered me. We did have fun reading it in school, however, as the teacher assigned us to create furthers rabbit myths (tales among the rabbits) as well as write alternative endings and so on (he he, fan fic). My teacher that year, Mr. Crowley, was cool almost beyond words...
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As for Watership Down, gosh, I lot of people I know love that book dearly. Personally, I could not get over the fact that the book is about talking rabbits. I have a lot of imagination but somehow talking animals have always bothered me. We did have fun reading it in school, however, as the teacher assigned us to create furthers rabbit myths (tales among the rabbits) as well as write alternative endings and so on (he he, fan fic). My teacher that year, Mr. Crowley, was cool almost beyond words...