Heidi

Mom's Notes: Julia will soon be headed off to Switzerland for a senior trip with Ensign Academy! I've been meaning to read this aloud for years, and this was just the right opportunity. Of course I wish we were all tagging along! But at least we can picture the green mountains and wildflowers through Johanna Spyri's thoughtful and thorough descriptions. There's so much more to this story than the Shirley Temple movie that we're most familiar with. I'm glad we can treasure it now. 

Centerburg Tales

Mom's Notes: This was so fun to listen to on drives with the buddies! We think the reader is perfect and really brings the stories to life with just the right style. Daniel and Michael shared many chapters with Jonny when he drove them to choir rehearsal. Grandpa Herc has us reminiscing about Grandpa Strever and his wild (and true!) tales.