What are you reading?

[Mr Minor]

I'm re-re-re-re-re-reading The Lord Of The Rings. currently at the beginning of The Two Towers: book 4.

That's a story that never gets old. 

Yep.
Re-read The Hobbit before it and just finished telling the Hobbit (rather than reading it) to my youngest daughter as a series of bedtime stories. Did it all off the top of my head and it took a couple weeks.

I taught The Hobbit to a 7th grade class one year.  It was a fun book to teach.  Had some sweet activities to go with it.  Some of the kids really got into it.  Had a riddle contest that had some great riddles.

[rowjimmy]

I like the riddle contest idea.

So, now my 5y/old daughter wants me to tell her another epic tale. I think LOTR might be a little too intense, though. Suggestions?

[Hicks]

Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe was a favorite when I was a kid.

Alice in Wonderland is another good one.

[mattstick]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Indian_in_the_Cupboard

[cactusfan]

I like the riddle contest idea.

So, now my 5y/old daughter wants me to tell her another epic tale. I think LOTR might be a little too intense, though. Suggestions?

Watership Down

[fauxpaxfauxreal]

Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe was a favorite when I was a kid.

Also these two...





And finally, every little girl would probably love...

[gah]

I like the riddle contest idea.

So, now my 5y/old daughter wants me to tell her another epic tale. I think LOTR might be a little too intense, though. Suggestions?

The Old Testament  :-P You want her to sleep right?

[rowjimmy]

I like the riddle contest idea.

So, now my 5y/old daughter wants me to tell her another epic tale. I think LOTR might be a little too intense, though. Suggestions?

The Old Testament  :-P You want her to sleep right?

You don't know me too well, do you?

[sprobeck]

I like the riddle contest idea.

So, now my 5y/old daughter wants me to tell her another epic tale. I think LOTR might be a little too intense, though. Suggestions?

The Old Testament  :-P You want her to sleep right?

You don't know me too well, do you?

If anything the old testament would give her nightmares!

[Bobafett]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Indian_in_the_Cupboard

yes!

Island of the blue dolphins
Beyond the Reef
Indiana Bones and the Temple of Poon.

[sophist]

I like the riddle contest idea.

So, now my 5y/old daughter wants me to tell her another epic tale. I think LOTR might be a little too intense, though. Suggestions?

The Old Testament  :-P You want her to sleep right?

You don't know me too well, do you?

We know that the word "God" would be replaced with "FSM"

[gah]

I like the riddle contest idea.

So, now my 5y/old daughter wants me to tell her another epic tale. I think LOTR might be a little too intense, though. Suggestions?

The Old Testament  :-P You want her to sleep right?

You don't know me too well, do you?

We know that the word "God" would be replaced with "FSM"

It was a joke! Jeeeeeeeeez! Anyhow, you could always tell the story of Keeb.

[fauxpaxfauxreal]

 :roll:

[cactusfan]

Cryptonomicon.

lots of great stuff. i liked all the parts in WWII. the storyline in the present was pretty lame, though. the attempt at a female character and a relationship with her was laughably bad. and completely unnecessary too. not sure what was up with all of that. the ending was kind of weak too. still, with 900+ pages of shit going on, there was plenty to keep me entertained.

[Buffalo Budd]

I'm re-re-re-re-re-reading The Lord Of The Rings. currently at the beginning of The Two Towers: book 4.

That's a story that never gets old. 

Yep.
Re-read The Hobbit before it and just finished telling the Hobbit (rather than reading it) to my youngest daughter as a series of bedtime stories. Did it all off the top of my head and it took a couple weeks.

Dude, that's kick ass.  +K to you sir for being a kick-ass dad.  And if you're looking for suggestions, I remember loving most of C.S. Lewis' books and another fun one to recount to kids is the Adventures of Tom Thumb.