Good Choices
—What book should we start tonight? I was thinking The Wind in the Willows.
—I’ve been looking at another book, but I think it might be a grown-up book, so maybe not.
—What’s it called?
—_Kidnapped!_
—That’s a great book to start reading, and it’s not too grown-up. Why don’t you take a look at both and then decide?
He glances at The Wind in the Willows, which is a fine edition, illustrated by Michael Hague.
—Hm. We can start The Wind in the Willows.
—We can read them both, if you want! We can read one chapter from The Wind in the Willows tonight and one from Kidnapped! tomorrow.
—Okay!