At Christmas, Coco received a copy of the new illustrated version of the first Harry Potter book from Aunt Lili and Uncle Russ.  If you have not seen this book, it is worth looking for.  It is beautiful.  Coco and I were hooked immediately.  As fun as the story is on its own, the beautiful illustrations only enhanced the experience for us.  Coco had this to say about book one…

WIZARDS AS TEACHERS WHATS BETTER THAN THAT

TEACHERS ON BROOMSTICKS WITH MAGIC ON THEIR LESSON PLANS

THE WORLD OF HOGWARTS

WHERE SOMETHING FUN IS ALWAYS BREWING…

I think I see a future in book jacket blurbs!  

Coco and I recently finished the second book The Chamber of Secrets.  We enjoyed it just as well as the first.  Below is Coco’s book review.  Alex and I had to look up two of the words in the dictionary.  One, to make sure she spelled it right (she did, of course, although I would not have) and the second because we weren’t entirely sure she had used it correctly (she had).  Here is a link to a short video clip that Alex filmed as we worked.  I haven’t shared a video in a while – I think you’ll notice how much faster and more deliberate she is with her letter-boarding.

JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I COULDNT ENJOY A BOOK MORE

HARRY POTTER ELEVATED THE ART OF WIZARDRY TO NEW HEIGHTS

IN THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS NEW ADVENTURES AWAIT  AND MAGIC IS IN THE AIR

DUMBLEDORE LEADS HOGWARTS WITH UNFAILING WISE JUDGEMENT IRREVERENT HUMOR AND KIND DISPOSITION

HERMIONE THE BRILLIANT GAL PAL

ALWAYS WANTING TO CONTRIBUTE HER SMART ALWAYS GENIUS NEARLY DIABOLICAL PLANS

RON THE SIDEKICK LOYAL AND GIVING

NOT BEST BOY IN SCHOOL BUT BEST BOY IN LIFE

FRIEND TILL THE END

HARRY IS THE STAR AND HE SHINES HIS LIGHT ON ALL

SOME BOYS TRY TO HURT HIM BUT HE IS IMPERMEABLE

HERO OF ALL ORPHANS

HERO OF ALL UNDERDOGS

HERO TO ME