The Story of Helen Keller

Our rating: *****

Since two years old, Helen Keller had been blind and deaf. She could not speak, either. Her mother and father have tried several places, but it seems impossible that she will ever be let out of her unhearing, unseeing, and unspeaking world. Finally, Perkins Institution for the Blind sent a young woman — Miss Anne Sullivan. Will Miss Sullivan be able to help Helen? With discipline, love, trials, and break-throughs, this is the story of Helen Keller.

I like this book a lot. There are a few parts that may be startling or sad to some of you, but I don’t think I had much trouble at all the second time through. I’m not sure if I was upset or sad at those parts the first time I read it, because that was a long time ago. Helen Keller wrote an autobiography called The Story of My Life. I haven’t read it, but I think we own it. Well, The Story of Helen Keller is a great book! The summary may not sound very interesting, but please read this book! Lorena A. Hickok does a good job. Tired of me talking about how good this book is? Then please read it!

Curious George

Our rating: ****

George is a very curious monkey who lives in Africa. One day, a man with a yellow hat puts his hat on the ground, and George goes to look at it. The man pops George into a bag, and takes him home on a boat. What will they do there? And can George stay out of mischief?

No, he can’t! And that’s just what makes it fun. You can learn some valuable lessons about obedience from George.