Book Pairing: This week, pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction title. It can be a “If you loved this book, read this!” or just two titles that you think would go well together. Maybe it’s a historical novel and you’d like to get the real history by reading a nonfiction version of the story.
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Well, now this should not be so hard. Others were able to come up with several pairings, but I guess I just haven't read enough fiction in the last couple years to put books together. I guess I could have chosen books I haven't read, but I don't like to feature anything on my blog that I haven't read. So I have one measly pairing.
PIGS!
If you grew up with Charlotte's Web (or came to it as an adult, like I did), chances are you have a place in your heart for pigs, just like little Fern did in E. B. White's book. So, I'm going to suggest a book about a woman who has a relationship with a pig. The Good Good Pig is a wonderful book about Sy Montgomery (whose recent release, The Soul of an Octopus, is a National Book Award finalist) raising Christopher Hogwood, who topped out at 750 pounds. Montgomery has a profound love for animals, but strives to keep nature in perspective. It was a superb book.
Oh, this is a great pairing, Carrie! I love Charlotte's Web so much; I haven't read it in awhile, so this is a great idea. Thanks so much for sharing this one!
ReplyDeleteThere are so many bad animals books out there, but there are some great ones as well. These are two of the best I've come across!
DeleteLOL, great pairing! I have such fond memories of a grade school teacher reading Charlotte's Web aloud to our class... and can't even guess the number of times I read it myself.
ReplyDeleteI think it was read to me in school, but I didn't read it myself until this year. I remembered being devastated by Charlotte's passing as a kid.
DeleteExcellent pairing! I haven't seen many children's books paired up this week. And I'm looking for books about New England for a challenge I'm hosting next year, so this is perfect. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThat New England project sounds intriguing!
DeleteWhat a fun topic! I don't think people recognize how intelligent pigs are and I'd love to learn more about them :)
ReplyDeleteI think The Good Good Pig is the book for you, then. Montgomery has a number of books about animals, and she knows how to write about them in an engaging way.
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