Redwall

"The Twits" was a favorite of my younger kids. I recently read "The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe" to them, and they loved it. Of course we had to make Turkish Delight after learning about it in the book. Other winners include: Redwall series, The Wingfeather Saga, Artemis Foul series, The Phantom Toll Booth. But 4 is a bit young for those.

The Phantom Tollbooth. Brian Jaques' Redwall series. Try reading to them every night and let them pick it up.

I read the Redwall books in high school! Great fun, maybe I’ll revisit. My favorites were Mossflower and Martin the Warrior.

Mattimeo, the third of the Redwall books by Brian Jacques. Charming, funny and surprisingly action-packed. Currently reading Northern Lights, the first of the His Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman. My first time reading it, great so far.

Finally got around to read hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy. My favourite books of the year were Brian Jacques Redwall series.

White Teeth, Zadie Smith Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates, Tom Robbins Homage to Catalonia, George Orwell Catch 22, Joseph Heller Timequake; Mother Night, Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Seven Pillars of Wisdom, TE Lawrence The Histories, Tacitus The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger (caveat, it was most effective when I read it at 16) Redwall, Brian Jaques (got me really excited about reading when I was in the fourth grade) This list could be much, much longer, but those are the most prominent 'life-changers' that come to mind.