WWII book recommendation: The Chestry Oak

I personally would read it aloud. Some books are just treasures to be shared and experienced together. When my friends, the Cottrill’s, read this for the first time, they finished it on the half hour drive to church. When they got out of the van, they were all crying. Everyone rushed over to see if something terrible had happened! They replied, “No! We just read the most wonderful book!” A priceless memory. This book has affected so many people. I loaned a copy to a widower at my church. He returned it with tears in his eyes and said it was the most precious book he had ever read. He ordered himself a (signed) copy. A library patron checked it out last year and called me the next morning in tears and said that she now understood what a living book was.

A Tree for Peter is almost equally wonderful. And The Open Gate… I have duplicate and triplicate copies of all of Kate Seredy’s books. Her books are timeless, for all ages.

Gosh I would love that! I was able to find a nice copy of A Tree For Peter within the last year – such a treasure of a book. It will forever have a place on my shelf. It was a beautiful read aloud and my kids all really enjoyed it.