Bookworm Alert

What book could you read over and over again?

I love reading. I’ve always loved reading. Many were the times that my mom would have to work hard to interrupt my imagination that was completely captured by the book in my hands. I read all the books in our school library, even the ones that were hidden in the back closet and were deemed inappropriate for some reason to have on the shelves. (Perks of being the child of the school janitors!)

We went to the library every single week and borrowed hundreds of books over the years. We went so often that I actually memorized my library card number and knew exactly where on the shelves the books were that I wanted to read. We also ordered in books from other libraries and eagerly watched the wait list until we were next in line. One summer during the summer reading program at the library, when I was around 10 or 11, I read around 200 books in one week! (Most of them were actually age level appropriate.)

However, there are only a few books that I will read over and over and never tire of. One such series is the King of the Trees books.

The King of the Trees books were written in the early 2000s by William D Burt, who is an author from near my hometown in Oregon. (You can find his website here.) They are a Christian allegorical fantasy series, and for some reason, I absolutely love them. I was gifted the series a few years ago and read them about once a year. I can hardly wait till our children are old enough to enjoy them.

There are nine books in the series King of the Trees, Torsils in Time, The Golden Wood, The Greenstones, The Downs, Kyleah’s Mirrors, and The Birthing Tree. My favorites are King of the Trees and The Greenstones.

The other books I never tire of are the classics from the 1950s, the Chronicles of Narnia. I must confess, though, that my favorite version of these books is the dramatized audio versions from Focus on the Family Radio Theatre. I have listened to them so many times that I can quote large sections of the audio.

This series has seven books, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe; Prince Caspian; The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; The Silver Chair; The Horse and His Boy; The Magician’s Nephew; and The Last Battle. My personal favorites from this series are The Horse and His Boy and The Silver Chair.

I love a good fantasy, but I’ve been spoiled by having read these two series, and now all others must compare. If they don’t, I don’t bother reading them. (And no, to all those who love the Lord of the Rings, I do NOT enjoy those books! Boo! 😄)

I have a goal to read more books this year than I read last year, and I’m well on my way to that goal. And now that I’ve written this, I might need to go get out my books and read them once again.

What books are you reading?