Kira Murphey’s Reviews > The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe > Status Update

'"This is no thaw,' said the dwarf, suddenly stopping, 'This is Spring. What are we to do? Your winter has been destroyed, I tell you! This is Aslan's doing.'
'If either of you mention that name again,' said the Witch, 'he shall instantly be killed.'"

As soon as I went quiet after reading those lines, my six year old sister muttered fiercely under her breath, "Aslan."

There's something about reading aloud, one small bit at a time, that makes you start to imitate the way the characters speak even more than reading a novel on your own all at once - especially if you're faking an accent while doing it.

While reading today, I said the word "sledge" and my six year old sister said, "It's sleigh." I told her that no, it said sledge - though I didn't know the difference between a sledge and a sleigh.

My nine year old sister said, "The difference is the sledge is what the villains drive," and the heroes drive sleighs. :p