What I'm Reading...

The Dangerous Book for Boys by Gonn Iggulden

I heard about this book on a podcast, I believe, and immediately requested it from the library. There are sections on building your own go-cart, identifying insects, dinosaurs, history, first aid, poems every boy should know and more ideas that have slowly faded our of most children's lives. My 9-year-old was fascinated for quite a while as he flipped from section to section.

Having grown up in a small town in Ohio, I had a 1950's upbringing in the 1970's. so much of what is in the book is familiar to me, but I know that raising a child in Los Angeles can often make them feel cocooned from the world we once knew as kids. I think there are several activities in the book that we will do to try and reconnect a bit.

Link: The Dangerous Book for Boys by Gonn Iggulden