to have your T read to you which one would you pick? I'm thinking short children's type books. Just wondering if anyone has any that immediately come to mind?

Thanks!

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Monte,

I think it is amazing that you have been able to share your book with your T and that you are reading through it with him. That is huge and so very brave of you. Not the least bit boasty at all!

I should rephrase the question I asked. If you could have your T make a recording of a book what would it be? I'm not talking about reading in session although I guess that might be an option.

I would want him to read me a book called "Bootsie Barker Bites". Not at all because of the meaning of the book, but because I have this really warm, loving memory of my aunt reading that story to me when I was around 5 or 6. I would love to go back to that feeling.

Oh draggers I loved Enid Blyton.... Strm my book would have to be The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton

Hev

yey lol upside down land or something like lol

I have never heard of those books. Perhaps they are more common over there?

I think I found the perfect book. It is called The Invisible String. Of course not sure if my T is going to be willing to do what I have in mind. It has to do with her upcoming vacation.

Hi STRM,
I see I'm too late and you've already picked your book, I'm glad that you found something perfect.

Do you mind if I still throw mine out there? My pick would be The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise
Brown. It's a lovely children's picture book about a small bunny who keeps turning into other things to run away from his mother but no matter what he turns into, she turns into something that can come after him and loves him. It's a beautiful picture of the persistence and patience of love. There's a really lovely reading of the book in the movie Wit with Emma Thompson.

AG

Hev and DF,I LOVED 'The Magic Faraway Tree' too....oh the escapism of a new land to go to when you needed to!! Yes please, can I go now??? Could really picture that tree and all the people who lived there...oh yes, and that water running down from Dame Washalot, DF!!!

Also had a thing for 'Alice in Wonderland', Beatrix Potter's 'Mrs Tiggywinkle' and 'the Railway Children', but that is sooooo sad....Roberta on the platform when her dad comes home. Oh gosh, I think that would definitely set the floodgates open for me now, and T too if she was reading aloud to me....

Great question STRMS, thank you.

starfish

AG, I read a description of The Runaway Bunny in another book not two days ago and was totally taken by it. I was going to mention that here but I couldn't remember the name. I read the description to my mother because I was with her and was laughing so much at it - in a really moved way - and because I was curious about what she would think of it. She sucked in her breath at the image of the mother catching the baby bunny as a fisherman - frightened that she hurt him - but most of all was puzzled: "why did the bunny want to run away from its mother?"

It felt like such a strange and loaded conversation between us. And so odd that the book should come up again here and now. I guess I'm going to be thinking about this one more....

"The Velveteen Rabbit" for me... one of my old favorites. I'd like that one read to me, or anything really long so the session doesn't have to end...

BB

Runaway Bunny ROCKS. We read that board book to our kids until it fell apart. And of course I would LOVE for my T to read me a story where she will come find me no matter where I try to hide. And AG, I only saw Wit once but when I think of it, that is THE scene I remember. Thanks for reminding me of this book. I just might have to go get another copy. For the kids, of course.

SG

Thanks everyone. I'm not set in stone yet, but just really liked the one I mentioned.

I do LOVE the Runaway Bunny. We have several copies around here!

BB,
Based on your idea, I'm asking for the Lord of the Rings.

Jones, I love when those weird synchronicities happen. I'm not a big believer in coincidence. Get a copy, you'd love it, the illustrations are really wonderful too.

SG,
Why am I not surprised! You know it's weird, I had read the book many times to my kids and really liked it but didn't really GET the meaning until I heard it read in the movie Wit. And it's really cool you've seen the movie, it's one of the underrated gems not many people have seen.

STRM,
No matter what book you pick, thanks for asking the question, great thread.

AG

The reason that I started the thread and had the idea a while back is because my T is going to be going on a vacation for over a week. This means that it will be 14 days between sessions which is the longest that I've gone since December. I typically see her twice a week and sometimes three times and this week four times. ACK!

Anyway, some of my child parts and one in particular is becoming extremely attached to T and has severe separation anxiety. She has huge fears when T travels that something will happen to her and she won't come back. So, some of us adult parts have been thinking about things that would be helpful for her to have while T is gone. She already has her stone that T gave her and that helps tons with separation between sessions. I was thinking that it might be helpful to have T read a story and record it and this way she can hear her voice and listen to it while T is away. T and I (and the child parts) have had many conversations about how her presence stays with me in my heart when we aren't together and vice versa. So the book that I mentioned The Invisible String is described best here: "People who love each other are always connected by a very special String, made of love. Even though you can't see it with your eyes, you can feel it deep in your heart, and know that you are always connected to the ones you love."

So, anyway I thought given our conversations that it would be perfect. I still have to ask T if she would do it, but I'm pretty sure that she would. My debate is whether to do it in session, perhaps reading it to Little Kate while sitting with her so she can bring that feeling up again while listening or have her record it out of session (and I'd offer to pay for her time of course). Anyway, it is just one idea that we are tossing around to deal with her absence. I hope T agrees to do it!

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Just thought I would give a quick update.

Today in T, our T read and recorded this story for us. First, she read through the book like it is written, but then she said she thought we should do it again and she wanted to change the words. She read through it again and changed the names to refer to my parts and to refer to herself and changed the story a little bit. So, that one is a more personal recording. I went away for most of the session and she read with the little parts. I just listened to the story (both versions). All I can say is that I am glad that we picked this book and also that T was willing to read it. I think it will be so helpful for the little parts to hear while T is away on her vacation or if something happened to T.

Kudos to my T for getting through the story (both ways) without crying! Seriously, I've read it to my son and it gets me every time. The child parts were crying by the end both times.