Good Book

My 8-years minus-one-day-old daughter and I enjoyed a library book tonight. It's called Marooned: the strange but true adventures of Alexander Selkirk, the real Robinson Crusoe.  The format is small and comfortable to hold, chapters are short and good for elementary level children. The first couple of chapters were stiff, but the following tales of survival were enchanting. He's stranded on the island but there are no dangerous animals. He finds goats, cats, various edible plants. We're only halfway done.  Imagine, I'm reading, "January 31, 1709, another day ended..."  Hey. TODAY is January 31. Hmmmm....