Hello, everyone. I' m Nancy and I like reading. On road trips, I always take some books to keep myself busy. These are four of my favorite books.
    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time

    This children's book is interesting, exciting, sad and happy all at the same time and makes you think seriously. It tells the story of a 15-year-old boy with autism (自闭症).The book opens a window into his world, his thoughts, his hopes and his dreams.

   Matilda

    It's now a film and show at the theater, but we can't forget the book. Matilda is about a cute little girl who is very clever and loves to read. She goes to school and meets the very scary Miss Trunchbull but thankfully makes friends with a kind teacher. The book will make you cry one moment and laugh the next.
    Charlotte's Web

    Charlotte's Web tells the story of friendship (友谊) between a pig and a spider (蜘蛛). It' s a simple story but it teaches us about love, fife and death (死亡). If you haven't read it, give it a try.
   The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

    I read the book, watched the film and listened to the tape. The exciting story happens in a place called Namia As you read it, you' ll feel like you're really there. You'll lose yourself in the adventures (冒险经历) of the four children and the characters they meet.

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    A man from a big city with a new cart（马车）and a beautiful pair of horses was driving along a country road . He did not give much attention to where he was going. Very soon he knew he lost his way, but he kept on driving hoping he would meet someone or find his way back.

    It was a long way. For many hours he kept on driving. When it was almost dark he saw a farmer who was working in a field. He stopped and shouted, “Hello, farmer!” “Hello, yourself!” the farmer answered, still working.

    “Where does this road go?”

    “I have never seen it go anywhere. It always stays where it is.” said the farmer, without stopping his work.

    “How far is it to the next town?” said the stranger, with a little louder voice.

    “I don't know. I've never measured (测量) it .” Answered the farmer.

     By the time the city man was getting angry. “What do you know? You're the biggest fool I've seen.”

    The farmer stopped and turned and looked for a while at the man. Then he said, “Maybe I do not know much, perhaps I'm a fool. But at least I'm not lost.”

    Matt jumped into bed. His father sat down beside him.

    "What kind of day did you have?" he asked.

    "It was a bad day for me," Matt answered. "I had a fight with Ned. The teacher sent a note home about me. And Mom talked about it with me."

    "Yes, part of the day was bad," Mr. Gold said. "But there were good parts, too. Now it's time to go to sleep. So, tell me about the best thing today."

    Matt smiled. "After school I went fishing," he said. "No one wanted to go with me. So I had to go alone. I didn't think I would have any fun. But I did! I caught a fish!"

    "I'm glad you had a good time," Mr. Gold said. "Think about it until(直到)you go to sleep. Happy dreams!"

    "Good night, Dad," Matt said.

    His father kissed(亲吻)him good night.

    Every night, Mr. Gold and Matt have a little talk like this.

    Every night, Matt answers the same question. "What was the best thing that happened to you today?"

    Every night Matt goes to sleep thinking about the best thing. He has many happy dreams!

    Sometimes he has to think hard to find the best thing. Sometimes it is a very small thing. But he always finds one good thing to think about.

    Matt's father taught his son a good way to end his day. You may want to try it. If you do, why not begin this every night?

    Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus.

    Finally, there was only one family between the ticket office and us. This family made a big impression on me.

    There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didn't have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children talked excitedly about the clowns. It was clearly a very important day out for them. The father and mother seemed happy as they could be.

    The tickets lady asked how many tickets the father wanted, he proudly answered, "Please let me buy eight children's tickets and two adults' tickets, so I can take my family to the circus."

    The ticket lady told him the price.

    The man's wife lowered her head. There was no longer a smile on the man's face. He quietly asked, "How much did you say?"

    The ticket lady again told him the price.

    The man obviously didn't have enough money. But how could he tell his kids the bad news?

    Seeing what was happening, my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped in on the ground. (We were not rich ourselves at all!) He then tapped the man on the shoulder and said,

    "Excuse me, Sir, you dropped this."

    The man understood my father was helping him. He picked up the money, looked straight into my dad's eyes, and in tears replied, "Thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family."

    Although we did not go to the circus that night, we didn't go without.

    It was already the middle of April but there was not a raindrop in sight. Danny stood in his backyard alone looking at the 1 landscape(园林) in front of him. He could see nothing but sand and clear blue sky. "Even the cactus(仙人掌) is starting to 2," said Danny to himself as he bent down to take a good 3.

    All of a sudden, when he was walking back to his house, he heard the sound of thunder(打雷). He stopped and looked up 4. He was wild with joy to see that the 5 rain had finally come. Danny quickly ran towards the cabin next to his house, where he stored his rain barrels(桶). He was going to capture every single drop of rain to 6 the vegetable garden in his backyard. In the desert, rain is as 7 as gold. It had rained for almost seven days. The cactus looked much 8 than before. Snakes popped their heads from out of their holes and birds sang happily in the 9.

    Living in deserts can be very 10, especially when there is no source of water. However, life went on for Danny and all the desert creatures for another season, thanks to the spring rains.

    Frank was clever, but he never liked to work hard. He often said to his friends, "If you work hard, you will make a lot of money, but it is not so good. I want easy work and a lot of money. That's the most interesting thing in the world. "So he could only be a thief. But he still thought it was too much work, so he only told his friends what to do and got money from them.

    One day, Frank sent one of his friends to a very large and beautiful house. He told him to get money from that rich family. It was evening, and a man and a girl were in the room. They were playing a duet(二重奏)on a piano. Then the thief came into the house.

    When he returned, Frank asked him what he had got. But he said, "I didn't take anything. That family can't have much money. You know, two people were playing on the same piano there. They did not have money to buy another piano."