My kids are readers, all of them. And for that I am so grateful! Just today between my 4 kids, we checked out 34 books from the library, super long chapter books for the oldest child down to easy readers and picture books for the youngest! All the books will likely be read by next week and we'll return them and get more!
I happened upon this precious scene this morning:
Yes, even, Madeline the dog is getting in on the reading (only she must rely on the mercies of a pajama-clad 8 year old to hold the book and turn the pages for her)!
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." ― Dr. Seuss
"Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home." ― Anna Quindlen
"Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift." — Kate DiCamillo
“There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we believe we left without having lived them, those we spent with a favorite book.” — Marcel Proust
"You know you’ve read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend."
–Paul Sweeney
“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.” — Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler)
That is so precious :) :) :)
ReplyDeleteI loved books as a child & love then even more as an adult. I think more kids need that encouragement to love books... opens a world of possibilities to a young mind.