Thursday, May 31, 2012

Thursday's Child: Books

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One of the greatest gifts ever given me was a love of reading. When my parents (or maybe my sister?) taught me to read, it opened the door to more magic than any trip to Disneyland, any movie, any toy ever could. The ability to use my imagination in combination with the written word is priceless. I love movies, but they almost never live up to the beauty, the glamour, the fun, the excitement that goes on in my own mind when reading a good book. Even bad books (hello, Twilight) are more tolerable as books because my imagination makes up the majority of the story. I could go on and on about the benefits I've received from reading good books. A better grasp of grammar, a larger vocabulary, a never-ending source of conversation, etc. So read your children books! And when they're old enough, teach them. Teach them to read, but also teach them to love books. 
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1 comment:

  1. "A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one."
    —-George R. R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

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