Children's Reading Time

"GO heartily amid the vowels and consanants and remember what peace there may be in reading. * You are a denizen of the Land of Childhood and therefore you will find in books a whole new world of imagination and adventure. * Read what you like and go where you wish * As far as possible, be on good terms with your school librarian and make sure that you return your books when they are due for there are others waiting anxiously to read their favorite books, too. * Read in a chair or in a sofa or in bed or on the kitchen table, and if you wish to curl up in front of the fireplace with a very good book, then do it. * Whatever you read, dear children, read ...read ...read. * Read to your heart's delight and to your mind's pleasure. * You will find in books answers to your many questions and you will find in words roads that only you will travel. * Read of the adventure, the mystery and the fantasy, and gaze at the illustrations with wonder and with glee. * Your life will be rich with a treasure-chest of storybook delights and therefore count yourself lucky when you learn how to read.

WITH your growing mind and your infinite imagination, know that with every word you read you are taking a step toward your own wonderful future. * And this is just the beginning, do you know?"

-- A message found in a very old bottle flowing down the river of Time
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(c) 2006 Danny Bloom (danbloom@gmail.com)