Not only has our Jen Robinson at Jen Robinson's Book Page started a marvelous weekly newsletter, Growing Bookworms (you can subscribe here) but she is the featured expert at the PBS 'Expert Q&A' Parents site, this month. There is a splendid conversation about books going on over there.
In her article there, "The Power and Wonder of Children's Books," Jen says something so profound that it stopped me and I re-read it again.
Books have repaid my affection time and time again.
That is such a true statement.
Books have ever been my friends They provided a way to think about my world, and were a gateway to many worlds. They formed the calling for my profession. My husband's love of books was one of the first things I liked about him when we met. This blog, my kidlitosphere community, the circle of brilliant librarians I know--they have all come from books.
Just as I have shared my passion for reading and books with my own children, I owe my love of books, no doubt, to my own mother who always had books for us and who always read to me and my siblings.
My dad often recalls the last lines of Strickland Gillilan's poem The Reading Mother:
You may have tangible wealth untold;
Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold.
Richer than I you can never be --
I had a Mother who read to me.
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I love, love, love the googly-eyed Bil Baird puppets-it's funny that you have posted about them. You don't hear about them much.
Your post inspired me to blog about the time I spoent at the Bil Baird Puppet Theater in NYC in the 70's:
http://johansennewman.typepad.com/cats_and_jammers_studio/2007/04/couldnt_resist_.html
Thanks for the post that made me remember....