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By: Jason Boog, on 6/12/2014
Blog: Galley Cat (Mediabistro) (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags:  #DadsRead, Jordan Lloyd Bookey, J.R.R. Tolkien, Children's Books, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Father’s Day, Add a tag

What books did you read with your dad? My dad introduced me to J. R. R. Tolkien, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Twain and other classic authors. My grandpa had a bookshelf loaded with Reader's Digest Condensed Books and National Geographics. I inherited my life-long love of reading, but I was lucky. The organizers of the #DadsRead Campaign shared some startling statistics: There are studies suggesting that only 19 percent of 16-24 year-old fathers say they enjoy reading at bedtime with their children. What's more, data from Pew Research and other sources demonstrate that fathers are significantly less involved than mothers when it comes to the reading lives of their children. continued...

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