reading

We haven't remained idle, twiddling our thumbs while you were off having a good time. Through books Cathy and I have lived a zillion lives . . . our vicarious way to feel alive.

If you ever meet someone who thinks they are so special, the best thing to do is smile. You don__ have to say anything. Be friendly and then go doyour best. That will make you special, too!

Sometimes people who look different from you are scary. Maybe they are ugly. Maybe they are loud. Maybe theyare big. Maybe they are green. Maybe they are all those things. But you should not be afraid of them just because of how they look. You may find they are nice to you if you arenice to them.

Every time a written word is put to page it is the opportunity to expand our minds, whether we are the writer or the reader. Enjoy the journey wherever it may take you!

Childhood is the time and children's books are the place for powerful emotions, powerful language, powerful art... There is no room for cutesy books, dull books, or books that talk down. Children are not inferior. They may be small in stature but not in what they feel, think, listen, and see.

It was a surprise, and a delight, to see children devour books. Without ever knowing it, they were receiving an education.

I think the closest thing to a time machine that I've ever found is the Children's section of a library.

Literature has the ability to open up a whole new world to children, but we need to have a share in helping them to find that door and open it with them. Let__ set the example and help to foster this love of reading in our little ones.

What is childhood without stories? And how will children fall in love with stories without bookstores? You can't get that from a computer.

I believe that every one of us here tonight has as clear and vital a vocation as anyone in a religiousorder. We have the vocation of keeping alive Mr. Melcher's excitement in leading young peopleinto an expanding imagination. Because of the very nature of the world as it is today our childrenreceive in school a heavy load of scientific and analytic subjects, so it is in their reading for fun,for pleasure, that they must be guided into creativity. These are forces working in the world asnever before in the history of mankind for standardization, for the regimentation of us all, orwhat I like to call making muffins of us, muffins all like every other muffin in the muffin tin.This is the limited universe, the drying, dissipating universe, that we can help our children avoidby providing them with __xplosive material capable of stirring up fresh life endlessly.

Reading helps children achieve their divine destinies

A tried and true way to get your children interested in books and reading is to read to them when they are young.

No skill is more crucial to the future of a child than literacy.

Shockingly, too many of our children don't read to grade level. Studies show that if a child does not read to grade level by third grade, that child is likely to drop out of school. I believe the love of reading begins at home. We should do all we can to make sure that our children and grandchildren stay in school and graduate. Reading to grade level is an important foundation.

There is no substitute for books in the life of a child.

Literacy is one of the greatest gifts a person could receive

...that the decline in reading among children was largely the fault of their parents. Parents these days don't read books, themselves, but they feel they should make their children read. Since they aren't readers, however, they have no idea what to give their children. That's why they cling to the recommendations from the Ministry of Education. Those books are all insufferably boring and, as a result, the kids learn to hate books. It's a vicious cycle with no end in sight.

Reading is the noblest of all the hobbies, that is why people mention it so frequently in their resume even if they don't read much.