I have written in this space before about some of the things kids have said to me at book-readings that amazed me—notably their aspirations for their adult futures. Yesterday I was exposed to another rib-tickling round of “When I grow up.”
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Making History Come Alive For Kids
Yesterday I read Created Equal to a group of kids in an after-school program. At first they were less than thrilled that I wasn’t going to be reading a storybook. Almost all the kids I read to in after-school programs prefer fiction over nonfiction. And history? That’s something they have to study in school, but...
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Share and Share Alike
I’m sure your mother pounded the sharing ethos into your head like my mother did into mine, but sharing is good in adult situations too and not just when another kid wants to play with your toy or when you have a friend over and you have some candy or other goodies.
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A Book Windfall
I read something online recently that intrigued me. Some fellow—if I ever caught his name (and I doubt it) I surely don’t remember it now (but God bless him)—has appointed himself a one-person volunteer bookmobile. He is emptying out his personal library and leaving huge stacks of books in public places (e.g. Grand Central Terminal,...