April showers may bring May flowers, but they also bring the frustration of rainy days, when your outdoor plans get squelched. That tennis game, boating excursion, work in your garden, or walk around the neighborhood are gone with the raindrops. What to do? Read a book!
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Morals, Lessons, Or Pure Fun?
Time was when almost all kids’ books taught a moral or a lesson. They weren’t written to be read just for entertainment. There was some kind of take-away.
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Something I Don’t Understand
I don’t get it. What is the pleasure in thrillers? Whether novels, nonfiction books, or movies, thrillers are calculated to scare you…and this is supposed to be GOOD? Where is the pleasure in being frightened? Where is the pleasure in having your pulse rate rise and your heart race?
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Dream Come True
I am very excited. A long-held dream of mine, to make a certain book of mine into an animated Christmas TV special for family viewing, is finally coming true.