Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Another quickie

The Blue-eyed Boy loves stories. Don't we all? He loves to be told a story, but he also loves books. At 5 years old he can already enjoy the kind where Dad reads a chapter a night.

So here's a recco: Recently Allison Utley's 'The Adventures of Sam Pig' was a great success.

p.s. And no, he hasn't been taught to read yet. More, this won't happen any time soon. Think about it. What happens once you can read? Your eye settles on letters, words and willy-nilly the sense, news, emotions they contain enter your brain -- and your soul. Truly, reading is a kind of trap (much as I love it!). Small children need the chance for their minds to be free and unpolluted for as long as this is possible.