But those 10 minutes I will treasure for a lifetime. My baby picked up a book that interested her and read it cover to cover. It was one of the most amazing and incredible things I ever experienced.
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My daughter has co-opted my e-Reader, but I am happy about it.
I am an e-Reader–aholic (yes I made up that word.) I never leave the house without at least one of my e-Readers. When I am at home, it is common for me to have one of my e-Readers close by when I am knitting or relaxing. Well, my e-Reader may no longer be mine. After the book reading in the supermarket, my daughter came home and asked to read one of the books i downloaded for her on my e-Reader. It is easy to get free books on Kindle devices. I also signed up for Kindle Unlimited which allows me to download up to 10 books at a time so I always make sure to get books my children would like to read.
Each day since we left the supermarket my daughter has borrowed my e-Reader. First she read a joke book. Now she is reading the first volume of “Diary of a Wimpy Kid.” It is impossible to describe the intense joy I felt when she says, “Mom, I am on page 36,” or “Mom, now I am on page 47.” Before bed tonight, she was on page 74. My baby, the one who had trouble reading, was on page 74 of a book! Instead of borrowing me tablet device so she could fall asleep watching a movie on Netflix, she asked to borrow my e-Reader so she could fall asleep reading a book. I asked her if she was ever going to give me back my Kindle. She said she would, she just wanted to borrow it until I got her one of her own.
I think I am going to surprise my two littlest ones with Kindle devices of their own. I saw an e-Reader, case and two-year warranty for an amazing price. Life is good in the hood because, my baby reads. My baby chooses to read books! Books are a treasure beyond measure and a love of reading makes many other kinds of love possible. So, the question for you this sensational day is, what do you do to encourage your children to read?
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