Our nation runs on the fuel of information and imagination that our libraries provide every day. I think she represents a very important opportunity for us to have this very visible way of saying reading is important, books are important. Mrs. Bush had some advice for parents and involved adults in her article.
Children benefit greatly from reading activities starting at a very young age.
Parents should read to their children early and often, and once children learn to read, they must practice reading every day. She and Baltimore Orioles shortstop Mike Bordick read I Took My Frog to the Library, a story about a girl who learns she is welcome at the library but her pets must stay home. Pausing to show the pictures in the book, Mrs. Bush asked the children questions as she read the story. MMI Viacom Internet Services Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.