If You Give a Child a Book . . .

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You can never start too early …

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You can never start too early …

explore-blog: For Children’s Book Week, the best illustrations...

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:35:23 -0400

explore-blog:

For Children’s Book Week, the best illustrations from 130 years of Brothers Grimm fairy tales.

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mssugar: Love this

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mssugar:

Love this

technicolordisney: “There is more treasure in books than in...

Fri, 10 May 2013 08:32:33 -0400

technicolordisney:

“There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates’ loot on Treasure Island, and best of all, you can enjoy these riches every day of your life.”

-Walt Disney

amandaonwriting: Quotable - JM Barrie

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:34:57 -0400

amandaonwriting:

Quotable - JM Barrie

"I also would like to say: You really should have kids review the children’s books (especially..."

Fri, 03 May 2013 10:33:05 -0400

“I also would like to say: You really should have kids review the children’s books (especially reviewers who are the same age as the kids whom the book is intended for).”

- Second grader Rosa Cohn in a letter to the New York Times (via schoollibraryjournal)

FJP: Brilliant advice.

(via futurejournalismproject)

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wordpainting: I say, keep your mind and life open and young...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:34:00 -0400

wordpainting:

I say, keep your mind and life open and young enough to read fairly tales all the time. Don’t grow up, it’s a trap!

teachingliteracy: Little House on the Prairie (by lharsma)

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:42:01 -0400

teachingliteracy:

Little House on the Prairie (by lharsma)

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djevojka: The Fairytale Princess by Su Blackwell Snow...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:46:04 -0400

djevojka:

The Fairytale Princess by Su Blackwell

Snow White

Rapunzel

fuckyeahvintageillustration: ‘Anne Anderson’s old old...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:26:58 -0400

fuckyeahvintageillustration:

‘Anne Anderson’s old old fairytales’ written and illustrated by Anne Anderson. Published 1935 by Whitman Publishing Company.

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wordpainting: Nathan Fillion

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wordpainting:

Nathan Fillion

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Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:59:51 -0400

booklover: (by Astrid.)

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 23:42:41 -0400

booklover:

(by Astrid.)

wordpainting: Start them young and they will love books...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:02:09 -0400

wordpainting:

Start them young and they will love books forever.

books0977: Mother and daughter at story time. Vintage sepia...

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 10:11:44 -0400

books0977:

Mother and daughter at story time. Vintage sepia toned postcard, c. 1900.

“Reading aloud with children is known to be the single most important activity for building the knowledge and skills they will eventually require for learning to read.” — Marilyn Jager Adams

"Not every child takes instantly to books like a duck to water, but I don’t believe there are..."

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:03:50 -0500

“Not every child takes instantly to books like a duck to water, but I don’t believe there are children who hate books. There are just children who haven’t yet found the right books for them.”

- Amanda Craig, If your child won’t read, find another book, The Telegraph (via prettybooks)