Embrace Reading
I love reading
Almost as much
As I love writing –
How about you?
As a teacher,
Reading to my students
Was my favorite time
Of every school day.
Every day when the students
Came in from lunch
Hyper and excited,
A good book settled them.
As a retired adult,
Spending time in
A captivating book
Is like being in a candy shop.
But some of my friends
Would rather color
Or watch TV
Or shop on-line.
How do you feel
About books and reading?
Do you relish a good read –
Or would you rather garden?
Reading a good book
Takes you to gardens
And castles and wonders
Around the world.
Reading a good book
Increases your vocabulary
And helps you soar
To heights beyond your reach.
I’m not telling you
Anything you didn’t know.
So, tell me about a book
That carried you skyward.
Recommend a good book to me.
Embrace Reading!
That’s me – reading “The Wing Ding Dilly” by Bill Peet
to a 4th grade class in California.
Their teacher, Mrs. Souza,
invited friends on FB
to ZOOM read to her class.
I volunteered.
You should try it!
It was such fun!!
Thanks for visiting JanBeek
See ya tomorrow
