OK -- I know I am in my 60's and I know that I did not grow up surrounded by the edge of electronics guiding my every step and purchase, but is there anything more satisfying than a child snuggled up with a good book? And I mean the real paper kind with pages to turn, pictures to sink into, parts that pop-up, and places to scratch and sniff?
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And I know I am in my 60's (and so have more time for this) , but for me what's even better than a child snuggled with a book, is when that child is snuggled with an adult to share it with! Can an electronic book ask the child, "What do you think is going to happen next"? Can it giggle along with the child at the crazy characters and funny pictures? Does it build the same level of confidence and creativity in that child as when they hear that adult they love pretend to be the character in the story? I am not wondering about this today; I am flat out thinking there is just NO way e-books can compare to paper books when it comes to kid lit!
Don't get me wrong, many of my friends love their e-readers. My 97 year old Mom can still enjoy reading because her e-reader makes the font large enough that her eyes don't tire ... and I love that. But when it comes to kids and books, I say it's time we surround them with the paper kind, snuggle with them and giggle, and lift the flaps, and scratch and sniff, and wonder together what will happen next.
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I have baby showers and kid birthdays coming up ..... I am off to the book store...my local independent one.![]()
And I know I am in my 60's (and so have more time for this) , but for me what's even better than a child snuggled with a book, is when that child is snuggled with an adult to share it with! Can an electronic book ask the child, "What do you think is going to happen next"? Can it giggle along with the child at the crazy characters and funny pictures? Does it build the same level of confidence and creativity in that child as when they hear that adult they love pretend to be the character in the story? I am not wondering about this today; I am flat out thinking there is just NO way e-books can compare to paper books when it comes to kid lit!
Don't get me wrong, many of my friends love their e-readers. My 97 year old Mom can still enjoy reading because her e-reader makes the font large enough that her eyes don't tire ... and I love that. But when it comes to kids and books, I say it's time we surround them with the paper kind, snuggle with them and giggle, and lift the flaps, and scratch and sniff, and wonder together what will happen next.
I have baby showers and kid birthdays coming up ..... I am off to the book store...my local independent one.
