Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and, above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Make it simple. Make it memorable. Make it inviting to look at. Make it fun to read.
The best way to enhance a child's imagination is to make them read.
The ideal, it seems to me, is to show things happening and allow the reader to decide what they mean.
You know sit with your arm around a little kid and read. It not only teaches them to read but it keeps the family strong.
The simplest way to make sure that we raise literate children is to teach them to read, and to show them that reading is a pleasurable activity.
Each reader has to find her or his own message within a book.
As a writer, putting words on the page is how I pay attention.
I have to be careful. My readers are very detail-oriented, and if I make a mistake they'll call me on it.
Each reader needs to bring his or her own mind and heart to the text.
It distresses me that parents insist that their children read or make them read. The best way for children to treasure reading is to see the adults in their lives reading for their own pleasure.