Dear Reader Column 09-15-08

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Dear Reader,

When I need to get grounded there are certain memories in my life that can calm me down and make me smile. It's the kind of smile that comes from reliving a moment that's made an everlasting impression on my life.

One of those moments is remembering the time my son and I spent reading together. Snuggled in on the sofa surrounded by 20 or 30 books from the library, book-after-book, we laughed and cried together. My son was a reluctant reader and this mother's answer to fixing a problem with reading was to read. At first I did all the reading, but soon he begged for a turn to read a page. My son is all grown up now and he still struggles a little with reading and probably always will, but the time we spent together made him realize that reading was an obstacle he could overcome.

Author Mem Fox wrote a book titled, Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever. No doubt about it, reading aloud to kids will change their lives forever, but what she forgot to add was that it will change 'your' life too. I know, because it's made an everlasting impression on mine.

Please take time and sample Mem Fox's book, Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever here is the link: http://www.supportlibrary.com/bc/v.cfm?L=$subst('Recip.list')&V=B1AF54AFA74E&c=SUZ (We are testing a new format today for our alternate read so when you sample this read, if you encounter any problems, please let me know, I sure would appreciate it.)

I have 10 copies of the book to give away to readers. Sample the book, drop me a line, and you're entered in the drawing.

For readers who are following the Flat Stanley visit, I have an update for you. Flat Stanley even received a card and marble cheesecake from Jean Brady, a local book club reader. So of course I taught Flat Stanley how to write a thank you note. To see photos and read more about what Flat Stanley's been up to, go to: http://www.emailbookclub.com:80/photo/flat2.html

Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.

Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
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Comments

[Patti]

Suzanne, I have a son who is dylsexic. I read aloud to him for many years. In highschool, I read the books he was assigned in English so that we could discuss them and I could make sure he understood them. Throughout his growing up, my only hope was that he would learn to read. I had no hope at all that he would love to read. He is a sophomore in college now. One of my happiest moments came after his first year when he told me he didn't re-sell Gulliver's Travels back to the bookstore because he loved the book so much.
Thanks for reading with us.
Patti

[Doris]

Suzanne, please post your chocolate marble cheesecake in your recipe forum -
Thanks - Doris -

[Max Elliot Anderson]

Hi,

I grew up as a reluctant reader. Now I write action-adventures & mysteries, especially for boys 8 and up, that kids hate to put down. My web site is at http://www.maxbooks.9k.com and my Books for Boys blog is at http://booksandboys.blogspot.com I also have a short story in a new book called LAY UPS and LONG SHOTS, published by Darby Creek Publishing. I'm also featured in an article in the 2009 edition of Children's Wrtier Guide.

My other books are all ranked by Accelerated Reader

Max Elliot Anderson