Far away I fly
Behold fun new adventures
Books are my tickets
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) “strongly recommends reading to children every day, starting after they are first born,” because “reading stimulates the development of the brain, language and a closer emotional relationship with a child.”
Children love the sound of their parent’s voice … start reading to them as an infant. The freedom of knowing how to read and enjoying reading is immeasurable to a child’s life.
© by rgb for “On Dragonfly Wings with Buttercup Tea”, 2011
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CloakedMonk’s MarchChallenge prompt – READING
http://cloakedmonk.com/2011/02/27/march-challenge/
"On Dragonfly Wings with Buttercup Tea" 
I never go anywhere without mine!
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me either, debi! i would be lost ~~~ thank you for visiting. ~~ becca
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Great post..I left the book I wrote in a cafe in Edinburgh a few weeks back…and was delighted when a little girl..found my email and told me how much she had enjoyed it..so sweet
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eliza – how delightful for a young one to email you with her feelings about your book. bravo for her and bravo for you, as well! what a wonderful validation. thank you for visiting. ~ becca
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books as tickets, so true, gateways to worlds
have you ever looked into bookcrossing? I just recently discovered it, I like the idea of “wild releasing books in public”
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I am familiar with PaperBack http://www.paperbackswap.com/index.php. I have exchanged several books this way. I like the idea of leaving books somewhere; although I have unintentional done so in the past, at airports 😉
I will do that with my next paperback. Thanks for reminding me of this gesture. I like it!
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Far away you fly and you don’t even have to pay for gas! I know people who complain about buying books, but if you multiply the hours of “entertainment” it is WAY cheaper than the price of a movie ticket. Nice poem.
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Thank you, Margaret … I agree … and if you belong to a book swap – sometimes you don’t even have to buy …. 🙂
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books are the greatest treasure for souls like us.
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Yes, they are … thank you for sharing with me. ~becca
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I need to read more books! I do read to my son all the time, but it has been so long since I have cuddled up in a corner with a cup of tea and a book. Thank you for this lovely reminder!
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Cuddled in the corner with a cup of tea and a book sounds like the perfect Rx for your peace of mind, your spirit and your adventuresome quota! 😉
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Love the idea of books as tickets.
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🙂 … perfectly!
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Wonderful! This is my daughter’s ticket to adventure, for sure. She has exhausted the library. 🙂 I remember those days and long to read for pleasure once again.
Lovely.
Shalom.
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Good for her!!! I love it when a child loves to read … 😉 ~becca
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well said 🙂
I love these rides !!
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You can go anywhere you want to for virtually no price!!! Fun rides … great miles ~~~ where are we headed now? 😉
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Love it, Becca!
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🙂
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