Take Your Child to
a Bookstore Day
A.K.A
How to Build
Literacy, Support Community, & Make Magic Happen
All in One Day
In 2010 I had two young children whom I was bringing to
story hour at our local bookstore almost every week. After all, what better activity
to do with kids? It was enriching, fun, even relaxing. I didn’t have to feel
guilty when I drank that 700 calorie butterscotch latte from the coffee bar. I
was running back and forth between adult fiction and the flower-flocked
children’s section—working off the calories for sure.
My kids probably didn’t realize it was as much of a treat
for me as for them. Which started me thinking—were other parents in on this
secret? How many children knew the pleasure of spending time in a bookstore?
