Rose is Rose by Don Wimmer and Pat Brady for March 17, 2016

I can recite many passages of “Goodnight Moon” and Dr, Seuss’s “The Sleep Book” and “McElligot’s Pool” without any reference to the actual verses. Also, passages from “The Book House” books, especially volumes 1 and 2. Read to your kids, often.

Mom used to read to us from “The Happy Hollisters” mystery series….

Cant’ get “I’m a Big Girl Now” out of my head.

WOW Someone else who read “The Happy Hollisters” I loved that series. My Mom and Dad would read to me, and to each other, though Mom read to Dad more than the other way around. When I got older I got to read to them. When I got older Mom decided that One book a night would get read, “War and Peace” for my Dad and "The Little House "series for me. This stopped when I got confuses and thought The Ingles Family had gotten involved in the Russian War, that had somehow spread out of Russia, through Canada and into Illinois.

My dad used to read me Kipling. I knew “The Jungle Book” and “Just So Stories” really well by the time I started Kindergarten.

My mother used to buy us a Little Golden Book from the grocery store every two or three weeks. “The Pokey Little Puppy,” “Saggy Baggy Elephant”, and “Pantaloon” were three of my favorites. I have them still on the shelf, along with Cherry Ames. . .haven’t read “The Happy Hollisters;” I’ll have to get them from the library. I did just discover the “Swallows and Amazons” series—cute adventure series for kids 7-10 or so, written in the 1940s or ’50s. . .

P.S. Not even my mother’s reading could get me through “War and Peace;” the closest I’ve come is the Cliff Notes. . .;)

“If you’ve got time to clean, you’re not reading enough”. . .

My grandmother read to me each night from a series of books, each a different type. I especially liked the mythology stories. They still are relevant as so often there is reference to one of the Roman or Greek gods.

I am reading an unabridged copy of the *Wizard of Oz" to my 5 year old grand daughter. One chapter a day. The book contains the first five novels of the series! We are loving it!

Of course Meemaw is good at that. She has had a lot of practice.

Read to all my grandkids. Two are avid book readers. The other two read on the Kindles.

I remember those days. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

I would love to get a copy of that story.It sounds wonderful.

Remember reading to my mother when I was 7 years old. In fact, first book I got from the library and read was Dr. Seuss’ Cat in the Hat.

i used to tell stories to my friend’s kid (all grown now) the parents often fell asleep before their little girl

You know you’re a good reader if you put the Guardian Angel to sleep, too!