So much of what reading has given me is captured in the last sentence of Roger Ebert’s review of the 1998 movie “The Mighty“:
 

No child is completely a captive of a sad childhood if he or she can read and has books; they are the window to what can be, and that is the underlying message of “The Mighty.”

Happy reading,

Jeff and Bob …

… who believe that reading with kids can change the world for the better.

In our current story, Davey Dobbs starts a stegosaur stampede

Our new story (“Davey Dobbs SHOULD NOT”) continues this week.

“Davey Dobbs SHOULD NOT” is about a boy who, for the first time in his life, starts doing things he’s not supposed to, like starting stegosaur stampedes and exploring space.

It would all be a great adventure if he wasn’t being chased by soccer coaches, violin teachers, and math tutors, all of whom are busy telling him that whatever he’s doing, he SHOULD NOT be doing it.

Part 1: The trouble started with a butterfly.
Part 2: Davey Dobbs isn’t used to having thoughts of his own.
Part 3: Davey wanders out of the story.
Part 4: Davey gets himself surrounded.
Part 5: Davey starts a stegosaur stampede. 

To be continued next week …

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