Focus: World Book Day

Why do I have so many pictures of books on my post today? It is because today is World Book Day. Let us celebrate books today. All kinds of books. From Nursery Rhymes to children's story books to young adults and adult novels. I don't think we can celebrate books enough, but let us start today.

The Big Book of Berenstain Bears Beginner Books [Book]

A lot of people say that it is hard

to raise children in this world today.

I am not sayingthat books make it easy to raise a child, but if a parent sincerely desires to keep his / her children out of trouble, giving importance to reading and spending maybe half an hour a day reading to a child will give him or her a healthy start to life. I am not saying that there will not be any struggles or hurdles or hardships, but until we make an attempt to create an interest in our children to read we will not find out what else we need to do.

Children love toys and they may not like it if we give them books for gifts, but for a change give them a fun book. Sooner or later they will look into it and start taking an interest in reading. After all, our professors must have been children once upon a time and their parents must have given them some kind of incentive to read. Otherwise we would not have anyone to teach us.

19 comments:

joeh said...: A Dr. Seuss book was the first I ever read. I remember being very excited being able to read with only a little help.

I think it was Horton Hears A Hoo; March 5, 2015 at 1:50 PM
Anonymous said...: My kids loved being read to. Now 2 out if 3 if them are readers & so are THEIR kids!!; March 5, 2015 at 2:12 PM
TexWisGirl said...: i remember getting a book from one of my older brothers one christmas. it was very cool. :); March 5, 2015 at 2:47 PM
doodles n daydreams said...: I've always loved reading since I can remember. Some of my kids read, some don't, they've all been encouraged to.
I think it broadens your mind...

Diana; March 5, 2015 at 4:03 PM
Jim and Sandie said...: I used to read to my son all the time when he was little. But it wasn't until he was in the fourth grade and we found Goosebumps that he discovered reading for himself. I can't imagine a world without books.; March 5, 2015 at 6:12 PM
Drora's minimundo said...: Hello Munir,

I believe parents should begin by reading books to their children from babyhood and once the children learn to read, encourage them by starting reading a book together and then leaving them to finish reading it by themselves. It was so with my children and now they do it with their own children.
Hugs, Drora; March 6, 2015 at 4:40 AM
Chatty Crone said...: Oh how I just LOVE books and when I read I love to read books - the internet is kind of taking them away - kind of sad.; March 6, 2015 at 6:30 AM
Inger said...: I remember when I was very young, my dad would take me to the big library, full of wonderful treasures. In those days, the books were all bound in red leather. I remember it so well and know now what a wonderful gift my dad gave me. A love for books. Thanks for this post, we do need to celebrate books.; March 6, 2015 at 7:45 AM
yaya said...: I've always loved books and my kids were read too when they were young. I notice that they are good readers as adults. If everyone would turn off the TV and just read to their kiddos at night, I think it would make a world of difference in them!; March 7, 2015 at 9:44 AM
Cobalt Violet said...: Books are my favorite gifts to give and get. Of course I love art books but any books ... and vintage book? love. :); March 7, 2015 at 9:40 PM
Launna said...: Munir, I didn't know there a World Book Day... although I agree there should be one... I grew up loving books and passing that on to both my children. My youngest gets excited to pick a book from the School-asitic flyers and she loves receiving them as gifts...

I need to get back to the love of reading for myself, I keep talking about it and I just have to start making time.. xox; March 8, 2015 at 5:14 AM
Michael Offutt, Phantom Reader said...: I think Ray Bradbury said that the only crime worse than burning books is not reading them.; March 9, 2015 at 8:04 AM
Shelly said...: I love all these books! The gift of books is the best thing to give to a child.; March 10, 2015 at 7:52 AM
Sherry Ellis said...: Books are so important! I started reading to my kids when they were babies, and probably couldn't understand a word I said. But just being there and doing that, helped them associate reading as something that was good.; March 10, 2015 at 9:46 AM
Romance Book Haven said...: I've always read and made my kids read too from a very young age.; March 10, 2015 at 2:25 PM
Joyful said...: I didn't even know there was a World Book Day and I love books. Nice to meet another book lover :-); March 10, 2015 at 7:18 PM
Granny Annie said...: I loved to read before my vision started pooping out on me. My children love to read and my grandchildren love to read. Is there any greater legacy?; March 11, 2015 at 4:02 AM
Hilary Melton-Butcher said...: Hi Munir - reading is such a great gift - we're so lucky ... and so lucky we can look things up and read about them. I really should have posted something for World Book Day ... I'm not with it - as the days go around ...

We had a playroom .. with a ping pong table, train set, piano and lots and lots of books - we were very lucky ... I sat for hours reading as a youngster ..

Cheers to you - Hilary; March 12, 2015 at 7:47 AM
Celestina Marie said...: I love books and always have one ready to read and a library at home full.
Lovely post and thank you for stopping by and your visit. So nice to meet you.
Have a nice weekend.
CM; March 13, 2015 at 5:13 PM