This is my new My Very Own Mail blog! I am so excited to finally get it started!Reading is FUN! And, unfortunately, a lot (far too many) children just do not know this. Reading can take you so many places – literally and figuratively.One thing is for sure, if children do not have a strong reading background, they are bound to struggle in school – in all subjects. So we know that strong reading skills, or even good reading skills, are important for being successful in school.

However, reading is REALLY so much more than that! It is actually one of my very favorite things to do! It can be one of the most enriching hobbies – for young and old alike.

And wouldn’t it be so lovely to walk into the living room and see your child happily immersed in a book, so immersed he doesn’t hear you call his name! And the XBox, PS2, whatever….is actually turned OFF!!!

I know that gives me so much joy when I see my munchkins happily curled up with books.

There are a lot of good resources out there for encouraging our kids to read. One thing that might be right for my family might not be right for your family, so I will find as many as I can and post them here.

And hopefully we can get more of our precious babes turning off those video games and reading books!

The one thing that remains constant in all of my letters to the children, is that at the end, I always tell them to ‘Go Read a Book!’ — and because it is so helpful for them to see us reading (and enjoying it) I will follow the same practice here with you…..

GO READ A BOOK!