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Father-Daughter Summer Reading
By Christina Quick | July 14, 2008
My husband, Wade, recently finished reading “The 101 Dalmatians,” the classic Dodie Smith novel that inspired the Disney movie. It’s not typical reading material for a grown man. But when you happen to be a dad, it never hurts to be culturally well-rounded.
You see, our son has discovered a popular series of western novels and is steadily progressing through them this summer. Since Wade also enjoyed these books when he was growing up, the two of them have had quite a few cowboy discussions around the dinner table.
At some point, Wade realized our daughter felt left out of these conversations. Hoping to encourage her reading habits as well, he asked to borrow one of her favorite books.
Tickled pink, she carefully scanned all the titles in her library before choosing the rollicking canine tale. The fact that no one else in our house had read it made the shared experience even more special.
“Wait until you see what happens next!” she would say, peering over his shoulder to check his reading progress. “It’s so great.”
And it has been. The father-daughter conversations that book has sparked have been priceless.
Promoting literacy is wonderful. But taking time to enter a child’s world is a gift even Cruella Devil can’t snatch away.
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