In support of International Book Giving Day, we have this wonderful guest post from Australian Children’s Laureate, and super talented author, Jackie French. Oh yes!! Thanks so much Jackie …
February 14 is International Book Giving Day. It’s not recognised by the United Nations, but it is an idea that is catching on around the world since it was begun by American book blogger, Amy Broadmoore, in 2012.
Why give a book on what’s also St Valentine’s Day?
A book lasts longer than a box of chocolates or a bunch of roses. It is calorie free, cholesterol free, guilt free and does not provoke allergic reactions. But it can also be so powerful that tyrants like Pol Pot felt they had to massacre book readers. A book can lead you to paradise or rebellion.
What do you give someone who has everything? A book.
What do you give someone who has nothing? A book. A book can give them hope, the power to dream of what life might be.
Give your best friend a book you’ve enjoyed. Give your local school a book you think will inspire kids, or just make them laugh. If you want your kids to be intelligent, give them books: reading creates new neural connections in a child’s brain, by stimulating the growth of new neurons as they imagine the world the writer has put on paper. If you want your kids to be more intelligent, give them more books.
A book is a small, transportable, delightful universe you can keep in your pocket, handbag, glove box or desk drawer, and take out to vanish into when the world is not as you would like it to be.
But mostly, a book is shared. Give a new book. Share an old book. (I love the ones with crabby comments in the margins and chocolate stains – or maybe they are bloodstains – on the pages.)
This Valentine’s Day, give books.
Jackie French
Australian Children’s Laureate
‘The Australian Children’s Laureate: enriching the lives of young Australians through the power of story.’ Since 2011, a highly respected Australian children’s author or illustrator has been awarded this prestigious honour for an outstanding contribution to children’s literature. They act as national and international ambassadors for reading. Find out what the second Children’s Laureate, Jackie French is doing during her two year term (2014-15), from the Australian Children’s Laureate website http://www.childrenslaureate.org.au
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