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In reply to the discussion: Boy Who Couldn’t Afford Books Asks Mailman For Junk Mail To Read [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)I love watching my youngest granddaughter read a book. She is less than 2, and she grabs a book, puts it down on the floor, opens it, and settles in with a look of rapture on her face staring, staring at the pictures and then turning pages with such joy, such delight. In between, she looks up at you and just giggles and talks and is so happy. I have worked with young children and babysat and raised my own, and I have never seen a child love books like my youngest granddaughter.
And apparently at day care, she distributes books to other children. She seems to think that is her mission in life.
So I can believe that a child of 12 would be reading ads in the absence of books. I wish him many wonderful hours with books. What a window on the world they are. I love them too.