'During these years of testing and uncertainty, the chasm between Ryan’s desires and a preference for reading had developed into a Grand Canyon-size abyss. He didn’t want to see, try to read, or be in the vicinity of books.'
Here’s a story that may sound familiar to many parents. I was sitting on the couch one evening in 2013 with my six-year old son Ryan. The two of us made for an idyllic portrait — his head buried against my shoulder, the shampoo fragrance of melon and strawberry wafting from his freshly clean hair. On my lap was a book about silly animals behaving like children – a favorite topic of his. I read a few pages and placed the book in his lap.
. Ryan pranced home from school that day, skipping along the tawny leaves that had fallen onto pavement – my note balancing delicately between his two fingers. “It says I love you!’” he proudly proclaimed when he saw me, thrusting the paper underneath my chin. “Yes,” I agreed, “But what else does it say?” I pointed to the word—two letters, innocuous, easy to pronounce. Ryan tried but he couldn’t decipher it.
How to cultivate a child’s love of books? My first stop was the public library. This had been the asylum of many an existential childhood crisis; surely Ryan could find some refuge here. One step inside the St. Louis County Library headquarter,s and it’s hard not to fall in love. The main room is bright and spacious, colorfully arranged with a musty vanilla scent. There are books of every genre and category carefully arranged throughout.
With every trip to the library, we checked out at least 30 books of differing genres, authors, subjects, and lengths. Many of the books were beloved stories from my childhood – and I tried not just to read them but to explain what they meant to me when I was younger. Sometimes my kids got bored very quickly , but sometimes they paid even closer attention. I could see Ryan trying to match the woman next to him to the girl who was once his age – glassy-eyed and curious, much like him.
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