Listen

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Stop, step back and listen to the world around you. Pick up a

book and experience the escape to somewhere else.

Today I went to my son's nursery and read a couple of stories to

the children there. It's probably one of the most inspiring

things that I have done in the last few years.

Let me explain.

As the book's printed words were absorbed by my eyes, the

imagination nested behind them, created an atmosphere which

enabled me to enter the world of the authors.

Adult Readers often over look the value of a good childrens book

as simple literature, but if a book for the younger end of the

market is not engaging, it's game over from the start.

The one thing that we cannot afford as a society, is to allow the

levels of literacy to fall. The future of the next generation and

their opportunities in life start from the early days of reading.
When you see how a toddler looks at a parent, guardian or

playgroup leader whilst they're being