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Several colleagues at a recent meeting agreed that the primer about Dick and Jane stood
out in their memories. Others mentioned beloved books, now obscured and out of print.
One woman remembered Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt because of the sensory
experience each page provided with soft bunnies to pat and “daddy’s scratchy chin” to
touch.
As these adults told about favorite childhood books, their eyes opened wide with rapture
and enthusiasm. The very thought of these books took them back to a place they were
only too happy to revisit.
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Several colleagues at a recent meeting agreed that the primer about Dick and Jane stood
out in their memories. Others mentioned beloved books, now obscured and out of print.
One woman remembered Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt because of the sensory
experience each page provided with soft bunnies to pat and “daddy’s scratchy chin” to
touch.
As these adults told about favorite childhood books, their eyes opened wide with rapture
and enthusiasm. The very thought of these books took them back to a place they were
only too happy to revisit.
Transcript
To Love a Book – 10/22/09
Fun with Dick and Jane was the answer. The question? “What book do you remember
from your early childhood?”
Several colleagues at a recent meeting agreed that the primer about Dick and Jane stood
out in their memories. Others mentioned beloved books, now obscured and out of print.
One woman remembered Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt because of the sensory
experience each page provided with soft bunnies to pat and “daddy’s scratchy chin” to
touch.
As these adults told about favorite childhood books, their eyes opened wide with rapture
and enthusiasm. The very thought of these books took them back to a place they were
only too happy to revisit.
I left that meeting wondering about the young children I know today. Most of them have
many more books than we did, usually lying on the floor or shoved under the bed.
And yet, I have to wonder if children blessed with su...
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