Terry Coombs wrote:
>
> Â Some kids do still read ... our grandkids (all 5 of 'em) are very
> disappointed if they don't get books as gifts for occasions like
> birthdays or Christmas .

IMO, books are always a great gift. Real paper books, not
E-Books. I think this digital age has gone too far and nuts.
Doomed to crash and fail someday. Even my library is failing
these days.

One thing I read years ago was about parents discouraging their
young children from reading "worthless" comic books. I sure do
disagree there. Kids should be encouraged to read anything, imo.
I started out with them and loved my weekly comic book or two
(12cents each then). And I still have them all too with a little
bit of value now.

Anyway, that got me loving to read. The comics started the
reading habit. Then I started to read books without pictures. I
eventually quit the comics and I've read every single day for the
rest of my life. I like them all. I usually have 2 books going at
a time, one fiction and also a non-fiction one. Gives me 2
choices each night.