“I don’t want that empty space in the shelf to become a negative space, to take away something from the future.”
“I guess we’ll put some games and toys there.” The librarian thinks aloud.
“No. It needs to be a value-add, not a filler.”
“What do you have in mind?”
“Books on financial literacy. Let the kids move from fairy tales and miracles, and learn how to build a life, block-by-block with life skills.”
“But why only financial literacy?”
“Add emotional intelligence”, the author of children’s books smiled, “They won’t get very far without these two companions.”
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Reminds me of – “The glass is half-empty. No, the glass is half-full. But in reality, the glass can be filled.”
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That’s a wonderful quote. Thanks, Susi!
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Reena, I agree, there is no reason why books can’t serve dual functions in empowering ways. So many children’s books have an acculturation aspect to them already.
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Thank you, Lisa! The same characters children adore can deliver different lessons.
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Good ideas here – nicely done.
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Thank you, Jilly!
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They are certainly important topics for kids, too. But would they go and seek them out?
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Yes, if they are convinced about the results.
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Two essential skills for adult life. I like your idea that the gaps must be used to ‘value-add’ rather than just filled.
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Thank you, Margaret! You got it right.
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This seems to captures how two people can see reality so differently. Nicely done, Reena.
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Thank you, Bill!
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Useful books to have, amazing how many people don’t make that step from childhood reading to the next step.
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Thank you, Iain, for seeing it that way.
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Reblogged this on NEW BLOG HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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order on ya border
read on
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I like your thinking here Reena.
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Thanks so much!
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Interesting focus on the empty space
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Thank you, Neil!
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