Fascination with books

Ella likes to read... pound... and eat books. Poor curious George. (BTW the curious george soundtrack to the recent movie is pretty good lots of Jack Johnson, some Ben Harper and others, groovy and fun).

I think reading to kids even at an early age is important. They just seem to understand that books are interesting and fun, and a source of mystery beyond them. Alastair Begg (sp?) an Irish pastor once described the process of bible reading in his church. A robed man would get a key, unlock a special glass closet to the left of the podium, haul out a huge book, place it on the podium and begin reading after everyone was standing. He didn't understand what was read as a child, but he understood that THAT BOOK IS IMPORTANT! I think that's good. Even stodgy ceremony can highlight the important things in life. Regular book reading is very important to me.