The magic of a bedtime story isn’t in the book. It’s in the reading
Beyond vocabulary or comprehension, a book gives a child something that cannot be measured.
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A book gives a child a myriad of intangible gifts that defy measurement, says the writer.
ST ILLUSTRATION: MANNY FRANCISCO
For as long as I can remember, bedtime meant a story.
Every night, my mother would climb into bed with my brother and me and read until our eyelids grew heavy.
