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This Poem Made Me Wish My Kids Were Little Again

9/3/2021

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Richard Peck is one of my favorite authors. His books are mostly aimed at middle grade students, so I was surprised to find that he'd authored this beautiful poem. Read it a few times and allow the words to sink in... maybe even consider sharing this post with a friend.

Twenty Minutes a Day
by Richard Peck
Read to your children
Twenty minutes a day;
You have the time,
And so do they.
Read while the laundry is in the machine;
Read while the dinner cooks;
Tuck a child in the crook of your arm
And reach for the library books.
Hide the remote,
Let the computer games cool,
For one day your children will be off to school;
Remedial? Gifted? You have the choice;
Let them hear their first tales
In the sound of your voice.
Read in the morning;
Read over noon;
Read by the light of
Goodnight Moon.
Turn the pages together,
Sitting close as you’ll fit,
Till a small voice beside you says,
“Hey, don’t quit.”
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