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ReadingMagic -What kid's book did/do you read to your kids over & over & over & over & over...Day 27

Benjamin Fife

Feb 13, 20215 min read

ReadingMagic -What kid's book did/do you read to your kids over & over & over & over & over...Day 27

THE BIG BOOK. That's what we call it. We have literally thousands of books in our home, But when we say "the big book," there's only one th

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ReadingMagic -When you were a kid, what kind of book characters did you relate to? Day 18

Benjamin Fife

Feb 2, 20212 min read

ReadingMagic -When you were a kid, what kind of book characters did you relate to? Day 18

So as a kid, I primarily identified with the outsider kids in books. Not necessarily socially backward, but seldom were these characters

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ReadingMagic - Are you related to any writers? Did you read any of their books as a kid? - Day 17

Benjamin Fife

Feb 1, 20213 min read

ReadingMagic - Are you related to any writers? Did you read any of their books as a kid? - Day 17

I knew that my great aunt had been an author. This would have remained undiscovered upon my bookshelf were it not for our nightly readaloud

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ReadingMagic - What was your favorite genre of books you read as a child? Is it still? Day 16

Benjamin Fife

Jan 31, 20212 min read

ReadingMagic - What was your favorite genre of books you read as a child? Is it still? Day 16

I have always & do still love fantasy. When you're looking at lists of books, they really love to lump Fantasy & Sci-fi together.

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ReadingMagic -Was there something else that ever got you excited about reading? Day 15 #readingmagic

Benjamin Fife

Jan 30, 20212 min read

ReadingMagic -Was there something else that ever got you excited about reading? Day 15 #readingmagic

Levar Burton talked to kids about books for kids, but I never felt talked down to. And that was something I was very sensitive to as a kid.

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ReadingMagic -What kids books have you discovered as an adult you wish you had read as a kid? Day 14

Benjamin Fife

Jan 29, 20211 min read

ReadingMagic -What kids books have you discovered as an adult you wish you had read as a kid? Day 14

Being an animal lover from a very young age, I would have adored all of James Herriot's books. But... I didn't really grow up in an animal

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ReadingMagic -What was the first movie turned into a book that you read the book? - Day 11

Benjamin Fife

Jan 26, 20213 min read

ReadingMagic -What was the first movie turned into a book that you read the book? - Day 11

Is there a book written after the movie that you've particularly enjoyed? Ladyhawke for me. Reading enhances the movie & vice versa

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Reading Magic - Have you found any books as an adult that you read as a kid & forgot about? - Day 7

Benjamin Fife

Jan 21, 20211 min read

Reading Magic - Have you found any books as an adult that you read as a kid & forgot about? - Day 7

The book, Me Too Iguana, is part of the Sweet Pickles series that my sister had Iguana becomes the ultimate copycat & wants to have somethin

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ReadingMagic - Do you still own any books that you had as a kid? - the Reading Magic Game - Day 6

Benjamin Fife

Jan 20, 20213 min read

ReadingMagic - Do you still own any books that you had as a kid? - the Reading Magic Game - Day 6

I do remember tracing the characters outlines on the cover. I remembered the characters. I remembered the solution to the puzzle. I remem

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ReadingMagic - How have you encouraged your kids to read for fun? -The Reading Magic GameDay 5

Benjamin Fife

Jan 19, 20212 min read

ReadingMagic - How have you encouraged your kids to read for fun? -The Reading Magic GameDay 5

When anyone finds a book they love, we're delighted to share it with each other. Our house gradually gets smaller and smaller as we add bo

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ReadingMagic - When did you first discover that reading could be fun? - The Reading Magic Game day 4

Benjamin Fife

Jan 18, 20213 min read

ReadingMagic - When did you first discover that reading could be fun? - The Reading Magic Game day 4

I remember sitting at the end of the hall in our basement next to my oldest brother’s room reading, and reading, and reading on the floor by

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ReadingMagic - Who are your favorite authors of kids books and why? - The Reading Magic Game Day 3

Benjamin Fife

Jan 17, 20212 min read

ReadingMagic - Who are your favorite authors of kids books and why? - The Reading Magic Game Day 3

No one else draws like Dr. Seuss. Others may emulate, but it's like copying Van Gogh or the unique vibrato of Louis Armstrong’s trumpet.

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ReadingMagic - What was your favorite animal book or story and why? - The Reading Magic Game Day 2

Benjamin Fife

Jan 16, 20213 min read

ReadingMagic - What was your favorite animal book or story and why? - The Reading Magic Game Day 2

How about you? What animal books did you connect with as a kid? Have any affected how you treat animals?

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