Reading Rainbow

I invite you all the take a break from your writing struggle and think about the other end of the process: the reader! David Lee Summers posted a great reflection on the PBS show, “Reading Rainbow,” and how it helps build our society when so many other forces seem bent on tearing it down. I’m happy to share David’s thoughts here.

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El Paso Comic Con happens this weekend, and one of the people I’m most excited to meet is LeVar Burton. I’m excited to meet him because of his role as Geordi LaForge on Star Trek: The Next Generation, but I’m perhaps even more excited to meet him because of his role as the host of the PBS TV series, Reading Rainbow.

Reading Rainbow ran from 1983 until 2006 and not only depicted books as fun in their own right, but showed the real world adventures books can lead you to. The series suggested many books for my wife and I to share with our daughters. What’s more, I enjoyed watching the show with my daughters. I find it frustrating when I come across a review of a book or movie that claims something to the effect that adults won’t enjoy it, but kids will love it. To me…

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