Reading Magic Quotes

“The fire of literacy is created by the emotional sparks between a child, a book, and the person reading. It isn’t achieved by the book alone, nor by the child alone, nor by the adult who’s reading aloud—it’s the relationship winding between all three, bringing them together in easy harmony.”
― Mem Fox, Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever

“When I say to a parent, "read to a child", I don't want it to sound like medicine. I want it to sound like chocolate.”
― Mem Fox, Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever

“The ideal three stories a day are one favorite, one familiar, and one new, but the same book three times is also fine.”
― Mem Fox, Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever

“Read-aloud sessions are times when parents and children fall in love with each other. (Reading Magic)”
― Mem Fox, Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever