The Enchanted Hour by Meghan Cox Gurdon
A fascinating look at the scientific benefits - and joys - of reading aloud to children of all ages
Parents and grandparents shouldn't miss The Enchanted Hour, but more important, we all need to heed this delightful book's wise advice: Please read to your kidsIt's not the school's job to get our kids reading, it's our job - and it's a wonderful, magical act of love and caring. * James Patterson *
Don't pick up this bewitching book! It's so enchanting you won't be able to put it down * Mem Fox, author of Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes and Reading Magic *
Meghan Gurdon has given today's parents much needed wisdom to raise attentive and curious children in the Age of Distraction. I hope her book finds a huge audience * Rosemary Wells *
An inspiring argument for sharing the joys of reading * Kirkus *
The Enchanted Hour enthralled me . . . Gurdon's book is the most charming, gentle encouragement to step away from your phone, and into the embrace of your family's most vivid imaginations * Sarah Ivens, author of Forest Therapy *
As soon as I began to read, I was filled with that kind of engrossed blossoming that happens somewhere inside of you when you start a really nourishing book -- Pandora Sykes * Sunday Times *
A joyous book that'll have you scrambling to the library * Yours *
Don't pick up this bewitching book! It's so enchanting you won't be able to put it down * Mem Fox, author of Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes and Reading Magic *
Meghan Gurdon has given today's parents much needed wisdom to raise attentive and curious children in the Age of Distraction. I hope her book finds a huge audience * Rosemary Wells *
An inspiring argument for sharing the joys of reading * Kirkus *
The Enchanted Hour enthralled me . . . Gurdon's book is the most charming, gentle encouragement to step away from your phone, and into the embrace of your family's most vivid imaginations * Sarah Ivens, author of Forest Therapy *
As soon as I began to read, I was filled with that kind of engrossed blossoming that happens somewhere inside of you when you start a really nourishing book -- Pandora Sykes * Sunday Times *
A joyous book that'll have you scrambling to the library * Yours *
Meghan Cox Gurdon is an essayist, book critic, and former foreign correspondent who has been The Wall Street Journal's children's book reviewer since September 2005. Her work has appeared widely, in publications such as The Washington Examiner, The Daily Telegraph, The Christian Science Monitor, The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, and National Review. A graduate of Bowdoin College, she lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with her husband, Hugo Gurdon, and their five children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349422954 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349422958 |
| Title | The Enchanted Hour |
| Author | Meghan Cox Gurdon |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2019-01-15 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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