As many of you know, Mae, our youngest, is our jokester. She has pulled some pretty nutty stunts over her nearly nine years of life. As you can see in this photo, she is very confused about the difference between hands and feet which is why we gave her a book titled Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb to read to help her understand the difference. Still not perceiving the differences yet, she decided to hold the book with her toes instead of her fingers. Notice how she has her arms folded.
Of course I just made most of that up. She certainly understands the difference but I guess she's just experimenting with alternative ways of reading a book. I just read a story in the Wall Street Journal about the growing popularity of the Kindle, which is Amazon.com Inc.'s e-book reader. I wonder if in Mae's lifetime reading paper books that you hold in your hands, or your feet, will be a thing of the past.
I hope not. I don't think I can get behind electronic books. Some of the best parts of reading are tactile, and no grey mini-computer can compete, in my opinion.
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