Book Lovers Struggling With Screen Time Gifts

Screen Addiction

'The secret to doing a book report is only picking books that have been made in to movies.'

"Here's something called "The Fifty Greatest Countdown Shows Ever!""

"Don't open me, you fool!"

Bedtime story.

"Read the book!""See the movie!"

"I've left the children to their own devices."

The pop-up book of fighters

'Let's get a few things straight. No speed reading, no silly voices, no skipping pages...'

"The Three Wise Men followed a star...wasn't their GPS working?"

'Have you Googled your homework, yet?'

'Actually, they like to read, but so little is translated into dog.'

"Come and get me, coppers!"

"Baby FOMO."

"I knew it was a mistake to get Katie Price in for a book signing."

How come nothing good ever happens to me? Like what? Like getting taken by a foreign government then rescued. I want to get a book contract, to be part of the news cycle, to have him talk about me. Whom? Speak my name, Anderson Cooper! The great one.

How to manage stress...

"Sometimes while eating in the classroom, I think about writing a children's book, which would begin, "Once upon a time there was something called a teachers' lounge. . .'."

"No, he's not crying for his bottle. That's his, 'I want a new phone' cry."

First library card

The Battle Between Television and Books

"We wouldn't have had to come here if Goldilocks hadn't stolen our porridge!"

Here you go, dear

New from Never Mind Books: The Best Story in All the World

'You'll find this ideal for brushing the dust off that set of encyclopaedias I sold you last week.'

'Illiterati' Isn't Jeffrey Archer Brilliant...

Readaholics Anonymous

'I'm glad school's out for the summer. I'm much happier in my natural habitat.'

"Why don't you kids go outside and play on the neighbor's computer."

"You've got a lot of great books here. Which are your favorite?" "Oh, I like the blue ones."

"Where can I find the 'Bizarre, Lunatic-Fringe, Fake Conspiracy Theories' section?"

The magic that never gives up

Man reading a book which has recaps & trailers like a TV show

'I do like a nice bedtime read.'

Kwality Time