Group Reader Gifts

Reading Group.

'I'm reading aloud, Jeremy - My lips are SUPPOSED to be moving!'

'Peter the Flying Hippo is my favorite storybook character without any merchandising tie-ins.'

'Are you sure I should read my book report to the class? --�It's PG-13.'

"That's five votes for In The Midst of Winter....three votes for The Hollow Ground....and, again, one vote for Moby-Dick."

Multi-Generational Books

"I'm still pre-literate."

Little boy reading a classic whilst his Dad reads a comic.

'Don't worry, he'll soon grow into it.'

"At least she's reading."

'I can't remember the title, but it began, 'Once upon a time'...'

'I'm pretty sleepy tonight, Dad - could we just skip ahead to the chase scene?'

"Think about the perks. You learn to read, you get a pre-approved library card!"

"Poor kid, his parents gave him a book for Christmas."

"I see travel and romance. You'll be going away soon. I see a tall, dark stranger with many tattoos."

Today 5 -7. Meet the eAuthor.

Man reading a tablet in library.

'When I said we should read together I meant separate books.'

'I'm looking for something not too heavy.'

Kid Reads "The Little Tibetan Book Of The Dead"

"We no longer shelve gay fiction separately. It's been assimilated."

Climate Change is Real

1984: 'I don't know -- probably some historical novel.'

"Have you got the abridged version?"

Magazine says 'TV: Includes all digital, cable and satellite listings.' Man says: I've just finished reading the TV guide and it's time for bed.'

The Joy of Pecks

"This is Ritz Rose, substituting for the vastly over rated Ed Yomp..."

"All the Dr. Seuss books are currently out, but we do have a locum of work available by other qualified children's authors."

You Will Eat A Fortune Cookie.

' 'Fairy Tales' by Hans Multifaith Andersen.'

"Oooh, let's take our books over there."

"Down!"

Stop Your Sobbing

A man reading whilst running.

Man struggling to read a large edition of a book