The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared by Alice Ozma

Hello All!

The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared by Alice Ozma is very much about the promise (also known as The Streak), and the relationship Alice had with her father. The books are mentioned, some having more meaning than others, but it is Alice and her father that we are reading about.

The Reading Promise was made when Alice was in elementary school, and the goal was to read for 1000 nights. And so Alice and her father (who was an elementary school librarian) sat down to read together every night from that night until Alice went away to college. This occasionally presented some challenges; Alice had her father read to her when she was all dressed up and ready for the prom, as she would not be home later to be read to. Alice's father did all the reading, and worked hard at making the the stories and characters interesting.

A promise such as this is a great one to make with those who have children; I have even heard of couples who read aloud together in the evenings. I very much recommend this book.

Happy Reading!
Patti

The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared by Alice Ozma, ISBN 9780446583770, Grand Central Publishing, 2011

This book was sent to the Pima County Public Library for review for purchase by Grand Central Publishing; no other compensation was offered or accepted for this review.