Redeeming Lost Books

Well. Would you believe it? This is one of the responses that the Dallas Morning News printed. I suppose it wasn't very contraversial, so they thought they would take a chance. Someone decided to ask everyday people of the community to become "celebrities" by volunteering to read for ten minutes or an hour in the public schools. They felt that this would encourage the students by seeing that many people, in many walks of life, think it is important to read. The books they gave as an example were not the greatest, so I wrote the following response:

I, for one, applaud this wonderful idea. However reading meaningless books, such as the Cat and the Hat and Curious George, has no redeeming value for these precious children. Why don't we read true stories from the Old Testament of the Bible. Now there are some stories that will knock their socks off and get them inspired! These, among other books, not anymore in the school libraries, will make a big difference, not only in their interest level, but will increase their character and wisdom and grow them mighty in spirit. Let's really do something for these wonderful young minds, for a change. It worked in the past and it will work again today.