A Family of Readers
by
Rob Sanders & Gabbie Benda
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Charlesbridge, 2025 (2025)
Hardcover, e-Book
Reviewed by Hilary Williamson
R
ob Sanders'
A Family of Readers
(illustrated by Gabbie Benda and aimed at ages 3 to 7) opens - of course - at the local library, where '
A family or readers rushed in the front door. / To read and enjoy. To search and explore.
'
T
he rhymed verses continue to show the parents and 3 children, and their impressions and interactions in the library. They see old men reading daily news; clerks shelving; bookworms absorbed; athletes, French students and chefs researching in their interest areas - and much more.
D
espite all this activity going on, the youngest reader simply '
read, and read, and read.
' As a child, the highlight of my week was always the Saturday visit to the library with my grandfather, so I especially appreciated this celebration of what libraries still have to offer in this Internet age.
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