The Enchanted Hour
The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction
$39.08
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
14 April 2020
Summary
“As soon as I began to read, I was filled with that kind of engrossed blossoming that happens somewhere inside of you when you start a really nourishing book.” - Pandora Sykes
A conversation-changing look at the social, familial, neurological, and psychological benefits of reading aloud, especially for parents and children.
A miraculous alchemy occurs when one person reads to another, transforming the simple stuff of a book, a voice, and a bit of time into com…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349422961 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349422966 |
| Author: | Meghan Cox Gurdon |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Piatkus Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 14 April 2020 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 28mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
As soon as I began to read, I was filled with that kind of engrossed blossoming that happens somewhere inside of you when you start a really nourishing book - Sunday Times
Parents and grandparents shouldn’t miss The Enchanted Hour, but more important, we all need to heed this delightful book’s wise advice: Please read to your kids. It’s not the school’s job to get our kids reading, it’s our job - and it’s a wonderful, magical act of love and caring. - James PattersonDon’t pick up this bewitching book! It’s so enchanting you won’t be able to put it down - Mem Fox, author of Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes and Reading MagicMeghan Gurdon has given today’s parents much needed wisdom to raise attentive and curious children in the Age of Distraction. I hope her book finds a huge audience - Rosemary WellsAn inspiring argument for sharing the joys of reading - KirkusThe Enchanted Hour enthralled me … Gurdon’s book is the most charming, gentle encouragement to step away from your phone, and into the embrace of your family’s most vivid imaginations - Sarah Ivens, author of Forest TherapyAbout The Author
Meghan Cox Gurdon
Meghan Cox Gurdon is an essayist, book critic, and former foreign correspondent who has been The Wall Street Journal’s children’s book reviewer since September 2005. Her work has appeared widely, in publications such as The Washington Examiner, The Daily Telegraph, The Christian Science Monitor, The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, and National Review. A graduate of Bowdoin College, she lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with her husband, Hugo Gurdon, and their five children.
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