the reading promise my father and the books we shared

Promise yourself to revisit what matters.promise you'll pick up this tribute to the ways in which books change lives. Although it begins with the story of their reading pact, the book actually covers a lot of other things as well: celebrating. Jim Trelease, author of The Read-Aloud Handbook, 'Tender, funny, and deeply readable, THE READING PROMISE tells the story of how a simple ritual became a treasured father-daughter tradition. The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared is her story. It's about single-parenthood and childhood, about raising a loving, witty, articulate kid, and all of it accomplished without anyone turning into the Alpha-Parent/Tiger-Dad.

A rare and triumphant story.' - Chris Gardner, #1New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Pursuit of Happyness, This is about so much more than books and reading. In her love of books, and of her father, we see the most-meaningful promises we might make to our own parents, our own children, and to ourselves.' -Jeffrey Zaslow, coauthor, The Last Lecture, 'THE READING PROMISE is a powerful testament to the difference a parent's devotion and the act of reading can make in a child's life. Jim Trelease, author ofThe Read-Aloud Handbook, 'Alice Ozma has given us the gift of a remarkable love story.

A rare and triumphant story.' - Chris Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pursuit of Happyness, This is about so much more than books and reading. 'THE READING PROMISE is a powerful testament to the difference a parent's devotion and the act of reading can make in a child's life. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared by Ozma, Alice at the best online.

The reading promise my father and the books we shared