The Battle is Worth It

September 20, 2018September 22, 2018 ~ Mark T. Collins ~ 1 Comment

Recently, I pulled some books out I thought my third grade son would enjoy. Right now he mostly wants to read silly books that are sometimes funny, but otherwise annoying. I am happy he is reading something, but there are so many more stories to explore. So many good stories to be read. When I … Continue reading The Battle is Worth It

Don’t Sanitize Storytime

November 8, 2017November 8, 2017 ~ Mark T. Collins ~ Leave a comment

“Fairy tales, then, are not responsible for producing in children fear, or any of the shapes of fear; fairy tales do not give the child the idea of the evil or the ugly; that is in the child already, because it is in the world already. Fairy tales do not give the child his first … Continue reading Don’t Sanitize Storytime