If you are taking a trip for business or pleasure and are in
the habit of bringing back a souvenir for your child, here is a thought:
Bypass the toy.
Skip the t-shirt.
Choose a
book instead.
It can be a book that is representative of your destination. (You can even cheat and buy the book ahead of time and stash it at home.) Then, as you read the book with your child and point out places you visited, she
can picture you there.
If you do a travel a lot, this is a terrific way to build a
library. (And if your travel takes you to far-flung shores, the resulting
collection might even be exotic.)
However, the big takeaway here is that you are sending a message . . . you
were thinking about your child, missing and loving her, and you chose a book as
a token of your affection.
Making it a book sends the message that books are a
valued gift and a sign of your love. You are strengthening that connection
between loving and reading when you choose a book.
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