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Book of the Day, Alice Ozma's The Reading Promise by D - Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 12:11pm When Alice Ozma was in 4th grade, she and her father decided to see if he could read aloud to her for 100 consecutive nights. On the hundreth night, they shared pancakes to celebrate, but it soon became evident that neither wanted to let go of their storytelling ritual. So they decided to continue what they called "The Streak." Alice's father read aloud to her every night without fail until the day she left for college. Ozma's The Reading Promise (explores the powerful daughter-father bond this reading habit created for both of them and the life lessons learned from the books he read to her ? books like Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, the Oz books by L. Frank Baum, Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and Shakespeare's plays. The Reading Promise contains a complete list of books from "The Streak," plus you can visit our in-store display and sample a selection.
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When Alice Ozma was in 4th grade, she and her father decided to see if he could read aloud to her for 100 consecutive nights. On the hundredth night, they shared pancakes to celebrate, bu...

 






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