Advertise
With Us

Click here to request more information.
OC Family reaches:

• Active & educated parents
• Growing families
• And more...

READ

Storytime blog: Colds and books What is it about the sniffles that make reading so much more appealing? By Kristen SchottPublished: January, 2010

Print This Article Email This Article RSS Subscribe

I don't know why, but every time I have that sneezy, achy, stuffy-nose, sore-throat feeling, all I want to do is cuddle up with a book. Not just any book – a truly good novel. I want to get so invested in the story that I can no longer concentrate on my runny nose. I want to laugh so hard that I don't have enough breath to sneeze. That's how I feel as I write this: I've got a cold, and I want to read. Give me a good 400-pager, and I'll jump right in, tissues in hand. Shut off the '80s reruns of "Saved by the Bell"; I want a book. This isn't something new with me; I was like this in my childhood, too. When I would come down with a cold as a young girl and would have to stay home sick, I would never watch TV – I would read. I'd dig into stories by Dr. Seuss (of course), Shel Silverstein and one of my personal favorites, "Trouble with Trolls," by Jan Brett. (If it were in front of me, I'd read it now. But that's for another blog.) I wonder ... Was I the only child who had the desire to read over watching? Turning the page instead of clicking the channel? I want to know! If your kiddies are like me and want to read when they're sick, tell me. What do you do as parents to get them to like reading so much that even when their heads, throats and ears hurt, they still want to open a book? (And applause to you for creating such enthusiastic readers!) Send me your thoughts at kschott@churmmedia.com. Kristen Schott is OC Family's children's book editor. Be sure to check out "Storytime," my video book reviews, for more fun facts about stories you and your kiddies must read. More 'Twilight'? 'Princess and the Frog'  Where do you read?  Are they really 'Indestructible'? Book journals 'Weezer Changes the World' 'All Kinds of Families'

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

* First Name
* Last Name
* Email
Comments
Captcha Text:
Enter Text:

SEARCH THE SITE