Little Princess Annie

Allow me please to bring up an ancient of age debate in the myriad of arenas within most fields of science, Nature vs Nurture. This wonderful princess must be considered a strong argument for the wonders of nature and the dangerous responsibilities of nurture. See, many of the children this first week when asked if they wanted to read a book, ran for their lives to find something fun, something that made them feel alive, something real. Confused as I was I did not give up hope that one of the smallest in our group and therefore more keen to her nature, would become the arrowhead in one of our main goals for the year: that kids would fall in love with books.

Courtship is by no means a process to be rushed, but at times one strikes a lucky cord and things move quickly. With Little Princess Annie this was the case. Upon my suggestion she consented and the week that followed was one of glorious reading moments, mostly all beckoned by the Princess herself.