tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46048064094202428192012-02-16T00:31:56.995-08:00Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02662962786472699335noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4604806409420242819.post-40186365518715866032009-12-30T14:45:00.000-08:002009-12-30T14:56:33.716-08:00Oh how they love dog books! Can't keep enough of them on the shelves.<br />What a great thing that is. There are so many distractions in education<br />these days and watching children's excitement over finding the right<br />dog book is magical. Publishers are savvy about this, also. Encouraging<br />John Grogan to write a children's version of his best selling book, <em>Marley and Me</em><br />was genius. What a hit! The illustrations are fabulous and the story is<br />is hysterical. He has written several versions of <em>Marley </em>books for young<br />children and middle grade readers also. Anything that gets kids excited<br />about reading is wonderful. Keep writing, Mr. Grogan and keep publishing<br />great picture books, publishers! Our young readers need these appealing<br />books to motivate them to read more.<br /><br /><br />This post is part of the <a href="mailto:MAT@USC">MAT@USC</a> Hope for the holiday's event. Did you have an experience or witness something in 2009 which gave you hope for the future of American education? If so,<br />please see this post for more information on how to share it.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4604806409420242819-4018636551871586603?l=marley-dogbooks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Marleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02662962786472699335noreply@blogger.com0