Little Ironies

Over at First Thoughts, the conversation’s all about children’s books, good and bad.

Meanwhile, I am noticing that the local public television station in Memphis, Tennessee, starts every day with six straight hours of children’s programming on the theme of how great reading is.

Not rated.

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