The trend in picture books is fewer and fewer word count. Each word becomes so important. Parents are wanting to read to their children in 15 minutes or less. A picture book is becoming illustration dependent. Unfortunately not every parent takes the time to discuss the illustrations. So then I wonder when do the children learn to love language. When do they hear the musical rhythms, the flow of the words, the beauty of language? If the books read to them are limited with words and the early reader books are controlled vocabulary when is the richness of language modeled to them? Will they ever fall in love with books?
I need to know I'm wrong. Someone tell me this is crazy thinking.
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