This is how to engage children while reading to them......

[ElsewheresDaughter]

AND THIS IS NOT!

[QC]

1. At first I read that as "enrage."

Was wondering why someone would want to do such a thing.

[CottonBear]

2. Aww! Look at that little girl with her head on John's knee.

How sweet and precious she is. All of the children look so interested in the story.

[spuddonna]

3. That's because Kerry looks at reading as a wonderful gift...

...a discovery that should be shared, while it is obvious that Bush considers it a chore.

Look at how Bush is sitting. Stiff as a board, and he looks bored! As do the kids... it's just a drill; it's 'hard work that needs to be done.'

Kids know intuitively how people feel about things, and if they sense that the adult is totally excited about something, they become excited too.

[rkc3]

4. And the kids will call you on it - try missing a word or two from their

favorite book.

[atommom]

5. He also (and this is key) genuinely likes people, including children,

instead of seeing them as lesser beings to be dominated or feared.