October 29, 2014
by Marcus Priaulx
You may have loads of money, tons of gold and be richer than I’ll ever be
But what I have is greater – it’s a mother who reads to me
There are many sayings about the power of reading, and St Joseph’s Primary School in Murgon ensures its students benefit by holding a Book Fair twice each year.
Last week three crates of books arrived at the school’s doors.
Children got to browse through them in the library and take a wish list home for parents and carers to consider buying.
School library assistant Nell Guteridge said there weren’t any bookshops in Murgon so the children always became excited.
“Their faces light up as soon as you mention the Book Fair,” she said.
Nell believes reading is central to every child having a brighter future.
“If you can’t read you’re going to struggle,” she said.
“It’s the basis for every subject and essential for a great future.”
As Mary Ellen Chase once said:
“When you learn to read you will be born again and never quite so alone”
And as Rumer Godden once observed:
“There is no substitute for books in the life of a child.”
[Photos: Marcus Priaulx]
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