Friday 25 October 2013

Learning to read


One of my favourite recent arrivals is this lovely card which pictures a child being shown a book, maybe for the first time.  He or she looks a little young to be learning to read but I believe no child is too young to start to understand the enjoyment of books.

The card was sent to me from Japan but when I enlarged the part of the card showing the text, I could see that it clearly isn't Japanese.  If you click on the lower picture you can see a much larger but unfortunately rather out of focus picture of the text.  I'm hoping someone who recognises the language will happen along and identify it.


This is a post for Postcard Friendship Friday hosted on Beth Niquette's blog, The Best Hearts are Crunchy.

7 comments:

  1. The kids don't look Japanese, either. Maybe Cambodian?
    It is certainly different than the children's books we are used to seeing.

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  2. This is a beautiful postcard, and close to my heart. At the beginning of second grade, I couldn't read. I can remember wondering why anyone in their right mind would look at a book without pictures! I was put into a special program--it was called Distar. I loved the colorcoded words, the little books to fill out--it was so much fun. Mums tells me at the end of Second Grade I was reading the Reader's Digest. After that, I can remember getting into trouble because I wanted to read a book, instead of paying attention to what the teacher was trying to teach! lol

    So, I'm a fan of reading. When I read, I can see the whole scene--like a movie--in my head. I owe everything to my second grade teacher, Mrs. Elliot. I'll never forget her.

    Thank you for posting this wonderful postcard! And Happy Postcard Friendship Friday!

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  3. I was thinking the same with VioletSky, the kids do look like Cambodian or Nepalese.

    It's a very nice card with a heartwarming message! Picture perfect! Happy weekend Shiela!

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  4. Great card! The writing looked Thai to me but I wasn't able to enlarge it too much without blurring it further!

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  5. what a wonderful card. precious children who are enjoying books. reading is so important -- can't start too early! Happy PFF!

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  6. this is a great card. I remember the excitement of learning how to sound out a word, particularly the word 'earth'. I love to give books as gifts even though my kids are big now. Though it is funny, that my son is now 20 and I buy him picture books, he's a photographer.

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