The Reading Promise

My Father and the Books We Shared

De: Alice Ozma, Jim Brozina - introduction

Narrado por: Alice Ozma

When Alice Ozma was in 4th grade, she and her father decided to see if he could read aloud to her for 100 consecutive nights. On the hundreth night, they shared pancakes to celebrate, but it soon became evident that neither wanted to let go of their storytelling ritual. So they decided to continue what they called "The Streak." Alice's father read aloud to her every night without fail until the day she left for college.

Alice approaches her book as a series of vignettes about her relationship with her father and the life lessons learned from the books he read to her.

Books included in the Streak were: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, the Oz books by L. Frank Baum, Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, and Shakespeare's plays.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Persuasive and influential, poignant and inspirational, Ozma's exuberant paean to the joys and rewards of reading-- and being read to-- is a must-read treasure for parents, especially, and bibliophiles, certainly." -Booklist, starred review

"This is the perfect book to hand any curmudgeon who needs reminding that reading makes a difference or thinks that today's youth are all blase. Highly recommended." -Library Journal, starred review

"Ozma's work is humorous, generous, and warmly felt, and with a terrific reading list included, there is no better argument for the benefits of reading to a child than this rich, imaginative work." -Publisher's Weekly

"A warm memoir and a gentle nudge to parents about the importance of books, quality time and reading to children." -Kirkus Reviews

"Alice Ozma has given us the gift of a remarkable love story. In her love of books, and of her father, we see the most-meaningful promises we might make to our own parents, our own children, and to ourselves." -Jeffrey Zaslow, coauthor, The Last Lecture

"Tender, funny, and deeply readable, THE READING PROMISE tells the story of how a simple ritual became a treasured father-daughter tradition. Promise yourself to revisit what matters...promise you'll pick up this tribute to the ways in which books change lives." - Erin Blakemore, author of The Heroine's Bookshelf

This is about so much more than books and reading. It's about single-parenthood and childhood, about raising a loving, witty, articulate kid, and all of it accomplished without anyone turning into the Alpha-Parent/Tiger-Dad. -Jim Trelease, author of The Read-Aloud Handbook

"THE READING PROMISE is a powerful testament to the difference a parent's devotion and the act of reading can make in a child's life. A rare and triumphant story." - Chris Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pursuit of Happyness

Not what I expected

This is more about the people and their interactions than about the books, or even why they made such a difficult committment. I found it to be an OK listen but I expected to hear more about love for literatue and each other when it really seems to be a habit that just evolved. I suppose I wanted something more romantic.

Inspirational

As a father of a young daughter this book touched home for me.
She’s almost 5 and we have been reading together since the day she was born.
I feel inspired to continue reading together, bake cookies on the weekends and discuss our favorite books.

I didn't want it to end!

A book that every book lover should listen to. Simply a beautiful story that is so well written.

love the bond that was built between this father and daughter.

I have always thought that reading is important to a child's development and imagination is key for problem solving. In this book you will find that.... It does not matter how much money you have you can still offer so much to a child just by reading a story.

For anyone who loves books

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Definitely! It is one of the few books where the authors become narrators and do a wonderful job!

What did you like best about this story?

I enjoyed the story of the bond between Alice and her father, using books as a backdrop. It shows all the little things they did to show each other that they and their books mattered... for 3218 days! I cannot imagine how close these two are, as well as how books and literature matter.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes. It is short and light, but oh so important!

Any additional comments?

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. As a daughter whose father enjoyed reading to her - and later insisted on getting a library card and audiobooks, I could identify with many passages in this book. It is not a book about literature - though it's part of it - but a coming-of-age memoir with poignancy and meaning. I laughed, because I saw bits of myself and my father in this book.