The Second Verse to the ABCs: Reading as the Power of Anything

This book explains how to read in simple, substantive terms, and characterizes reading as vital human technology--the Power of Anything. It's an engaging, heartwarming, and inspirational read-sing-discuss aloud learning activity that's great for families, schools, libraries, and more. Featuring black and white illustrations that spark the imagination.

A young child, referred to as "Dear One," leads Daddy in earnest discussion about reading and learning: "What is reading?" "Why do you read?" "Can I learn to read?" "Why do you so value me learning to read?" "How do I read?" And more.

Daddy answers in loving, substantive prose, simplifying the mechanics of reading and explaining why it really is the power to achieve, become, and discover anything. Reading this book to your Dear Ones can teach and inspire them to read and love learning.

The book includes an inspiring foreword about the power of reading by Mark Victor Hansen, creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul(TM), and an afterword by Michael Strong, an innovator in education, about utilizing Socratic dialogue to personalize your child's education.

The book is part of the #SecondVerseABC Song Book Project to accelerate early childhood literacy. The #Song is a reading lesson every time a child sings or hears it. I wrote it for my daughter, and we sang it to and with her at least as often as any other song. It helped her grasp the mechanics of reading, and she become a precocious reader at a young age. It cannot but help your child learn to read sooner. Sing it loud!

Finally, the #Project is an open-effort to make "The Second Verse" song part of popular culture so every child learns it and every adult can teach it. Please participate by using, singing, and sharing "The Second Verse to the ABCs!" Go to secondverseabc.com. Sing, Read, and Inspire! Aloha