Reading with the kids

My boys love reading. They love stories. This is one of the simplest and purest forms of educating our children. Not to get all metaphysical and after-school special here, but there's something special about spending 20 minutes reading to your kids. I'm a bit conservative with stories. Can't do the Captain Underpants or heavier topics. My boys are just four and six. But can't go wrong with Shel Silverstein. He's the best. "Chapter books" are good too, like the Magic Treehouse series. Those are great for a 4-6 year old. The story itself is just a small part of it. The beauty and innocense of reading to your child. It's unspeakably beautiful. And it works just as much for the parent as for the child.