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Grandmother Continues Legacy of Literary Love with Granddaughter’s Transition to Ladybug Magazine
A devoted grandmother, who herself grew up cherishing the stories within cricket magazine, is thrilled to see her granddaughter embrace the same passion. The granddaughter has now transitioned to Ladybug magazine, a move that brings immense joy to the grandmother, who lives far away and cannot read to her in person.
“I rarely get to read to her myself because I live far away from where she does,” the grandmother shared, “but I love that I get to send her a new collection of stories each month.” She expressed her hope that her granddaughter will continue to discover the world’s “gorgeous and complex stories,” just as she did, thanks to the magazines she eagerly receives in the mail. The grandmother also highlighted the delight of receiving pictures and messages showcasing her granddaughter’s enthusiasm for the publications.
Passing the Torch: Advice for Cultivating a Love of Stories
When asked for advice on how other adults can foster a love of stories in the next generation, the grandmother emphasized the power of modeling. “The best way I know of to pass on a love of stories is to model it,” she stated. Her recommendations include:
Sharing Personal Favorites: tell children the stories you know and love.
Active Listening: Listen to the stories children tell. Diverse Exposure: Fill their lives with stories from a wide range of people and places, encompassing fiction, nonfiction, history, science, sports, fairy tales, and visions of possible futures.
Encouraging Their Narratives: Prompt them to share their own stories, both those they experience and those they imagine.
Fostering Curiosity: Teach them to ask questions and commit to answering them, even if it requires joint research.
Articulating Passion: Share your love for stories and explain the reasons behind it.
She concluded by noting, “We are born loving stories, so show them that they never have to grow out of it.”
A nostalgic Wish: Reviving a Classic Cricket Feature
When prompted to choose one classic story or feature from Cricket magazine to bring back, the grandmother admitted the question sparked considerable thought. While many of her cherished features,such as “Old Cricket Says,” “Cricket Country,” and “favorite First Lines,” remain,she expressed a fondness for some of the characters who have since disappeared.
“I’d love occasional visits from some of those buggie friends who haven’t been around in a while,” she said, listing Crystal the cricket, Mimi the spider, the ant aunts, and rarer characters like Elvis the prehistoric praying mantis, Silvery the mermaid, and H. A. Rey the traveling flea. She believes these familiar faces “make the world bigger and richer” and helped her envision the Buggies’ world as a vast, dramatic, yet comforting place where anything was possible.
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