The Graduate

We've been celebrating Betsy leaving Primary school this evening.

As a graduation present Chris and I bought her a Kindle. She's been an obsessive reader since she got past the Biff and Chip stage, and is never without a book wherever she is. I have even seen her take a book to a Softball game, 'just in case'. I constantly find books all over the house, open, face down, tucked into little nooks and crannies where she can pick them up again whenever she has a spare minute or two. I felt very excited about giving her the Kindle, which we had pre-loaded with some old favourites (a Harry Potter, a Lemony Snicket, a Charlie Bone), and some new fiction, poetry and some Softball stories. She was absolutely thrilled, astonished and delighted to be given such a thing and it was really lovely to see.

She's given her all every day at school since she began and it's nice to have a chance to show her how much we admire that.