Reading Across Generations

Reading has always been a treasured activity to share across generations. It’s bonding. Why? It’s like having an adventure together. Through a story, you can share a world, its people, their challenges, and how those challenges are faced. Together, you witness courage, cleverness, humor, quirks, and delight, among many other things.

I’m celebrating reading across generations by having my book available for a special sale price at the “Sinclair Place Senior Appreciation Carnival” this Friday and Saturday Aug 7 & 8. (*See details below.)

Not every book is a hit when it comes to cross-generational reading. There’s the challenge of differing tastes, as well as the obvious clash of popular culture differences. There may be a mismatch in values, content, and language.

Children’s classics are usually a winning choice—there’s a reason they’re classics! Their relevance and appeal to multiple generations has already been proven. So many of those beloved stories are a part of me and of my family memories!

The Curse of the Neverland is a popular story for reading across generations. Grandparents and grandkids, parents and children, even great-grandparents and great-grandchildren have enjoyed reading the book aloud together, or individually. I find the ideal age for kids is 10-12 years old.

Thanks to J.M. Barrie and to Walt Disney’s iconic work, we all know Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, and the Neverland. This gives cross-generational readers a shared point of reference. From there The Curse of the Neverland provides its own twists and turns, becoming a shared adventure with joy, sorrow, fear, courage, laughter and tears. One thing you can count on being the same across generations: our emotions.

The majority of my happy customers are older adults who buy the book and read it themselves before gifting it on to a younger beloved family member.

Whether it’s The Curse of the Neverland or another story, I hope you take advantage of reading as a way to reach across the years and share quality time with one another.

*The Sinclair Place Senior Appreciation Carnival takes place in Sequim, WA Friday, August 7, 11am—4pm, and Saturday, August 8, 10—4pm, at 680 W Prairie Street. Look for Kay Kepley and her Resonance Cards booth where my book and character cards will be displayed for sale. Be sure to pick up a collection of Kay’s gorgeous cards while you’re at it!