Jim Trelease, Cindy Georgis. Guide to Reading Aloud: A reference book for loving parents, caring grandparents and smart educators. (№ 463858)

If we are constantly “plugged” into our gadgets, we burn through two types of batteries - both the devices and our own. Recent scientific observations of people and rats convince us that if the brain is constantly busy solving many problems, it becomes exhausted. In other words, “aha!” moments. happen much less often if a person doesn’t have enough “ah!” moments.