At a recent trip to a cottage, I was so impressed to see reading in the “top ten list” of things the kids chose to do. With activities like swimming, paddleboating, canoeing, making forts, playing horseshoes, and hiking—you might think books and reading would slip-slide their way down the priority list. Happily this was not the case. I spotted kids reading on a swing, turning pages on a bunk bed (while avoiding the scorching mid-day sun), and, of course, reading before lights-out.When a new friend came to play one day, excitement levels ran high. The gang splashed in the lake on an inner tube, played dress up, bounced on the trampoline, and chased each other around trees, picnic tables, and tire swings.