A letter to those
who are engaged
in the care of a child
Dear One,
Before recent brain research reports were made public, we didn't
know how right we were to
describe a child who was quick to learn as being "bright." Intuitively,
we thought that reading
stories to your child was just being a good
parent. Now brightly colored photographs of CAT scans are appearing in popular
news magazines showing the accelerated activity of the brain when
an infant is stimulated. Researchers can measure
the benefit that reading to your child will make in
the development of his/her mental capacity.
Like the farmer who nurtures his seed crop for
a future fruitful yield, my husband believed that
a public policy of caring for children would steadily improve our quality
of life.
This book, The Legend of Lawton He-Coon, was
given to the Lawton Chiles Foundation by its author and illustrator, Kimberly
Moore, in memory of the late Governor. I hope, as he would, that
you and your young one will enjoy it.
Most Sincerely,
Rhea Chiles
(Mrs. Lawton)
