I painstakingly assembled this graphic to give an idea of the first "reader" those of my generation were exposed to. As I opined in the graphic, memories of Dick and Jane was the introduction given to little boys and girls of my generation in many school districts across America. Learning to read was a joy as we read the adventures of Dick, Jane, Mother, Father, Spot, and Puff. Even as I realize that relatively few of my generation are on the computer, I would be interested in knowing if any of our more adventurous computer users from my generation were also exposed to this childhood treasure.
Tom, there is always one that will remain in my memory; it was done during the depression or a recession. The basic "plot" was that Father lost his job so there would be no vacation that summer. Mother pinched and scraped enough change to take them to the amusement park, picnic lunch in a basket, the children got to go on a few rides. That summer, as Trenton factories started to close, we were in the same situation but seeing it print took the sting out of it for me.
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Another member of the family - don't forget baby Sally!
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THANKS ELEANOR! I FORGOT ALL ABOUT SALLY.
ReplyDeleteTOM
I read these books in school in the early 1960s. I loved these books!
ReplyDeleteAnd also the family's pets - Spot the dog and Puff the kitten! Lakeside Girl
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