There’s a quiet moment many of us recognize. A child picks up a book, flips through a few pages, and then sets it aside without much thought. No frustration, no resistance. Just a decision it isn’t for them. It’s easy to assume that a child simply doesn’t like reading. But I’ve never been entirely convinced that’s the case. When I was younger, I didn’t read a lot of books. I preferred being outside, always moving and imagining. Stories were something my parents and grandpare