Turning a page is better than closing a book

By Annie Young
Updated August 3 2017 - 8:54am, first published August 2 2017 - 10:23am

As parents and teachers we should heed the words of Jackie French, children’s author and NSW Citizen of the Year, who said recently ‘Every time you see a child read a book you know they are developing new neurons in their brains.’

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