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We'd asked you, dear readers, to tell us how you're fighting COVID-19 and keeping your kids busy.
Rediff reader Sathyamoorthy Venkatesan from Whitby, Ontario, Canada shares his story.
"My son Lochanaditya 8 is a Grade 3 student.
"He loves reading books. So we always spend more for his books than toys.
"We have more than 300 books in his home library. Harry Potter (4 books), Cifford Series, Barney and Friends Series, Wings of Fire series, Geronimo Stilton series, Robert Munsch Stories, Children's Encyclopedia, Time Life; Mysteries of the Unknown (Complete 33-Volume Set), 50 Ideas That Changed the World, Guinness Records 2019 to name a few.
"He has read all the story books that he has. He has a habit of re-reading books and enjoying it, so he keeps reading them again."
"He is a huge fan of Harry Potter (he does not own all books, he picks them from the library), Geronimo Stilton, Asterix and Obelix, Roland Dahl and Tin Tin.
"One day I was telling him that the libraries are closed due to lockdown and we can't borrow books.
"Another day I told him how Josh Gad, a Hollywood actor is reading books to kids on Twitter.
"The next day Lochan came to me saying now that the library is closed and kids cannot access books, why can't he read books to kids online so that he can share his joy of reading with his friends."
Here's a video of Lochanaditya reading out one of the books:
Dear readers, tell us how are you keeping your kids busy at home?
Are you playing games, painting together, cooking or reading books?
Send us your most interesting photographs, ideas and videos on getahead@rediff.co.in (subject: Keeping kids busy) along with your name, your kid's name/s, ages and location. We'll publish the best responses right here on Rediff.com.