DEAR ABBY: It's the time of year when preschool and elementary school teachers receive so many tokens of thanks we don't know what to do with them.
Why not give a gift that will really be appreciated -- and from which everyone will benefit? Let your child help pick out a book for the teacher's classroom library. The kids know what is already there and can be involved in finding something new and exciting. It will also help them understand how important reading is to you. Most teachers can always use a new addition to their bookshelf. -- READING IS FOR EVERYONE
DEAR R.I.F.E.: I love your suggestion. Reading is for everyone, and a way to convey that message is for parents of preschool and elementary schoolchildren to read to them and with them every day.