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There are many little ways to enlarge your child's world. Love of books is the best of all.

I wrote my first book without being to Ethiopia since I was two years old.

While books expand horizons by exposing us to worlds outside our own, children also need to see themselves, their experiences and their cultures reflected in books they read. Unfortunately, for too many children, this is not the norm.

I never read a single book as a child. I did not read as a child. I worked on the farm. I had books in the classroom, but that was it. I never read a single book outside of the classroom.

I like the idea of readers feeling a familiarity, whether it's with Africa or childhood.

I'm not actually sure I'm grown-up enough for grown-up books.

There is no substitute for books in the life of a child.

Books are such a great way to spend time with your children, open lines of communication with your children, and just build that strong foundation.

I grew up in a house with very few books.

Every book is a children's book if the kid can read!