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You have to give kids things they're interested in reading. That's what teachers do who are engaged in what their students want.

It distresses me that parents insist that their children read or make them read. The best way for children to treasure reading is to see the adults in their lives reading for their own pleasure.

Children should learn that reading is pleasure, not just something that teachers make you do in school.

Making reading an enjoyable activity for children is a challenge. So I ensure that I write in a way that is fun for children to read.

I agree that a love of reading is a great gift for a parent to pass on to his or her child.

Students read for tests and because their parents ask them to, but I think it's very important to tell children that you can read for fun, too, and to understand human spirit. It builds empathy.

Children have to be motivated to want to learn to read. Reading must not be taught simply as a school exercise.

Here's the thing: If you don't want your kids to read a book, fine. You can tell them not to read a book, and maybe they will and maybe they won't. But you can't say what other kids can read.