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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.

It is my desire to break the destructive generational cycle of illiteracy in the home by focusing on the children. Reading to your child has so much value as a parent because it opens the lines of communication.

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

Anything that gets children reading is fine.

I think sometimes parents and teachers can push children away from reading by telling them it's something they must do, the same way they must eat their greens and must pass their exams in school. Poppycock! Read or don't read - that's your call.

You have to be literate in today's world. We're not going to get away with not teaching boys to read.

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.

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.

For a lot of kids, reading is not magical. It's really hard work.