BOOKS

Great Books

It is impossible to exaggerate the importance of reading in today’s world, not just for the development of all linguistic skills, but also for the entirety of a person’s life.

1. A book is a gift you can open again and again. —Garrison Keillor

2. Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. —Kofi Annan

3. Once you learn to read, you will be forever free. —Frederick Douglass

4. Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his needs, is good for him. —Maya Angelou

5. There is no such thing as a child who hates to read; there are only children who have not found the right book. —Frank Serafini

6. Children are made readers on the laps of their parents. —Emilie Buchwald

7. One of the greatest gifts adults can give—to their offspring and to their society—is to read to children. —Carl Sagan

8. You may have tangible wealth untold; caskets of jewels and coffers of gold. Richer than you can never be. I had a mother who read to me. —Strickland Gillian

9. Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift. —Kate DiCamillo

10. Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light. —Vera Nazarian

11. Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read. —Groucho Marx

12. There is no substitute for books in the life of a child. —May Ellen Chase