A Library Is A Feast To Which

You Don't Have To Fight Dragons To Write Books. You Just Have To Live Deeply The Life You've Been Given.

We Book People Are Always Preaching About Reading Aloud To Children, But Unless You Do, You Can't Realize How It Enriches Family Life.

You Think It's So Great To Die And Make Everyone Cry And Carry On. Well It Ain't.

A Good Story Is Alive, Ever Changing And Growing As It Meets Each Listener Or Reader In A Spirited And Unique Encounter, While The Moralistic Tale Is Not Only Dead On Arrival, It's Already Been Embalmed. It's Safer That Way. When A Lively Story Goes Dancing Out To Meet The Imagination Of A Child, The Teller Loses Control Over Meaning. The Child Gets To Decide What The Story Means.

Sometimes You Need To Give People Something That's For Them, Not Just Something That Makes You Feel Good Giving It.