Astrid LindgrenA childhood without books — that would be no childhood. That would be like being shut out from the enchanted place where you can go and find the rarest kind of joy.
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For me, reading is the single most important part of any child’s life. Books teach them to read and write, and they learn about people and places they’ll never see in person. Books help children discover what makes them happy, and when they find that, they will flourish.
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