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Promoting a love of reading

Cooper talks about her role on the board of the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance (NCBLA), detailing the important work NCBLA does in promoting books, libraries, and literacy.

Peer power

Miller believes that children need to build a reading community of their own with their peers and independently.

Why we read

Mary Amato explains why we read and why we write.

Impact of television on storytelling

Marcus opines that television has likely impacted the attention span that young children have for a story.

Leading to reading

Donalyn Miller reassessed her teaching practices in order to pass on her passion for reading to students.

Our common humanity

Gene Luen Yang discusses how books like Richard Wright’s Black Boy capture our common humanity.

Omnivorous reading (and listening)

Nathan Hale discusses how taking risks and trying new genres of books influenced his trajectory as a reader and a writer.

Books begin a discussion

Jacqueline Woodson tries to bring her readers into the wider world and inspire them to start asking questions like “What would I do in this situation?”