"To learn to read
is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark."
— Victor Hugo (1802-1885),
Les Miserables, 1862
"Oh, magic hour, when a child first knows she can read printed
words!"
— Betty Smith (1896-1972),
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, 1943
"There are many
little ways to enlarge your child's world. Love of books is the best
of all."
— Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
(1929-1994)
