1.  Because when you hold them and give them this attention, they know you love them.

2.  Because reading to them will encourage them to read.

3.  Because children's books today are so good that they are fun, even for adults.

4.  Because looking at the pictures helps your child understand what is happening in the story.

5.  Because books help kids learn about things and how people feel.

6.  Because kids learn that reading should sound like "talking."

7.  Because the more you read, the more you know.

8.  Because children learn to read by...reading.

9.  Because readers are writers.

10.  Because readers are leaders.