Some time ago Jarrett asked me to contribute a guest post to his series: “A Book That Changed My Life.” I knew immediately what I wanted to write about, but it wasn’t a book that changed my life. Rather, it was two books that formed my life as a reader even before I could read. These books built my joy and fascination with language from an early age and taught me that books could be enjoyed in community as well as alone.

You can read the post here: http://jarrettlerner.com/2015/03/02/two-books-that-shaped-my-life/