And let me thank Carol Rasco and her staff for their dedication and commitment. I think all of us here have known the thrill of reading to a child and watching their eyes open in wonder.
Children love to read and they love being read to as well.
We have all experienced that wonderful feeling of curling up with a child and reading to and with them. There is a level of comfort and serenity that comes with reading to a child that truly makes a child feel connected. I think that is so important. And, like many of you, I have also had the opportunity to visit many schools to read to children. Here a story is in order.