The whole idea was to show kids how much fun reading could be. I think we accomplished that.

We also had donations, where if a child couldn't afford to buy a book, then the child was given one.

I was a librarian years ago, and I really liked reading the fun books (to kids) because the kids would always run and check those books out later. It did get them excited about reading, and I'm happy to see that.

Once you read something, you can't erase it from your brain.

When somebody, usually a teacher, says, 'The child is a little slower than we'd like to see with reading,' or a mother says, 'All my other kids will read a book at any opportunity, and this one doesn't like to read. He likes sports.' Then you find out sometimes that the children have a visual problem.

Even when there's kids standing at the bus stop, we'll say, 'Hey, come on, grab a book,' to encourage reading and education.