INTRODUCTION
A fond childhood memory shared by many people are the bedtime stories parents read to
them. Lying down and carefully paging through picture books together, children explore a world
of imagination and fascination; they identify with those characters and are eager to find out what
will happen next. Story after story, night after night, such repeated practice creates a strong
family bond as well as emerging concepts of print. As children grow older, they are likely to
become enthusiastic readers themselves. Upon finding a book of interest, whether it is a comic
book about a superhero rescuing mankind or a lengthy novel about wizards, they simply cannot
wait to finish one and start another. Pleasurable reading, subsequently, about a variety of subjects
has been found to greatly benefit children’s overall language development and academic
performance later in life.