Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open.

Each of us who have children know what it's like to lose your child for a minute in a department store, so we can imagine what these families are feeling and what they're thinking if they've been separated from their children for the last week or so.

It's very important to get your children in school. It gives children a sense of normalcy.

Every child in American should have access to a well-stocked school library.

I also want to encourage anybody who was affected by Hurricane Corina to make sure their children are in school.

We're laying the foundation of peace for our children and grandchildren,

As parents, the most important thing we can do is read to our children early and often. Reading is the path to success in school and life. When children learn to love books, they learn to love learning.

I mean, my children are grown, and I still felt like I had to reassure them, ... And then, to be perfectly frank, I called my mother because I wanted her to reassure me.

Children who are read to learn two things: First, that reading is worthwhile, and second, that they are worthwhile.