Teach children to read their stories aloud and edit them to get the best ... That's because stories can come from anywhere, not just in books. And I love, love, love helping people to write ...

IF YOU JUDGE how well-read someone is by the number of books they get through, your correspondent is a veritable bibliophage.

Baltimore Read Aloud's Bookshop on Wheels goes to schools with the hopes of building home libraries for students that will support their academic success.