A few years I read a book titled Honey for a Child's Heart by Gladys Hunt. I love this quote about what good books do: "Good books have genuine spiritual substance, not just intellectual enjoyment. Books help children know what to look for in life. Reading develops the taste buds of the mind as children learn to savor what is seen, heard, and experienced and fit these into some kind of worthwhile framework." Gladys Hunt, Honey for a Child's Heart, p. 21 There is a saying that goes "You are what you eat". Essentially, what you put into your body shapes how your body feels and what you are able to do. In the same way, you might be able to say "You are what you read." Our minds are stretched or stunted by what we read and put into our minds. What we read feeds how we interact with others and with the world around us. It shapes our worldview. What we read doesn't determine our actions and thoughts, but it does feeds them. ...