Watch: How books can empower your child

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In these Ted Talks, experts talk about why your kids need to read more books.

Why a good book is a secret door

In this Ted Talk, award winning author Mac Barnett shares anecdotes to show how the art of fiction opens up a world of imagination in kids. “It’s what Coleridge called the willing suspension of disbelief or poetic faith, for those moments where a story, no matter how strange, has some semblance of the truth, and then you’re able to believe it…I think kids are the best audience for serious literary fiction.” he says.

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How books can open your mind

“Books have given me a magic portal to connect with people of the past and the present. I know I shall never feel lonely or powerless again,” says Lisa Bu in her Ted Talk while talking about how reading can help broaden one’s worldview.

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