Catherine Shelby Hale lives in Utah with her husband of over fifty years and is a creative mother of five daughters and grandma to twenty. Sharing the lessons taught in this book has been one of her greatest delights. She not only knows the scientifically proven benefits of reading to children but has witnessed, many times, the bonds that are forged when stories are retold. She hopes to play a part in fostering an early love of books, reading, and learning in future generations