My reading preferences are kind of all over the board - I read nonfiction, I read graphic novels.

Having a sense of fun in books is a huge, huge deal, because a lot of times kids - even me when I got to third or fourth grade - don't associate reading with fun.

Nothing prevents boredom like a good book.

Try to remember that being unsuccessful in school doesn't automatically mean you'll be unsuccessful in life. Lots of people who didn't excel in school still went on to have successful lives.

I had a lot of reading problems growing up.

I think if you can show a kid that reading can actually be fun, it can make you laugh, inspire imagination - that can make a huge difference, that can help a child who's struggling with reading to really look at it differently.

My reading preferences are kind of all over the board - I read nonfiction, I read graphic novels.