Lobbying for the intentional use of words and books

I've been re-reading Honey for a Child's Heart for my work on tumblon. [I've been blogging more actively there than here.] I'm rediscovering why I loved it so much the first time. Here is one tidbit from Gladys Hunt:

"Every parent by words and choices furnishes the heart and mind of a child, for good or for ill. I am lobbying for the intentional use of words and books to influence a child in the best possible way. What do books bring a child? A recap is in order: a big world with all its possibilities - people to know and understand, places to imagine, eyes to see beyond the obvious, words to stretch the mind and heart, and a lasting stewardship of language used in the right way. (p101)