Good literature teaches more than we know

"Good literature teaches more than we know. Example always speaks louder than precept, and books can do more to inspire honor and tenacity of purpose than all the chiding and exhortation in the world" (Honey for a Child's Heart p53)

The challenge for parents is to be well-acquainted with such a corpus of good literature that we can pull out the book, poem or short story to meet the hour.