The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction

"Parents and grandparents shouldn't miss The Enchanted Hour." - James Patterson, international bestselling author

A Wall Street Journal writer's conversation-changing look at how reading aloud makes adults and children smarter, happier, healthier, more successful and more closely attached, even as technology pulls in the other direction.

A miraculous alchemy occurs when one person reads to another, transforming the simple stuff of a book, a voice, and a bit of time into complex and powerful f...