When you ask people their all time favorite book, many will answer, "the Bible." Others will name a memoir, or historical novel, or many other titles and genres for just as many reasons. For me it's The Saggy Baggy Elephant, a Little Golden Book published in the ‘40s. That's the story my then three- and one-half-year old son was reciting the day I discovered he had broken the code between letters and sounds and words, and pictures that were beautifully illustrated. He had a fantastic memory,...

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