![]() ![]() ![]() In 1997, plucky, headstrong Ozma and her father, an elementary-school librarian, began reading aloud to each other for 1,000 consecutive nights. Frank Baum's Oz series-illustrates her profound passion for reading bookshelves of literature from childhood to well into adolescence. The author's name-an amalgam of characters from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and L. ![]() "Reading really was fundamental for a father and daughter team who made it their nightly ritual for eight straight years. Persuasive and influential, poignant and inspirational, Ozma's exuberant paean to the joys and rewards of reading-and being read to-is a must-read treasure for parents, especially, and bibliophiles, certainly." - Booklist, Starred Review "Ozma has written a memoir as rich and revealing, witty and warm, confident and compassionate as works by people who may have been around a few more blocks, but who probably haven't read as many books. ![]()
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