If I could recommend one children's book that all adults should read, it would be Wilson Rawls'
Where the Red Fern Grows. Set in the Ozarks, the wonderful story was introduced to me in elementary school by a teacher, Miss Wilder (I never knew her first name), and the personalities of Old Dan and Little Ann still warm my heart.
Originally published in 1961, the tale is one of simpler times, but the life lessons are relevant today. Or they should be. Some people could learn a great deal from the fictional character, Billy Coleman.
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