Obama Joins Authors Writing Lit for Kids [Part 1 of 3]

Want to expose your children to first-rate reading? Barack Obama's new book, Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters, a picture book aimed at children ages 3 and older (to be released November 16), is only one of many examples of children's books written by famous authors of adult works.

I started collecting these kinds of real literature for kids when my own kids were young. By choosing such books by celebrated writers, you know at the outset that they'll (generally) be written well. These ...