I read this book to my great niece when she was in first grade and her very young mother was unable to care for her. I had read the book and series long before then, but wanted to share my love of reading with her. I will never forget, and it still makes me cry when I think of her waking up in the morning after we had read a good portion of the book the night before. She was so excited and could not wait to tell me about how she'd dreamed that "You can open books, step into them, and be taken anywhere you want to go." Need I say more?