Of course, saying that light reading matters and that it has a place doesn’t devalue more difficult reading. Classics—those old, wonderful books that have stood the test of time—are among the greatest literature ever written. Far be it from me to minimize the impact such books have on us as individuals and as a culture. What we feed our bodies matters, and what we feed our souls matters, too. This is true for us, but even more so for our kids, who are discovering who they are—and Whose they are—as they grow.
