 It's important to read to children to introduce them to the wide world of literature. Before they can read themselves, they can listen to a story and to be able to see that a story comes from a book opens the world up to them, encourages them to imagine. Reading to a child, whether you're a parent reading to your son or daughter or a teacher reading to a group, you are opening up a new world for your audience, a world where animals can talk, where children can reach for the stars and where imaginations can soar. Studies have shown that as a child listens to a story, the wiring of their brain changes. The neurons in the brain make more connections and stronger connections, allowing for quicker language development. Reading to children is beneficial in other ways as well, opening their minds to new ideas and laying the foundation for a lifetime of learning. They learn about life, they learn about emotions, they learn about family, they learn about numbers, colors, letters. It's just amazing what they can learn. What it does is open their minds to the world, it opens their mind to the different languages or the level of language that is being read to them. Reading is the foundation of everything. Reading to children builds a relationship between the reader and the child, teaches the child about the world around them, leads to a desire to learn, opens minds and offers different perspectives, encourages imaginations and a love of reading, increases language skills and vocabulary, introduces the world of literature and shows that reading is fun. The minute you read a story to children, you tell the story, you hold the book up in front of them, that book is not on the shelf again for months. Everybody wants to see the book that you read to them. So the best way to encourage them to read is to read to them. With the help of librarians and storytellers from Wichita, Kansas, USA, we are going to show you how to read a story from the heart, taking your young audience on a journey into their imaginations.