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Finding One's Place Within Society Most people would agree that children enjoy being read to and, that parents ought to read to their children regularly. Why is this? The answer is very simple. Children's books foster imagination and teach lessons. At a young age, we realize the potential and importance of vicarious experiences that can be achieved through literature. When we read a book, we are given the unique opportunity to try on a point of view and see things from a different perspective. We probably wouldn't read a young child a book about intermolecular forces, because he would find the subject matter confusing and most likely not interesting. Although as adults, our level of understanding increases, not much changes: as with children, a book must first capture our attention before we are willing to continue. More importantly, if we are unable to relate to the story we are reading, as children would most likely be if we read to them from a chemistry book, the moral of the story or main point often falls on deaf ears.