“I do not tell stories to amuse children, but to instruct them. The
purpose is to introduce the child to the best literature and not to
entertain him, although he is at the same time entertained.
“Story telling bridges the gap between the child and the library and
brings him into literature. It develops the child in every way and
teaches him what is really worth his while to read.
“It develops the imagination, trains his mind and he gets many moral
lessons, although I never tell stories as a means of preaching to
children.