Just as starting this article, we want to make it sure that it must be a very important step for parents making their kids read during these summer months.

This listing of books are those that influenced and inspired me. Some of them are fiction while some are nonfiction. Some made me think and challenge my assumptions while others just made me laugh. Some helped me move past different points in my life. These are the books that touched me and left a lasting mark.

Follow the leader. That’s the game of life that we all sometimes play. In this instance, there’s no game, but plenty of rules rolled into balls of wisdom for all of us to catch. In Lessons from Stanley the Cat, The book is a condensed version of cat food for the soul. The narrator weaves in a silent, but loud voice - love and truth - and how aging can be a graceful, reinvigorating but simple, renewal process.