Children love stories. Even in an age of computer games and electronic toys, there is still resonant power in the phrase "Once upon a time ..." And so what we choose to read to our children matters a great deal. Legends, folktales, sacred stories, biographies, and poems can introduce the youngest children to the virtues; they can clarify notions of right and wrong for young people; and they can serve as powerful reminders of mankind's best ideals through adulthood.