As a child, I read a lot of classic books. Although my mom was never much of a reader, she always encouraged me to read. She even bought me a set of hardcovers with Lorna Doone, Gulliver's Travels, Heidi, The Swiss Family Robinson, and Little Women. I also loved fairytales - to be honest, I still do - and I had a giant book of "bedtime stories" from all over the world.