I think every single one of us can think back on the key individuals in our lives who really made a difference, and also maybe some of those who sent…

- Emma Walton Hamilton

My personal view is that reading has to be balanced. Obviously, there's a certain amount of reading that we have to do academically to continue to le…

- Emma Walton Hamilton

I think that teachers have the hardest job in the world, and they are the most unsung heroes so much of the time.

- Emma Walton Hamilton

People ask me all the time what it's like to work with my mother. I feel completely blessed because, first of all, this has given us an opportunity t…

- Emma Walton Hamilton

My mother used to say, "Tell your brain you want that piece of information or you want to solve this problem, and then just walk away from it. Just f…

- Emma Walton Hamilton

I think the main thing that we can do as adults helping young people to find the joy in reading, whether we're parents or caregivers or educators, is…

- Emma Walton Hamilton

I think so much emphasis these days is placed upon achievement and skill and assessment that the joy has gone out of reading for many kids. Students …

- Emma Walton Hamilton

Stereotypes have their roots in truth.

- Emma Walton Hamilton

I think you have to have a personal connection, and that's what I am always looking to try to create: a personal way in to a story.

- Emma Walton Hamilton