title: Books Need Love, Too!
author:  Monica Tierney 
description: <span>"A perfect early reader for an energetic, curious, and active child. It teaches children that books are valuable items that can improve their lives. Books need love because, in a sense, they're people, too! Highly recommended." -- <b>Joseph Arellano, San Francisco Book Review</b></span>
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  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  
  Love begins, or should begin, at home. For me that means Sam and Grace, Dad
  and Mom, who have loved me for more than fifty years. Without them I would
  still be seeking love instead of writing about it. Home also means Karolyn, to
  whom I have been married for more than forty years. If all wives loved as she
  does, fewer men would be looking over the fence. Shelley and Derek are now out
  of the nest, exploring new worlds, but I feel secure in the warmth of their
  love. I am blessed and grateful.
  
  I am indebted to a host of professionals who have influenced my concepts of
  love. Among them are psychiatrists Ross Campbell, Judson Swihart, and Scott
  Peck. For editorial assistance, I am indebted to Debbie Barr and Cathy
  Peterson. The technical expertise of Tricia Kube and Don Schmidt made it
  possible to meet publication deadlines. Last, and most important, I wa