Graphic design is everywhere. It’s on the labels of your favorite tea, the sign outside your favorite bakery, the phone app you can’t live without, and the logo that makes you instantly smile. Yet behind every polished design is a story.

There’s something almost magical about reading. Maybe it’s the way words leap off a page and create worlds inside your mind. Maybe it’s the smell of an old, beloved book that feels like home. Or maybe it’s that satisfying sound of turning a crisp new page, like a little drumbeat of discovery. However it comes to you, reading is one of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves—and the next generation. Books.

Wood One of the greatest books I've ever read. It's a short and easy read filled with many life lessons. Chop Wood, Carry Water: How to...