31 books successful people read to their kids

Reading to your children can do wonders for their future success.

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, reading aloud to your children and talking about pictures and words in age-appropriate books can strengthen language skills, literacy development, and parent-child relationships.

What's more, a study conducted by a number of pediatricians shows for the first time the positive biological effect reading to your kids has on their brains.

MRIs revealed that children with greater home-reading exposure had greater activity in the parts of the brain that help with mental imagery and narrative comprehension.

So what are the best books to read to your kids? Certain successful people offer their favorites: