Reading books is of particular importance for mental health. Increased level of empathy, improves communication between parents and children, increases self-esteem, reduces anxiety and stress, increases creativity. People who read regularly have better sleep, lower stress levels, higher self-esteem and lower levels of depression than people who don't read. It is recommended that we read aloud to our children from an early age, thereby contributing to a natural - early stimulation of speech, enriching the vocabulary and encouraging imagination and creativity.