First lady, Bush daughter let kids get close-up view

Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Sep 28, 2008

First lady Laura Bush and daughter Jenna took a lesson from their own book Saturday at the National Book Festival.

The mother and daughter co-authors were about to read their new book, "Read All About It!" -- about a boy who initially doesn't like to read books until strange visitors gain his attention -- when they realized many of the children in their audience of about 300 were too far away to see the book's pictures. Some were even losing interest.

Dozens of youngsters were quickly organized and led to the front of the stage inside the pitched tent where the authors sat -- closer than the public usually gets to first family members.

"We might be in trouble with security, but we're sure they're (the children) safe," said Jenna Bush Hager, who took turns with her mother reading about a boy named Tyrone, who is bored with books until getting caught up in their stories.