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"Storybook Dads was a way for prisoners to maintain family ties, while gaining media production skills that might help them rebuild their lives once outside prison, reducing the risk that they would offend again."

— Sharon Berry

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"It showed the children that they are loved and not abandoned."

“It became so apparent how something like Storybook Dads was needed so that fathers could keep in touch with their children.”

“I had never been in a prison before, but ended up spending one day a week as writer-in-residence. It was not what I expected. It was not intimidating at all, but very rewarding.”

“Reading to your child is a natural parental activity.”

“Many dads get emotional reading to their children when they say their greeting to the child at the beginning and end of the recording. It’s a wonderful way to ensure these prisoners remain in contact with their children and families.”

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