Jenna Bush-Hager and her mom, Laura Bush.Photo: Nathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
Jenna Bush Hageris celebrating the fifth anniversary of her ‘Read with Jenna’ program — and momLaura Bushcouldn’t be prouder.
“It’s so fun to have all of these authors here and they get to see all of these books, and I really just am proud of the community of readers that get to read with all of them,” Bush Hager said. “It’s pretty incredible.”
Jenna Bush Hager.Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty
Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty
To congratulate Bush Hager, fellowTodayhosts Melvin,Hoda Kotb,Carson DalyandAl Rokeralso surprised the author and host with a special video message from her mom.
“As we celebrate Read Across America Day, I congratulate you on five years of the Read With Jenna book club,” she said in the video, as her daughter teared up. “I’m thrilled you’re packing up each of your Read with Jenna selections and sending the books in a library in all 50 states.”
“By sharing your favorite books, you’re inspiring more Americans to fall in love with reading. So here’s to another five years of happy reading for you and all theTodayshow viewers,” she added. “Love you.”
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Bush Hager also shared her top five books of all time to mark the big occasion. Those include:
“I love reading for so many reasons; it really is sort of my escape from everyday life. It’s how I calm down. It’s how I detach. It’s how I fall in love with other places that I will never go to. It’s how I empathize with characters who are nothing like me,” she toldTODAY.com. “There’s nothing like falling in love with a book.”
source: people.com
