"Your Brain on Fiction"

Since I have been promoting more non-fiction exposure for students, particularly in K-8, it was fun to read this article about the role fiction plays in our growth.  Remember all those easy books we read out loud to our children and students!  Some they knew by heart and we did too!  The article cites studies that show the relationship between identifying with fictional characters and the development of empathy, specifically 'theory of mind.'  Seems like a balanced literary diet is called for!