Diane Savage

Diane Savage resides in Menlo Park with her husband, John and is a mother of 3 children. She loved reading books to all of her children- in fact, her eldest son, Brandon read books with his mom until the age of 15! She is thrilled to carry on the tradition with her first granddaughter, Chloe. Her younger daughter, Caitlin, may be seen working at The Reading Bug!

Diane received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1974 and her B.A. in English from Emory University in 1971. Diane is of counsel to Cooley Godward Kronish. She is also a member of the faculty of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she teaches business law. She is a co-author of the 5th and 6th editions of Managers and the Legal Environment, a business law text book used in leading business schools across the country. She has published numerous articles focusing on current legal issues in the field, and is a frequent speaker at information technology industry and continuing education seminars. Ms. Savage serves on the Board of Directors for the Episcopal Charities and is a Senior Fellow with the American Leadership Forum - Silicon Valley. She is a member of the American Law Institute, the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California.

Her favorite children’s books include: Little Women and Little Men by Louisa May Alcott, Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams, The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle, Love You Forever by Robert N. Munsch and Sheila McGraw, Fudge and Superfudge by Judy Blume, and The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.

Black Beauty (Paperback)

By Anna Sewell, Meg Rosoff

$4.99

ISBN-13: 9780141321035
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Puffin, 4/2008

Set in Victorian London, the novel follows the shifting fortunes of a horse as he moves from owner to owner. Narrated by the noble Black Beauty himself, the tale offers an animal's perspective of the world, and highlights the thoughtless, even cruel treatment animals endured during that period.

The Velveteen Rabbit (Hardcover)

By Margery Williams, William Nicholson

$13.95

ISBN-13: 9780385077255
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 1/1958

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Nursery magic is very strange and wonderful, and only those playthings that are old and wise and experienced like the Skin Horse understand all about it. Like the Skin Horse, Margery Williams understood how toys--and people--become real through the wisdom and experience of love. This reissue of a favorite classic, with the original story and illustrations as they first appeared in 1922, will work its magic for all who read it.

Little Women (Hardcover)

By Louisa May Alcott, Scott McKowen

$9.95

ISBN-13: 9781402714580
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Published: Sterling, 10/2004

The beautiful Meg, artistic tomboy Jo, doomed Beth, and selfish Amy: since the publication of Little Women in 1869, these four sisters have become America's most beloved literary siblings. Louisa May Alcott's rich and realistic portrait has inspired three movies and stirred the emotions of countless young girls. Set in New England during the Civil War, the novel follows the adventures of the March sisters as they struggle to pursue their dreams.