♪♪ >>> WELCOME BACK.
THERE'S, PERHAPS, NO NAME THAT LOOKS BETTER ON THE SPINE OF A
BOOK THAN PATTERSON. >> JAMES PATTERSON HOLDS THE
GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR THE MOST NUMBER ONE "NEW YORK TIMES"
BEST SELLERS. >> JAMES WANTS TO GET YOUR
LITTLE ONES READING, AS WELL. HE TEAMED UP W WITH HIS WIFE,
SUSAN, TO WRITE A CHILDREN'S BOOK.
"BIG WORDS FOR LITTLE GENIUSES." >> WE LOVE THIS.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU READ IT -- >> YOU HAVE A 2-YEAR-OLD AND A
4-YEAR-OLD. >> DID YOU DO YOUR RESEARCH?
>> MILA AND POPPY. >> I DO.
>> AND THE NAMES AND EVERYTHING. >> I DO.
WE ARE STARTING WITH EXPECTATIONS THAT ARE HIGH FOR
KIDS AND CALLING THEM GENIUSES. TELL US ABOUT HOW THIS CAME
ABOUT? >> WINCE I GOT MY MASTERS, I
WANTED TO WRITE A CHILDREN'S BOOK.
>> HOW DID WE GET TOGETHER? >> TALK ABOUT YOUR DATING.
>> WE DID SKIP OVER THAT PART. MY THING HAS TO PROVIDE TOOLS --
I DO A LOT OF KIDS BOOKS. TO PROVIDE TOOLS TO GET KIDS
GET THEM TO BH AS GOOD AS YA CAN BE.
AND JUST PREPARE THEM FOR THE WORLD.
IT'S TOUGH OUT THERE. >> MY SON IS 17.
BUT WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER, HE DIDN'T WANT TO READ ANYTHING.
YOUR SON, JACK -- TELL ME THAT STORY WHEN IT GOT YOU INVOLVED
IN WRITING. >> JACK WASN'T THE BIG READER
INITIALLY. ONE SUMMER WE SAID, YOU'RE GOING
TO READ EVERY DAY. AND HE DID.
HE'S NOW IN AN IVY LEAGUE SCHOOL.
HE WENT TO USC. >> THAT'S WHY HE'S A GUINNESS
WORLD RECORD HOLDER. >> IT'S GOOD TO GET ALL OF THE
KIDS READING, AND ALSO, THE BOYS IN PARTICULAR.
>> WE THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD WAY TO GET KIDS WHO ARE
RELUCTANT TO READ -- >> HAVE FUN WITH IT.
>> MAKE IT FUN. AND EVERYBODY'S CHILD IS A
GENIUS. AND IT MAKES IT MORE FUN FOR THE
PARENTS AND SIBLINGS IF THERE ARE WORDS THAT THEY MIGHT GET
SNAGGED ON. AND THE VISUALS ARE REALLY
BRIGHT. >> THEY'RE SO GREAT.
>> I STARTED THE BOOK LAST NIGHT.
I FINISHED IT THIS MORNING. A SLOW READER.
>> HE'S A LITTLE RELUCTANT. >> I LEARNED A LOT OF THE WORDS.
>> WE'RE GOING TO PLAY A GAME. DEAN IS A PRINCETON STUDENT WHO
DOES THE RESEARCH MORE THAN RYAN AND I DO.
>> AND WE WERE OUT LAST NIGHT. >> YES.
WE'RE BUSY. >> THESE WORDS ARE NOT EASY.
>> THIS IS AN ALPHABET BOOK. >> AND EACH PICTURE DESCRIBES
IT. >> EVERY LETTER HAS A BIG WORD.
>> THIS IS A "C" WORD.
>> IT'S "A" OR "C." >> I KNOW IT'S "C."
>> GO WITH THE PRINCETON PERSON. >> GET IT RIGHT.
>> I THINK JACK, YEAH. >> YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS ONE.
>> LILLIPUTIAN. >> IT'S A LITTLE PERSON.
>> TINY PERSON. >> THEY'RE GOOFING UP.
>> WE'RE NOT. I WISH WE WERE.
>> REMEMBER THE PART ABOUT GENIUSES.
>> NOW, A "G" WORD. >> GOBBLEDYGOOK?
OR "A." >> "A."
>> I WAS LOOKING OVER HERE. AND I NOTICED THAT THE TWO OF
YOU MUST HAVE CALLED EACH OTHER