This author contends that teachers should keep children reading and writing but, more importantly, they need to be sure that children are eager to engage in these activities. Requiring rather than desiring transactions with text does not help to get children hooked on books. Further, she asserts that the words "should" or "ought to" must not be used in any situation, especially when it applies to a child's performance. This article is a plea to create a "desire" in students to participate in summer literacy activities, rather than making it a "requirement."