Lauren and Tony Dungy: Creating Books With Good Messages for Kids

Tony Dungy might be best known for being an NFL player, coach, and Hall of Famer, but his heart really lies in family and faith.
Lauren and Tony Dungy: Creating Books With Good Messages for Kids
Tony and Lauren Dungy are writing a series of children's books with good messages. Team Dngy
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Tony Dungy might be best known for being an NFL player, coach, and Hall of Famer, but he’s also always made clear that his heart really lies in family and faith. Tony is the spokesperson for the national fatherhood program All-Pro Dad, he and his wife Lauren run the Dungy Family Foundation, and Lauren is an early childhood specialist and mother of 10. The two of them, who have authored books separately and together, recently started writing for children, with two more books released this year.

“There are so many opportunities to do something other than read,” Lauren said. “So we didn’t want reading to be a punishment and to be looked at as that, but to write books that kids would read and be able to relate to the stories and enjoy it.”

Catherine Yang
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Catherine Yang has been with The Epoch Times in New York since 2008. She also launched and previously served as chief editor of American Essence magazine and Epoch Health.
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