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\nMindy Kaling revealed to PEOPLE that she reads specific books, including John Cena\u2019s Elbow Grease, to her young children\u201cThey\u2019re pretty grounding,\u201d Kaling says of her kids \u2014 Katherine, Spencer and Anne \u2014 during New York Fashion WeekKaling welcomed her kids in 2017, 2020 and 2024<\/p>\n
Mindy Kaling<\/a> puts on a show for her three kids<\/a> during reading time!\n<\/p>\n The Running Point co-creator<\/a>, 46, revealed to PEOPLE in an exclusive conversation during New York Fashion Week<\/a> on Monday, Sept. 15 that she reads specific books to her young children as part of their bedtime ritual.\n<\/p>\n \u201cThey like such different things and so it\u2019s great \u2014 it\u2019s like a little performance,\u201d Kaling said of Katherine, 7, Spencer, 5, and Anne, 1, while attending Tory Burch<\/a>\u2019s NYFW show at One Hanson Place in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n John Cena and his book, \u2018Elbow Grease,\u2019 in 2018.<\/p>\n Michael Tullberg\/Getty<\/p>\n \u201cMy son [Spencer] likes books about trucks and cars, and he loves John Cena\u2019s books, Elbow Grease<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0the Inside Out<\/a> actress continued. \u201cJohn Cena wrote these kids books that are amazing about a monster truck.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \u201cMy daughter [Katherine] loves The Baby-Sitters Club<\/a>,\u201d Kaling continued, referring to Ann M. Martin\u2019s popular book series<\/a>. \u201cAnd then the baby [Anne] loves Sandra Boynton<\/a> and more simple board books, so lots of different kinds of books.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I finish up the show, as glamorous as this is, I get to go hang out with my three kids, so they’re pretty grounding,\u201d Kaling said.<\/p>\n A shelf of \u2018The Baby-Sitters Club\u2019 books.<\/p>\n Victoria Sirakova\/Getty\u00a0<\/p>\n