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"I am grateful it is touching so many people and giving folks 20 minutes respite from the grind that is the constant barrage of horrible updates that we are getting on these devices right now," he says.

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00:00There are worse things to do when you're in grade two

00:03than to spend your time building a dream.

00:07Josh Gad is giving fans of all ages a distraction

00:10from the stress and panic around the coronavirus

00:12by creating his very own book club.

00:15Last week, the Frozen star began sharing children's books

00:17via social media, not just by reading the books,

00:20but by performing them.

00:21The actor spoke to The Hollywood Reporter

00:22about the Gad book time segments, as he calls it,

00:25which he usually reads in the late afternoon

00:27and sends a tweet beforehand to notify his followers.

00:30He tells THR,

00:31For me, it's been a distraction to sit and simply read a book

00:34and not look at a screen and not think about

00:36what's happening around us.

00:37Gad says it was the anxiety from the mounting coronavirus-related news

00:41in the last week that originally sparked the idea for the book club.

00:44I felt like I didn't have any answers to give to the people

00:47who rely on me to give answers, namely my girls.

00:50I felt like I didn't know what to tell them

00:52or how to prepare them or how to distract them

00:54for the greatest disruption they'll hopefully ever know

00:56in their lives.

00:57He goes on to say,

00:58With the help of his daughter's nanny,

01:11Gad says he had his epiphany.

01:13Although he was no longer able to read to the kids at school,

01:16he still had a massive virtual audience.

01:18Gad has been doing regular readings since

01:20and says he will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

01:23This is something that's bringing comfort.

01:25Even if it's 10 people,

01:26that right now feels very worthwhile to me.

01:29To watch more of Josh Gad's Gad book time segments,

01:31head to THR.com.

01:32For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.

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