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    Matthew McConaughey's book 'Just Because' is judgment-free

    NPR's A Martinez speaks with actor Matthew McConaughey about his new children's book, Just Because, which offers life lessons in couplets.
    Sep 12, 2023 4 minutes
    Matthew McConaughey attends the premiere of Illumination's "Sing 2" on December 12, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
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    When he was a kid, actor Matthew McConaughey remembers always wanting to be older. But now at 53 years old, he wishes he hadn't been that way. And he wants his own kids not to be in a hurry to grow up too soon.

    McConaughey is the father of a 15-year-old, 13-year-old and 10-year-old. He has a sense of the day-to-day social pressures his kids can experience. And he explores this topic in his new children's book, Just Because.

    In an interview with , he said that while it's a picture book, his couplets are designed to spark conversation between readers young and old, like they have for

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