An eye-opening statistic from the latest Scholastic Kids & Family Reading Report sends a message to parents, librarians, teachers, publishers, booksellers, authors and anyone else who cares about children reading (or lack thereof): A whopping 73% of kids, aged 6 -17, said they would read more if they could find books they like.
In case you're wondering, the report, which will be released in full in January, found that the top things that kids look for are books that make them laugh, use their imagination and tell them a made-up story.
Galleycat notes:
Different age groups seek different types of stories. According to the report kids 6-8 like to read books with characters that look like them and kids 9-11 enjoy with a mystery or problem to solve, whereas 12-14 year olds look for books with smart, strong or brave characters and 15-17 year olds are looking for books that allow them to escape.Food for thought.
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