Julia Donaldson, the author that is most well known for her book The Gruffalo, is the new Children’s Laureate. Every two years an "eminent writer or illustrator of children's books" is rewarded with this title to celebrate his or her outstanding achievements in the field of youth literature. She thinks pushy parents are “a pain who take all enjoyment out of reading”. In her role of Laureate she hopes to go on a library tour. She strongly feels libraries are important for children en should be saved from closure. Julia Douëtil, coordinator for reading recovery at the University of London’s Institute of Education, doesn’t entirely agree with Donaldson. She thinks parents should start reading to their children at a very young age and shouldn’t stop doing this after they are able to read themselves. She does however agree parents shouldn’t become so paranoid about their children being able to read as soon as possible.
As a literary consultant I think children should be encouraged to read by making reading a fun activity. They shouldn’t be forced to read the books we would like them to read, but should be given a choice. As parents and teachers we can provide them with a wide range of reading matters. If a child likes to read comic books, provide it with different types of comic books. If a child likes history, give it a selection of history based books or magazines to choose from. This way children will experience reading as a nice pass time and they will expand their horizon on their own accord.
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