One of my favourite authors – Neil Gaiman, has given an awesome speech about how he sees the future of books, reading and libraries.
He reckons that you should be able to read what ever you enjoy and that adults could destroy a child’s love a reading forever by making them read books that they like instead of what the child likes. He believes that there is no such thing as a bad book and that adults should never try to stop a child from reading what they want to read.
The popularity of eBooks does not mean that physical books are a thing of the past, and he is very keen to see that libraries continue to stay open and stock lots of books. Neil Gaiman believes that reading fiction is one of the most important things we can do to ensure we have a successful future.
So go and grab some fiction today! How about one of Neil Gaiman’s excellent books:
So true, so inspiring and so encouraging for children…