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A round table was held in Minsk under the auspices of the Union of Belarusian Writers. The round table was fully dedicated to children's literature, with the Swedish writer Yuya Wieslander as the guest of honor, who arrived in Belarus for her third visit. Representatives of two independent publishing houses "Logvinau" and "Galiyafs", publisher Zmitser Kolas, Belarusian children's writers and poets, journalists and observers and the creator of the puppet theater took part in the discussion. Honestly,...

The popular question "How to make a child love books?" has many answers. Search engines are happy to offer quick solutions. Those interested in getting off the ground will find popular and trendy articles entitled "Seven Steps to the Reading Child", "Ten Rules for Successful Reading" or "Eight Reasons to Teach Children to Read Classics". What is a sin to conceal, at a time when it seemed to me that, having read the Internet manuals, I have the right to give advice to all sides of the world, myself...

The term reading for pleasure means a situation when a child reads any texts outside of educational activities, school or out-of-school. 86% of children aged 6 to 17 agree that it is important for their future to become a good reader. At the same time, 58% of children like to read for pleasure. Many children find it difficult to find interesting books, and for parents this problem is not always obvious. 41% of children admit that they have difficulty finding good books, and only 29% of parents believe that their children need help with their choice...

1. Adults are reading more to children aloud and reading to children earlier. The number of parents of children aged 0 to 5 who started reading to a child before the age of three months was 40% in 2016 compared to 30% in 2014. The number of parents of children aged 3 to 5 reading aloud 5-7 days a week was 62% in 2016 compared to 55% in 2014. The percentage of parents reading aloud decreases significantly with the age of children: Children from 0 to 5 years old - 59% Children aged 6 to 8 years - 38% Children from 9 to 11 years old - 17% 2...

For the first time in eight years, I've been thoroughly reviewing books and finding publications that I've almost forgotten about. Looking at many finds, I see how many mistakes I made, while with the excitement of neophyte made up the library for their children. I can't say that now I'm not stepping on the old rake, but the stacks of books that children still haven't opened and aren't sure if they will open at all, will be sobering for a while. Everybody has their own experience, and I will categorically...