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A thoroughly well meant gesture from the queen and an excellent book from an excellent author, but will this succeed in getting children excited by reading that aren't already? To develop their own love for reading, children need agency, a chance to choose "their thing" or discover what their thing might be, without a reading scheme or well meaning adult telling them what they should read next. Librarians and knowledgeable independent booksellers are worth their weight in gold and I would love to take any class I teach to our local bookshop to each choose their own book to keep. I fear many of these will end up in charity shops. #kidlit #iamreading #yearofreading #booksofmastodon #librarians #bookshops #readingforall #readingforpleasure https://www.royal.uk/news-and-activity/2026-07-17/the-queens-christmas-present-for-year-6-children-nationwide

A thoroughly well meant gesture from the queen and an excellent book from an excellent author, but will this succeed in getting children excited by reading that aren't already? To develop their own love for reading, children need agency, a chance to choose "their thing" or discover what their thing might be, without a reading scheme or well meaning adult telling them what they should read next. Librarians and knowledgeable independent booksellers are worth their weight in gold and I would love to take any class I teach to our local bookshop to each choose their own book to keep. I fear many of these will end up in charity shops. #kidlit #iamreading #yearofreading #booksofmastodon #librarians #bookshops #readingforall #readingforpleasure https://www.royal.uk/news-and-activity/2026-07-17/the-queens-christmas-present-for-year-6-children-nationwide