Monday, July 1, 2013

Summer reading: the BEST kids' books ever?

Each summer NPR organizes a listener's poll on a particular literary genre. This summer it's the "Ultimate Kids' Bookshelf - a collection of 100 titles every 9-to-14-year-old should read". The results have just been published (8/5), and it's a truly wonderful list ; take a look.

A few years ago the New York Times writer Nicholas Kristof, who wanted to encourage summer reading, wrote a column about what he considered the best children's books ever. Surprisingly, his article prompted one of the largest groups of reader comments that the Times ever published. They were a stirring testimonial to the important place that books hold in many people's lives.

Let's hope this year's summer reading adds at least one new favorite to your list!

mhd