Why “Book-Shaming” Won’t Solve the Children’s Literacy Crisis (opens in new tab) 📚Library Content type: News 3 articles covering this post

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The nation’s official advocate for children’s books says most of them are “crud.” But matters of literary quality don’t explain why kids aren’t reading.

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