Do you have a vision for the future of children’s literature? Who will be the drivers of change?

Yes, I would like to say that I have a vision for the future of children’s literature. My vision is for children to gain more knowledge through reading books. Many children read books for pleasure. Reading books could be one of their hobbies.In addition to that, children are able to get knowledge about the world through reading books. (Gaiman, 2013, p.3)

The formats of children’s literature have been changing from print to digital due to technology development. Wolf (2014) points out that children’s literature is on the digital move. (p.414) Regardless to the format change of children’s literature, I believe that children as readers are the drivers of the change in children’s literature because they choose what sort of literature format they read.

References

Gaiman, N. (2013, Oct 16). Why our futures depend on libraries, reading, and imagination. The Guardian. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/15/neil-gaiman-future-libraries-reading-daydreaming

Wolf, S. (2014). Children’s literature on the digital move. Reading Teacher, 67(6), 413-417. https://doi-org.ezproxy.csu.edu.au/10.1002/trtr.1235