You know, I've already read something similar before and I think it's fabulous that one single book can do what most scholarly books fail at spectacularly. I guess it just sits with the kids and as they identify with the characters, they develop more empathy for them and the world around them. If my son behaves like an idiot towards his brother, I sometimes call him Dudley Dursley and ta-tam! - instant improvement! :) Also, I was an au pair in England a year or so before the first HP book was out: no one was reading, no fucking one kid, they all watched those damn TV lemonades. And then I visited five years later when the book was already a hit - and kids had books during a tube ride, reading on the train, I couldn't believe my eyes - and not only HP books, all kinds of books. I can't say if it was only the HP books, but I'm convinced they at least contributed to the trend. What an achievement, huh? :) *pssst - hugs, I hope you're doing well!*
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Date: 2014-11-26 09:54 pm (UTC)Also, I was an au pair in England a year or so before the first HP book was out: no one was reading, no fucking one kid, they all watched those damn TV lemonades. And then I visited five years later when the book was already a hit - and kids had books during a tube ride, reading on the train, I couldn't believe my eyes - and not only HP books, all kinds of books. I can't say if it was only the HP books, but I'm convinced they at least contributed to the trend. What an achievement, huh? :)
*pssst - hugs, I hope you're doing well!*