Majority of kids looking for books with humour, according to Scholastic report

Seventy-three percent of kids aged six to 17 say they would read more ‘if I could find more books that I like’ and another 70% say they want books that ‘make me laugh’, according to the latest Kids & Family Reading Report from Scholastic in the US. The report, which is available in January, is based on a national survey of over 1000 parents of children aged six to 17, as well as one child aged six to 17 from the same household. The report found that younger children (aged six to eight) enjoy books with characters that look like them; kids aged nine to 11 like books with a mystery of problem to solve; kids aged 12-14 want books with smart, strong or brave characters; and kids aged 15-17 enjoy books that ‘let them forget about real life for a while’. For more information about the report, click here.

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