Adults should let children read the books they want, and not “dismiss or belittle a choice that a child has made themselves”, says new BookTrust writer in residence SF Said.
Said, an award-winning children’s author, will take on the role – after writers and illustrators including Michael Rosen, Nadia Shireen, Cressida Cowell and Nick Sharratt – from 1 March, and use his six-month term to emphasise the benefits of reading for pleasure. BookTrust works with libraries, schools and more to give children access to books, including through programmes such as Bookstart, which provides free books for every child in England and Wales up to five years old.
