The trend
in children’s literature is an important subject each year. The reputable
leaders have to keep up with the latest issues and trends that children would
be interested. The predictions given by the reputable leader’s helps schools
and libraries keep up with trends and important new children's titles.
It is really important to keep up with the latest books so children can be
motivated to keep on reading and learning. According to the editors of the
Scholastic they have been publishing and distributing award winning books for children
for decades, and have become experts at predicting exactly where kids books
interest will go next.( Sinek & Almahdi 2013) The current trends in children’s
literature are picture books that can continue to represent many themes.
Pictures books are for readers who are just learning to read, and will continue
to be for young audiences. For older students they will continue to be
interested in series of all kinds of genres whether they are fantasy, mystery
or science fiction based. (Kennedy 2013) Children literature will always have a
wide variety of books that will motivate children to read.
This week I
got the chance to interview the librarian at an elementary school. I had a
chance to ask her some questions. She has been a librarian for ten years. She
really enjoys working at the library. She loves to read books and wants her
students to also love books. The interview took place in the school library.
The library is a really quite place with lots of books. The library has tables, chairs for students
to come in, and read a book. The library also has computers for students to
use. She has posters around the library encouraging students to read. She also
has stuff animals around the library that goes with a certain theme. For
example she has a book of “The Cat in the Hat,” by Dr.Seuss and she has the
stuff animal of the cat in the hat next to the book
Question 1: How do you motivated students to come to your library?
I motivated my students to come to the
library by doing book fairs and also offering a prize to the best reader. I
really enjoy my job and I love watching students that come to my library and
look for a book to read.
Question 2: What is your favorite genre in children’s literature?
My favorite genre is fantasy. I enjoy
reading books about fantasy.
Question 3: What is your favorite children’s book?
My favorite children’s book is “The cat
in the Hat”
Question 4: What is your favorite children’s book author?
My favorite author is Dr.Seuss. I really
enjoy reading all his books.
Question 5: What specific genre of books is checked out the most?
According to the librarian fiction books
are the ones that are checkout the most by students.
Question 6: What trend do you see in children literature?
The trend that I see in children
literature is that some books are becoming movies and children prefer to watch
the movie instead of reading. Reading helps a child to improve their vocabulary
and become a better reader.
Question 7: How does common
core affect the library setting?
To be honest Common core does not affect the
library setting.
Question 8: What types of books are the most popular in children
literature?
The types of books that are the most
popular in children literature are picture books. Students like to come in the
library to look at picture books especially the young ones who are just
learning how to read.
Question 9: What can parents do to encourage their child to read?
Parents can encourage their child by
having them read every day at home. Parents can also read aloud to their child.
Reading is really important it helps a child to learn new words and become a
better reader.
Question 10: How have the internet impact children’s literacy
choices?
The internet has impact children
literacy choices a lot. Children prefer to look up information in the internet
because to them it is faster than looking at a book.
I really enjoy visiting
the library and interviewing the librarian. The librarian is a really nice
person and you can tell right away that she loves her job. She does anything to
help her students who come to her looking for a book to read. She is a role
model to her students.
The answers that the librarian gave indicate that
reading is really important and parents should encourage their child to keep on
reading. According to the librarian the common core does not affect her library
setting. Some trends that she has notice is that some books are becoming movies
and students prefer to watch the movie instead of reading a book that would
help them expand their vocabulary.
Reference
Sinek, S., Almahdi, N. (2013). Scholastic Editors Forecast Top 10 Trends in
Children's Books for 2013. Retrieved from:http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/press-release/scholastic-editors-forecast-top-10-trends-children-books-2013
Kennedy, E. (2013). Current Trends
in Children's Literature. Retrieved from: http://childrensbooks.about.com/od/readingresources/a/Current-Trends-In-Childrens-Literature.htm
Mention books: “The Cat in the Hat.”
By Dr. Seuss
