What Constitutes ‘Good’ Literature for Children?

How do we decide what books children should be reading and what is motivating that decision?

Natasha Piggott

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Children’s literature is an often overlooked topic of discussion, it may be viewed as inferior to the works of Jane Austen or Shakespeare, yet children’s books are some of the most important books you will ever read.

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Natasha Piggott

Cambridge master’s student, literature grad and a semi-amateur writer.