We love books. What we would do without good books I do not know. Which brings me to the library. What we would do without the library I do not know, but I feel a little excited each time I walk in there knowing I can borrow up to 60 items and not pay a cent.
We visit the library at least once a week and use our full quota (remember there are 6 of us!)
But something has been bothering me about an increasing trend in children’s fictions. Many adult writers seem to feel that the dumber their books are the more they will sell. And I guess they must be right because a lot of these authors are very popular.
These books lack dignity. They belittle children. They force the child into a stereotypical box of giggles over obscenities and slang. They “dumb down” the child not to mention the parent or other adult who has obtained the book in the first place.
I have my own personal boycott against these authors and hope that others will do the same so that “toilet fiction” will eventually fizzle out altogether.