Throw the book away

<p> Children's literature is an excellent way to educate children on everything from social behavior and beliefs to attitudes toward education itself. A major aspect of children's literature is the importance of books and reading. Books represent adult authority.</p><p> This book examines the role that books reading and writing play in children's fantasy fiction from books that act as artifacts of power (<I>The Abhorsen Trilogy The Spiderwick Chronicles Harry Potter</I>) to interactive books (<I>The Neverending Story Malice Inkheart</I>) to books with character-writers (<I>Percy Jackson Captain Underpants</I>). The author finds that although books and reading often play a prominent role in fantasy for children the majority of young protagonists gain self-sufficiency not by reading but specifically by moving beyond books and reading.</p>