Welp, it seems a lot of adults think that kids should be reading all the books that THEY loved as kids. But when you make book lists and recommendations FOR kids, you can't let nostalgia and personal preference guide you. When you leave the kids out of the equation, they suffer.

There's a time and place to read/study any so-called classics. But if you start there, or rely on older books too heavily, you risk losing kids, and limit your chances of turning them into lifelong readers. Turn them into readers first and they might WANT to read older books.

How can you expect kids to care about books that were written well before they were born until they've experienced the power of a book written FOR them?