#childrens-publishing

#childrens-publishing

For many Canadians, Scholastic brings about an instant wave of nostalgia. Memories come flooding back of flipping through colourful catalogues, circling must-have books, and browsing tables stacked with trinkets from scented erasers to posters and pencils set up in school auditoriums during book fair week. For generations of elementary school students, Scholastic brought excitement and joy and for many kids today, even in an age dominated by screens, that magic hasn't faded, say educators.

Babies know how to do just the bare minimum: breathe, eat, cry. And, hopefully, sleep. For everything else, however, they need support. Little by little, they learn how to dress, wash, stack building blocks and think for themselves. Their independence also grows around books. First, they listen to them. Then, they read them on their own. They even choose the books they want, selecting them from the shelves right at ground level.