Scholastic Survey Shows Need for Increased Access to Children’s Books

Sep 06, 2017

In advance of International Literacy Day, Scholastic is calling attention to the global need to increase access to children’s books in the home and providing ways for families to build home libraries and encourage their kids to become lifelong readers. The Company surveyed parents and their children in five countries for the most recent edition of the Kids & Family Reading Report. The data reveals low averages of children’s books in the homes of kids ages 0–17, reporting 104 books on average in the U.S., 140 in the U.K., 159 in Australia, 89 in India, and 80 in Canada, regardless of the number of children in the home.

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