Sky News has this article about a popular book-writing kit for children for sale in Britain. The kit walks kids through plot choice and character selection. Unfortunately, the article ties the phenomenon together with Rowling and Harry Potter. I am certain that it runs much deeper than a single series. Perhaps we could start to refer to the depth of great children’s books out their right now to inspirt young writers.

Infants, Children Prefer Sounds Over Pictures And Only Slowly Become Visually Oriented, Studies Find
This is an important study for those of us who do storytimes or other programming for infants and toddlers. According to the research by Vladimir Sloutsky, a professor in the Center for Cognitive Science at Ohio State University, “sounds are more dominant over visuals from infancy, and only slowly through childhood do visuals become more important.”