"Read, kiddo, read" hopes to bring kids to books
is one of the bestselling authors in North America. So it was perhaps particularly alarming for him to discover a book-related problem in his own home: His elementary-school-age son wasn't into reading.
So in October Patterson launched the website .
The site includes reviews for books ranging from those for newborns to those for teens, interviews with children鈥檚 authors, and a book blog with reading lists. In order not to confuse kids (and their parents) with too many choices, the site never features more than 200 titles at a time. These are divided into categories like "great illustrated books," "great transitional books," "great pageturners," and "great advanced reads."
Between 2005 and 2007, Patterson invested more than $600,000 in his annual PageTurner Awards, another attempt to promote literacy. But now ReadKiddoRead.com will replace the awards.
According to , the problem in Patterson's own home is already under control. PW reports that Patterson's son, Jack, read a dozen books last summer, including "To Kill a Mockingbird."
