Snugglybean - literacy's a huge passion of mine too! (being an english teacher and all!). I remember reading an article about Mem Fox, who gives books out to people with kids in carparks and supermarkets in order to get more kids reading! I think reading is so important - and I think that the value we as parents put on reading passes onto our children - I worked in a very low socio-economic area, and you could tell the kids whose parents didn't care about reading and literacy a mile off - it was so sad, because it opens a whole lot of doors for them later in life - its not simply being able to read a story for enjoyment, its about all the other facets of a person's life where literacy is a vital skill.

Anyway, better let the thread get back on topic!