Kids’ Books – Into A Sea Of Difficulty

The odds against the author of a kids’ book are enormous. “Those of us who review children’s books jettison books we dislike, unwilling to waste time and limited space on squashing reviews because we know that it’s our recommendations that are most useful. Information about children’s books – genuine, independent, informed and balanced – is hard to find. The job of children’s bookseller may not feature in many careers advisers’ files, but it’s one that benefits from a vast panoply of skills – interpersonal to intellectual – that create the right environment for perfect retailing: a successful sale is of a product that won’t come back to a customer who will.”