'A book is a source of knowledge,' 'a book is a best friend'—these statements are familiar to everyone, and it would be strange to dispute them in the annotation. But what if your child doesn't want to be friends with literature, hates essays, and brings home low grades? How can you instill a love of reading without being too forceful? We get scared when children resist Russian writers—but why? And how can we overcome these fears? What should parents change first? And why do those born in the 21st century need the rustle of paper pages?

Rimma Rappoport, a teacher of Russian language and literature and author of the educational website 'Mel,' has been searching for answers to these questions her entire life. She knows how difficult this can be—both as a child who grew up in a family of writers, and as a teacher in a modern school; and as a parent.

'Read It or Not' is the quintessence of a caring approach to parenting, combined with common sense, the experience of dozens of teachers, and the pressing problems of children choosing between Blok and TikTok.

Author: Rimma Rappoport
Publishing House: Individuum
Year: 2021
Number of pages: 256
Cover type: Paperback
Age group: 16+