All part of a fun routine

When asked, as part of a MS Readathon author survey, what she’d say to encourage children to read, children’s author Sarah Webb said: “It’s fun. Monsters, vampires, puppies, skeleton detectives, mad granddads — what’s not to like?”

Judy May Murphy advised: “Read what you want to read, not just what others are excited about.”

Niamh Fortune, president of the Reading Association of Ireland, encourages parents to start instilling early in children a love of books and reading.