Modern children's books I found out that nowadays it’s very difficult to find books for children that only begin to read. In the past it was easier because children used to start reading at school and there were a lot of stories about school life. Now the situation is absolutely different. The children start to read when they are 4 or 5 years old. They need short and interesting stories about their preschool life, about kindergarten or their home life. I searched a lot related books but unfortunately all books I found aren’t right for this purpose. First of all it seems that last professional writers lived in the Soviet Union times. And there is no good Russian children's books writer anymore. There a lot of good stories about Soviet childhood but they contains facts and words don’t exist now in our modern life. Maybe it’s really difficult to write about children now, they have a lot of toys, computer games and entertainment. And all of this provoke modern children to lose their spontaneously and the fantasy. It’s really petty. When I was a child I and my friends spent a lot of time outside playing but modern children haven’t this opportunity. They go out only with their parents that are afraid to let them go out alone. Another problem concerning the books is that there are so few books with big letters and plenty of good and nice pictures. I do think that pictures is the most important and essential part in the children books, and they should be made really well, not by graphic programs but by professional artists. As the children’s mind is sponge I suppose we should offer them high quality books that teach them good things, that shows them real literature and real artwork. It’s not only desirable it’s our duty.