About children's literature

At the beginning of June, the Regional Directorate of Education of Cajamarca invited our brother Alfredo Mires Ortiz to speak with their teachers and coordinators about children's literature and Rural Libraries.

As always, Alfredo shared deep reflections on education in general and, in this particular case, on the so-called 'infantil literature’.

For him, this type of literature is commonly made by adults who do not measure up to the genius of children, so they create works with paint and color in a desire for childhood without thinking much about the meaning of the content. This being the case, children do not want to read children's literature, which is "saturated with adulthood or declining childhood".

Let us exhort everyday language, be ready to inspire reading and preserve the "breastfeeding story" for children and family, claim the healthy pride in that which is ours: respect for the land, animals, plants, seeds, because the enunciation of the word strengthens the connections and ties; words have the strength and color to see and know our own way of seeing and being in the world.