I learned to read when I was 3 and have loved it ever since, but most young kids can't do that. According to The Child Development Research Foundation the average child doesn't learn to read until they are almost 7. Also, a poll taken by Disney’s Friends for Change says that most children between 8 and 12 prefer television or video games to a good book. I believe the reason for the book hate is the dreaded required reading. You have to read a book that most of the time isn’t very good (just because I like to read doesn't mean I like all books) and answer questions and get tested on its content. I don't know about you but I read my first in class book in first grade before many of the kids in my class could read. Kids just think Schoolwork= Bad, Schoolwork= Books, Books= Bad. The whole reading problem is all centered to required reading, so cut it out.