Telling a bedtime story, making up a tale if the child throws a tantrum at mealtimes, or entertaining them by explaining all sorts of interesting facts when they're in a waiting room, a restaurant, or at the bus stop. Some parents still do these things, but others prefer to give their children a mobile phone or tablet to keep them entertained. When screens take center stage, certain habits that allow family members to connect and spend quality time together—such as reading—are lost.

My children don't read, and I've tried not to get upset with them. I always believe there will be a day or a book that will change their mindset, and suddenly, they'll want to read. Maria Pomb is right.Or when he told us that we should assume that there are people who don't like to read. But foolish me, I had swallowed that "if you read, they read" myth, and unfortunately, in our house, this mantra doesn't work. If I have clothes on, no one goes out to the patio, if someone sets the table, they stop it alone, and if I'm reading a novel, my children watch a series.

Reading is a journey into an unknown world full of experiences that guide the reader page after page. For children, accompanying them in this reading allows them to open a window to new worlds. "When a child reader receives a message through accompanied reading, they imagine the story through that voice, recreate it, and make it their own. Furthermore, this intervention helps awaken their sense of creativity," observes Margarida Falgàs, a retired teacher, educator, coordinator of children's reading clubs, and member of the Fira organizers.