[bimbo]

Any book that encourages a child to read has gotta be good!

B.S! ... Books do not encourage children to read - parents and teachers do!

Keep in mind that these proponents of Harry Potter are the same educrats who enthusiasticly first censored, and then purged Mark Twains works from the schools and libraries.

[mamaduck]

Books do not encourage children to read - parents and teachers do!

but "books *do* teach witchcraft" = selective reasoning