Who recommends books to a child and which books to which they will have access at different ages. Order of influence.

1. Sources of Recommendations Parents Family Child themselves Teachers Librarians Friends Publicity Reviews MSM Blogs Book networking sites Ages 0 – 6 Pictures Books to Early Reading Ages 6 - 13 Independent Reader Ages 13 - 18 Young Adult Ages 18 and beyond Adult 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 6 2 5 4 3 7 8 9 5 6 1 4 3 2 8 7 9 6 7 1 8 5 2 3 4 9 Influences of Which Books to Read – Ordinal Ranking of Importance* (1 – Most Important, 9 – Least Important) * Who has the greatest influence on which books a child will read at different ages