We all know that reading is essential to help children excel in studies, but there are many other advantages to exposing them to various literary concepts. Children react to what they read in ways beyond your wildest imagination. They grow to appreciate and value their roots, understand their ancestry and gain a clear perspective of the world in which they live.
When children read, or are read too, they hear more than mere words. They develop a meaning of their own regarding the literature they are reading.

Children gain immeasurable knowledge about their minds, body and emotions from the literature they encounter. It is important for children to be exposed to medical, creative and historical literature at a young age. From this exposure, they gain a true perspective on life at an early age and learn to form thoughts and opinions of their own based on knowledge gained from reading.

Education in Uganda is poor and often ineffective. A big reason for this is a simple lack of resources. When you are poor, luxuries such as story books and crayons are not priorities. Schools teach using copy and repeat, and you often find 5 or 6 children using the same text book as there are simply not enough to go around. There are usually no libraries in schools. Teachers do not read stories aloud to the children, and these things together create people with pretty much no reading culture.

Having a reading culture integrated into you from a young age has many benefits. It increases a persons ability to problem solve, think critically and creatively, promotes literacy, aids in decision making... the list is endless.
The books they read now can help them in the future with reading skills, overall literacy, problem solving, imagination and creativity, critical thinking, decision making, and unlimited other benefits that all stem from READING

The value of children’s books is priceless as it brands the development of personality and social skills for little ones. Because they are so impressionable during the developmental years, exposure to early year’s literature helps children to be intelligent, courteous and caring people.
There is a quality of importance for students to understand and take into consideration the opinions of others. To establish and maintain healthy relationships, children should know that not everyone will have the same viewpoints as them and not everyone has been exposed to the same circumstances in life.