Do many parents/caregivers still read stories with morals (aka fables) to children?

I do both for my own children and for my students. It is actually a genre study that we do in school. It not only helps children to "learn a lesson" but to also think critcally about text.

Most of children's books have some message. It could be about losing the fear of sleeping in the dark or anything like that. I tend to choose beautifully illustrated picture books that inspire imagination rather than "problem solving" books.

Coming from a different culture, I select also fairy tales from my own country. And if you ask whether we read eg. Aesop's tales, yes, sometimes we do.

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