| Sumario: | The article reports that new children's laureate, Jacqueline Wilson, is one of the Great Britain's most recognized and celebrated children's authors. Alongside J.K Rowling and Philip Pullman, she is among a handful of writers for children whose names are familiar to the media and the public, not to mention being stars among their readers. Wilson now brings her celebrity status to the role of laureate and a welcome injection of glamour to the world of children's literature. The laureateship recognizes this achievement, but it also comes with a job spec: children's laureates are expected to raise the profile of children's literature through discussion and the media, and to emphasize reading in childhood as the foundation for reading in adulthood.
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