“I said yes and, together with an English teacher, took a Year 6 class of 10 and 11 years old to the store. “The children’s author turned out to be JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books.

The world of Harry Potter is characterized by strict ... Rowling for “unmooring” children’s books from “dreams of wealth and class and snobbery…and giving us a world of youthful ...