Michael Morpurgo was the Children's Laureate from 2003 to 2005. Formerly a schoolteacher, Michael is the best-selling author of over 100 books for children of all ages.
Children do plenty of reading at school, of course, but I think it's so important that they enjoy reading at home, too. My School Book Club is probably the best way for schools to encourage that. The range of books in all age groups is really well chosen. The website is encouragingly simple to use, and the success of the club adds free books to the school library, without any extra work by teachers. All in all, it's a fine idea, I hope you'll agree.