Should the question even be asked ? Can a taste be acquired ? Can it be passed on ? As our first preoccupation : why should children be brought to enjoy reading books ? To provide an answer to this pivotal question – how can they be given a taste for reading ? – we study the works of the Centers for Reading. We present the network of Regional Centers for Reading and Writing (centres académiques de lecture et d’écriture – CALÉ), an original, unique structure set in Reunion Island (France) to prevent illiteracy. We also suggest teaching practices to entice children to read, through the discovery of books introducing them to literature and to the pleasure of reading.