The idea of serializing novels is to allow for readers and writers “to make a novel last and be talked about endlessly, like the daily soap opera.” Don’t you just love the idea?!… Serials aimed at adults have been running for quite some time now in papers throughout the world, but the idea of serializing children’s book is indeed new/newish, as far as I’m concerned. I can just imagine children who don’t have it yet campaigning in front of their local newspaper’s building, holding poster and chanting: “We want serials! We want serials!” : )