I have seen that these days children (age 8 yrs and above) prefer realistic stories like adventures or exploration (like Bribal-Badashah or Famous Five etc) as compared to make-believe stories (like when animals talk or wild things happen).
A librarian confirmed my hunch when she said - over the years the pattern of books borrowed by children has changed towards realistic books.
If this is true then its sad, as children probably aren't exercising ability to imagine or believe in things - as a thought experiment. They want it 'as-it-is'. May be they will lose out on model building or imagining scenarios.
[ I think Cinderella and Harry Potter exceptions are created by media. They are selling more, not as books, but as advertised products . ]
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