Reading is one of the most significant reading activities. Therefore, it is extremely important to entice young pupils to read. If pupils acquire a reading habit at the youngest age, it is more probable that they will continue developing this habit throughout life. The role of the teachersin creating incentives that will ensure that their pupils come to like this activity is essential. In order to accomplish that, teachers have to be creative and imaginative. Also, it is desirable for teachers to be willing to consider the wishes and opinions of theirpupils when creating a mandatory reading list. The aim of this paper was to determine the factors which effect the reading of third and fourth grade pupils in Bjelovar-Bilogora County. 177 pupils that attend class in three primary schools participated in this research. This paper will show the results of the mentioned research which indicate the need to change the approach to interpreting mandatory reading. Furthermore, the results show that pupils would like to choose mandatory reading books for themselves, and that most of them would do it of their own accord. What is more, the paper will present a list of the pupils’ favourite books, and it will state which books they would read if they could choose.