A number of recent books have reworked subjects, forms and writing techniques.Today’s children read stories about divorce, death, drugs, air pollution and violence. Relyingon the magic of the writer, all kinds of books are being published. Before they know to read, babies can play with books made of cloth or books made to take in the bath. Later on, they are given picture books that may be cubical (立方形的) or triangular (三角形的), outsized or very small. They also like work-books which come with watercolors and paintbrushes, and comic books (漫画册) filled with details. And people still value the traditional children’s books. There’re still storybooks with some new ideas which are very popular among the children. The public has enthusiastically greeted the wealth of creativity displayed by publishers. "Previously, giving a child a book as often seen as improper," says Canadian author Marie France Hebert. Her books, published by a French-language publisher, sell like hot cakes in hundreds of thousands of copies. "There’s a real appetite for reading these days and I try to get across to children the passion for reading which is food for the mind and the heart, like a medicine or a vitamin.\ The expression "get across to children" in the last paragraph probably means " ______ ".

A. pass on to children
B. make children believe
C. teach children
D. get around to children