How to go from reluctant reader to bookworm in 40 books
It’s a rather special kid’s book that can tempt the most reluctant reader to dip their toe in the water.
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May
Getting Kids Reading
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Mar
Do you still read aloud with your teenagers?
I loved reading aloud to my children when they were growing up. To curl up with a book and watch
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Feb
Time to read…
Telling the time is so natural to most of us, that we forget kids don’t have the same concept of
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Jan
It’s time to swap quantity for quality
It always amazes me that just when Christmas is over and you realise how much money you’ve spent on cards,
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Dec
Christmas Presents Ideas for kids. When less is more at Christmas
Finding Christmas presents ideas for kids is always a challenge. I remember one of my first Christmas Days in
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Dec
Enter Our Competitions: Win a prize book bundle with Child’s Play International
Join in our Christmas Advent competition to build your own kid’s book bundle, with our friends at Child’s Play (International)
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Nov
A new library for Beanstalk, for Giving Tuesday
We asked you to help Beanstalk, the children’s reading charity, create a welcoming library. Giving Tuesday, 28th November, is the
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Nov
Why writing a children’s diary is great for your kid
The National Literacy Trust is encouraging everyone to buy a children’s diary or a kid’s secret journal as a gift
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Oct
The A-Z of alphabet learning
Do you remember learning the alphabet? I do. At school we got to know the letters by singing them to
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Jul
Stop the summer reading slump
Schools out – and kids can’t get their uniforms off quick enough. With the summer holidays here they’ve got six