This is a Book Week post for Saturday’s theme of Fiction, Fiction and more Fiction I came to Joanne Harris’s books in a different order to when they were published, starting with Five Quarters of the Orange, then reading Blackberry Wine and then Chocolat and Coastliners and then The Lollipop …
Walker Books have set up The Picture Book Picnic, which is a campaign to encourage families and friends to share books like they would a picnic. What a lovely idea. I have to say that my early morning reading sessions with Eleanor can end up looking a bit like a …
This is a Book Week guest post from Vickie at Never Found the Plot. What makes a good book for pre-schoolers? Three things mainly: colour and lots of it, the brighter the better noises, accents, silly voices actions. These three things to me are what I watch all the children …
Good morning. I hope you’ve been enjoying Book Week – and if you haven’t read any of the posts, please go back and look as there are some great pieces by a wide variety of contributors. I’ll do a big round-up on Sunday (which will also be Giveaway day, so …
This is a Book Week guest post from JoJo Kirtley of JoJo’s So-Called Life. Back in the day, when I started out teaching, I did some voluntary work for a charity who offered one-to-one tuition to help illiterate adults. The basic ethic was to teach adults how to read and …
This is a Book Week guest post from Becky Goddard-Hill (no relation!) of Baby Budgeting and Book reviews for mums. A wonderful poem that sums up the effects books have on our lives. I like to read books With lots of new things to learn About how to teach my …
This is a Book Week post on Thursday’s theme, which is ‘General Book Love’. Noble Savage wrote a beautiful post a while back about her daughter’s journey into the world of reading and I know exactly what she means. I think the reason I worry so much about Rosemary’s reading …
This is a Book Week guest post from Geeky Mummy about an interesting way in which she used her local library – and added value for other mums. Once upon a time there was a Geeky Mummy that loved gadgets and gizmos, but she also loved books. She swapped …
This is a Book Week guest post from Adele at Circus Queen. Adele is expecting her first baby and her post explores her experience of libraries and her hopes for her baby’s own library journey. My husband doesn’t really get my thing with libraries. I’ve tried explaining it in terms …
Good morning. Today is Wednesday and it’s time to take a walk down to your local library (if it’s still open, of course) and have a browse. Sit down, put your feet up and dig into a big hefty classic, sit at a desk and investigate the ins and outs …
