Does your child refuse to pick up a book? Does he struggle with schoolwork? Does he avoid the library? This article will provide tips and techniques that will help you to encourage your child to develop a lifelong love of reading.
Reading is more than just a pastime; it is an essential skill required at all stages of life. People who enjoy reading often find it easier to navigate through school and life in general. When reading becomes a habit in childhood, it not only provides lifelong enjoyment but also lays a foundation for success.
Learning to read is a normal part of childhood, and most children learn to read fairly effortlessly. But for some children, this important milestone becomes a roadblock, putting the future of their education at risk.
Lindsey Kelk’s books include the Sunday Times bestselling I Heart series, as well as several standalone romcoms including In Case You Missed it and One in a Million, and the children’s series, Cinders & Sparks.
Our desire for reading develops at an early age and the summer days are the perfect time for your young kids to pick up a book and read. Whether it is outside under a tree or curled up in bed next to you, here are a few summer books for children to add to their reading lists that are sure to keep your young readers glued to every word.
Meet the WORRY MONSTERS they EAT your worries and make them DISAPPEAR! Frettie Fluster is a Worry Monster expert, but when she can’t find one of the monsters, she starts to worry too! Find out what happens in this funny book, perfect for encouraging children to talk about their worries.
Tom Fletcher launches Blue Peter Amazing Authors Competition. Singer and children’s author Tom Fletcher is giving his backing to Blue Peter’s latest competition offering budding young writers a money can’t buy prize.
Fizzing with rhythm, energy and laughter, the 30 poems in Ready for Spaghetti delight in the details of children’s daily routines. Michael Rosen’s irresistible rhymes follow readers from the second they jump up, up, uppity-up out of bed to the hush and a hush as they finally drift off to sleep.
Earth-Saving Acts for Eco-Warriors is an empowering guide to living more sustainably with practical advice for fighting climate change. Embracing eco-friendly practices means recycling items that can be repurposed, reusing items that would otherwise go to waste and reducing the number of natural resources consumed.
Frank the Fart Fairy loves to prank, but when his fart-fuelled antics upset the whole of Fairy Land, he soon finds himself banished. However, Frank has one last MEGA fart prank up his sleeve (well… his trouser leg) in the hope Fairy Land will see how fantastically funny farts truly are!
Your children may have read stories about dinosaurs before, and they may have talked about them at school, but do they know what to do If You Meet A Dinosaur? No? Then you better sit down and enjoy this bright and colourful rhyming story to help them discover what to do.
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Martin Luther King Jr., the inspiring minister and civil rights activist.
