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The ReadingMate App: What you need to know #AD

If you’ve visired Dadbloguk or looked at my social media channels recently, you may have seen me singing the praises of a free app called Readingmate. The app that was designed to encourage children to develop good reading habits and my family has been making use of it.

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The Little Book of Woodland Bird Songs

I do all I can to encourage my kids to play outside. I won’t lie though, sometimes it can be difficult to coax them out of a nice, warm house and to enjoy a bracing, healthy walk. A couple of weeks back, however, I was sent a copy of The Little Book of Woodland Bird

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The enduring appeal of classic children’s stories

Over the past few months I have come to appreciate the value of a really good children’s story book. When I say good, I mean classic children’s stories written by authors such as Enid Blyton. Helen is inching towards her seventh birthday and her taste in bedtime reading is becoming increasingly varied and complex. She’s

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Review; Spot a lot, animal escape

Spot a lot, animal escape is written by Steve Smallman and illustrated by Nicola Slater. It’s a well illustrated picture story but with a difference. On every page are drawings of a variety of animals. There is also a question in small print asking you to find a particular creature, or several creatures. You must

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Review; The Fish With the Deep Sea Smile

The Fish With the Deep Sea Smile couldn’t have arrived at a better time. It happened to coincide with my eldest studying sea creatures at school. It was, therefore, packed off for ‘show and tell’ and read to the whole class. Written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by (the appropriately named) Henry Fisher, this

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