#ReadAlong with YouTube Kids
Reading is such an essential skill. Helen, my seven-year-old, is an avid reader. She loves books and particularly enjoys works by authors such as Enid Blyton and Roald Dahl.
June 10, 2016
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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
January 7, 2016
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Storytellers; Sainsbury’s childhood literacy campaign
I’ve been reading to my children in the name of a superb cause. That cause is the Storytellers campaign, a joint initiative between Sainsbury’s supermarket and the charity Save the Children. The aim of the campaign is to promote childhood literacy. Too many children in the UK leave primary school unable to read as well
December 15, 2015
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Storytime at Godstone farm
If there’s one thing Toddler Adams enjoys it’s settling down to read a book. In this respect she’s very like her sister as both kids are very into reading. When asked if we’d like to visit a petting farm and celebrate an updated story telling app, well, we couldn’t say no. In fact I’m very
May 1, 2015
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Elsa v Cinderella #ThePrompt
There once was a young girl called Helen. Her school didn’t participate in World Book Day. As a result, Helen didn’t have the opportunity to mis-interpret the event and dress up as Zoella, Scooby Doo or some other character with a tenuous link to the occasion. Instead her school decided to mark the event a
March 20, 2015
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