School holidays will hopefully give us lots more time for reading and we love this free downloadable Summer Holiday Reading Passport from Scholastic to help us record our summer holiday reading adventures. Last year we pictorially recorded the books that we read during the holidays on our reading tree and this year my daughter is looking forward to recording the books she…
Refugees, a powerful reverse poem, is being published as a thought provoking picture book. It explores fear and suspicion versus compassion and empathy and encourages us to consider the opposing views and prejudices about refugees that we may encounter in our daily lives.
Isn’t Alpacas Make TERRIBLE Librarians!! a great title?! It definitely made us want to read more of this colourful, zany picture book! It also encourages us to appreciate librarians of the non alpaca kind!
The Wrong Shoes takes a heart wrenching, emotional look at the challenges faced by children living in extreme poverty. It provoked so many different emotional responses as I became immersed in Will’s struggles against an array of problems stemming from his father’s ill health and their lack of money.
The Reindeer Remainders is a very clever way of teaching maths concepts. Division, remainders and prime numbers are explained in an easily understandable and child friendly way as a group of reindeer try to make sure that none of them are left out.
Sidney the Lonely Cloud just wants to make people smile. But most people don’t want him around. This heartwarming story takes Sidney on a journey to find somewhere that he belongs, somewhere that he will be appreciated.
While many of us are looking forward to the summer holidays there are also parents who are thinking ahead to their child’s first day at school. Monsters At School, a vibrant picture book which introduces a huge cast of monster characters involved in various classroom activities, can help parents explain the transition in a fun…
Your House is not Just a House – there’s a lot more to it than that!
A Crocodile Should NEVER Skip Breakfast is an amusing story that reminds us that breakfast is an important meal of the day. But it’s EXTREMELY important when you’re a crocodile whose job involves interacting with members of the public!
This Table is the story of a lovingly crafted, handmade table and the role that it plays as a family celebrates the events, large and small, that make up their family life.
Happy International Dance Day 2024!