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Sharing Book Love – A Poem For International Book Giving Day
Sharing Book Love on International Book Giving Day!
Blown Away by Rob Biddulph
When Penguin Blue flies a kite for the first time he literally gets Blown Away! But where will he land and will he find a way to get home again?
Ten Spooky Skeletons by Patricia Hegarty, Annette Rusling & Garry Parsons
Ten Spooky Skeletons is a fun Halloween counting book for little people which, despite the word spooky in the title, is not spooky or scary at all!
Learning to Read – Maverick Early Readers Band 1
Maverick Books have adapted five of their existing picture books into Early Readers to support a young child on their early reading journey. Learning to read is a huge milestone in a child’s life and some children find it more difficult than others. There are various methods of learning to read but, however a child learns, it is important that…
Tree by Patricia Hegarty & Britta Teckentrup
Tree is a beautifully illustrated, peek-through, rhyming story that shows the changes that take place during each different season. It’s a great book to read throughout the year but particularly good for autumn when children are often more aware of leaves changing colour and falling off the trees.
Preparing your child for school – Literacy & Numeracy activities
Many parents and children are enjoying the holidays but others will be spending the summer preparing for their child’s first day at school. It’s a huge milestone and some children and parents will be looking forward to it more than others. Handing your child over to a new teacher isn’t easy but there are lots of activities…
The Singing Mermaid by Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks
The Singing Mermaid is the perfect read for a time of year when we’re dreaming of seaside holidays. This beautifully illustrated, tactile, rhyming story demonstrates that even the biggest problems can be solved with a little help from your friends.
Miffy’s Birthday by Dick Bruna
Happy Birthday Miffy! Miffy the rabbit is celebrating her 60th birthday today and Miffy’s Birthday, which was first published in 1970, has been republished in celebration.
Fictional Best Friends
What would we do without a best friend? June 8th is National Best Friends Day in the USA and we had great fun looking through our book collection to find some of our favourite fictional best friends.
Pirates Don’t Drive Diggers by Alex English & Duncan Beedie
Pirates Don’t Drive Diggers is the amusing, rhyming tale of a young pirate who is obsessed with diggers!
