Monthly Archives: July 2009

Holiday Time, or Time for a Reading Challenge?

The school holidays are upon us. There will be differences all over the UK, but most of us, or the children amongst us, are into their second week of holidays. It has long been debated, and will continue to be … Continue reading

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Barefoot Books Website Relaunch

Barefoot Books, a children’s publishing company, was started by two mothers who wanted to feed their children’s imaginations through reading, whilst simultaneously instilling a respect for diversity and creating a love for our planet. An ambitious, yet achievable goal right … Continue reading

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What’s That You’re Reading?

Encouraging children to read is proven to improve their confidence, and will impact postively on many other facets of a child’s life. Reading can be laborious for some. Or at least they think it is, but without realising, reluctant readers … Continue reading

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It’s Daddy’s Turn to Read

We, at Tidy Books, are behind any campaign that encourages parents to read to their children. Our commitment goes further than that; grandparents, aunties, uncles, cousins, older children reading to siblings, all these people can have a positive effect on … Continue reading

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Welcome to the Tidy Books blog

Hello and welcome to the Tidy Books blog. We’re very excited to be launching our new blog, all about inspiring a love of books and reading in children. The blog will have lots of ideas about reading with your kids, … Continue reading

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