Inspiring reluctant readers in the classroom
24 January 2012 – 11:08 am | No Comment

Welcome back to the Tidy Books blog – it’s great to see you here again.I’ve written previously about helping reluctant readers and last month a local school asked if I could help out with their …

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‘It Must Be Somewhere’ | Original Poems for Kids
17 January 2012 – 10:09 am | One Comment
‘It Must Be Somewhere’ | Original Poems for Kids

It Must Be Somewhere
It must be somewhere, it must, it must
It’s not that I’ve lost it – it’s really just
I got it
And then I forgot it
I put it down here, I’m sure I did
It’s not …

The ‘dead-tree’ book experience is crucial for building a love of reading in children
7 December 2011 – 11:27 am | No Comment
The ‘dead-tree’ book experience is crucial for building a love of reading in children

Giving a child a love for reading is a gift that involves more than a story.  The texture, size and turning pages are parts of the experience of reading, and what are in important part …

Book Review: Super Animal Adventure Squad by James Turner
8 November 2011 – 3:09 pm | No Comment
Book Review: Super Animal Adventure Squad by James Turner

We love comics.
You will always find a few in our Tidy Box.
As a parent to a young boy – one pretty reluctant to reading – I think comics are a fabulous way of engaging children …

New to the Tidy Books family! The ForgetMeNot
5 October 2011 – 1:33 pm | No Comment
New to the Tidy Books family! The ForgetMeNot

If you’ve forgotten anything as you and kids rush out the door for school or nursery this morning, then new Tidy Books’  ForgetMeNot is for you.
The ForgetMeNot is designed to be the family’s aide-memoire.  With …

Can you guess what it is yet?
15 September 2011 – 2:21 pm | 7 Comments
Can you guess what it is yet?

Our Thursday Teaser with a twist this week!  Our newest product is very useful.  If you can guess what it is, there’s one up for grabs to win.  Leave a comment and your email below …

Books from our childhoods: A nostalgia trip
7 September 2011 – 9:41 pm | No Comment
Books from our childhoods: A nostalgia trip

Picking up a book that you used to love as a child is a great way to transport you back to those days when you could spend all afternoon reading uninterrupted.
Tidy Books is exhibiting at …

Win a Tidy Books storage set worth up to £188 with Netmums
1 September 2011 – 2:27 pm | No Comment
Win a Tidy Books storage set worth up to £188 with Netmums

We’re delighted to kick off the new school year with our latest competition in conjunction with Netmums.   If you’re feeling lucky, we have a great giveaway that’s easy to enter.
Lucky readers have the chance to …

A really useful idea for bilingual families: Book Box review and giveaway
30 July 2011 – 7:57 pm | One Comment
A really useful idea for bilingual families: Book Box review and giveaway

We knew that our Book Box was great at organizing the piles of kids books often dotted around the house, but we were especially intrigued by the insight into how a bilingual family would go …

Summer reading tricks: The Summer Reading Challenge 2011
19 July 2011 – 2:26 pm | 2 Comments
Summer reading tricks: The Summer Reading Challenge 2011

There is genuine excitement in our house at the prospect of the 2011 Summer Reading Challenge; Circus Stars.  The seven year old, a veteran of previous challenges such as Space Hop and Quest Seekers,  looks …

A little help to fill your Bookcase! Earn Book Vouchers from Tidy Books
13 July 2011 – 2:00 pm | No Comment
A little help to fill your Bookcase!    Earn Book Vouchers from Tidy Books

We are very excited this month as we launch our brand new initiative.  You have the chance to earn book vouchers!
When you place an order on Tidy Books’ website, or join our mailing list, we …