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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We’re delighted to launch our latest giveaway with blogger Capability : Mom (whose strapline is an authoritative ‘Because I said so’). We’re really pleased, that as a suitable authority on tidiness, Capability : Mom liked …
With the news that the government funding for children’s poetry promotion is to be slashed to zero, where does that leave poetry for children? The cuts mean that poetry is less likely to be promoted …
It seems a shame sometimes for more fluent readers, that they don’t get the fantastic illustrations of the picture books, now that they can read for themselves. So, I was very interested to pick up …
Ever since my child was a baby he has been read to. I know this, as I was the one often doing the reading.
I have a distinct memory of being at my parents and discovering …
Most parents know that reading is central to education as well as being important in all walks of life. There’s no shortage of general advice on helping children to read, but what if they are …
For those of us who grew up with Enid Blyton stories which were written in the 1940′s and 50′s, there were many aspects that were puzzling: Why did everyone go to boarding school? What were …
As a parent of an energetic six-year-old boy, who has many equally enthusiastic friends, we have moments where it is good to try and instil some calm.
When a lightsaber fight is heading to being out …
Highlighted in the ’100 things to watch in 2011′ is children’s e-books. Ad agency JWT who put the list together, say that children’s dynamic stories will become more popular this year, and encouraging kids (who …
Just before Christmas, my three year old received this treasure chest, worthy of any pirate, from our local library.
The goodies inside included two quality books, some colouring pencils and paper, and some reading ideas for …
What’s not to love? Aliens, Santa and underpants all in one story! This is a Christmas romp of a book, the latest in the popular series of Aliens love Underpants stories, in which aliens come …
Christmas Angels
On Christmas morning at seven o’clock
Our Gran came downstairs and she got a great shock
As the house was so quiet! So peaceful! So still!
And she said ‘Goodness gracious! Are all those kids ill?’
And she …
My three year old has a strong attachment to soft, cuddly (toy) animals, and carries armfuls around the house, and so when we were invited to review the Fudgy Bear books, I knew there was …
As the winter nights draw in and the sparkly lights go up, conversations with kids start to turn to Christmas and Santa Claus. If the excitement is building in your house, reading a story about …
