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Non-Fiction Focus Week: The Reading Bug
Paul Jennings(Penguin)Ever since doing my masters in librarianship, I have enjoyed reading non-fiction books on reading and reading development. What I like particularly about The Reading Bug is that it is very accessible and easy-to-read, as it was primarily written with parents in mind as a practical guide to help their offspring to learn to love and …
Magical Mischief
Anna Dale(Bloomsbury Children’s Books) Hardbattle Books is no ordinary bookshop. Years ago, Magic decided to make it its home and has been creating havoc there ever since. Mr Hardbattle, the owner, has learnt to live with it, but unfortunately it has driven away most of his customers. When Mr Hardbattle gets a letter from the new …
The Puffin Handbook
Puffin is celebrating its 70th Birthday this year and will kick-off celebrations tomorrow with a Puffin Share-a-Story Day tomorrow Saturday 8th May. In honour of this, Puffin has also published a great little guide for parents, The Puffin Handbook. The guide includes lots of information on books and reading, including tips on choosing books and …
Dog Loves Books
Louise Yates(Jonathan Cape Ltd) Dog loves books, all sorts of books! He loves the smell of them, the feel of them, everything about them. So he decides to open his very own bookshop; but despite his enthusiasm, customers are sparse. But it’s ok because Dog is surrounded by books and once he opens them he …