What better in the week of World Book Day but to read about a little girl’s journey from book hater to book lover? In I Hate Love Books by Mariajo Illustrajo (Frances Lincoln Children’s Books) , a little girl is forced to face her misgivings about reading after her teacher sets her class a holiday …
World Book Day
Support Book Aid on World Book Day
Thursday is World Book Day, which is also an important day for Book Aid International, with great opportunities to raise funds for them. Do check out their resources, and particularly their fabulous costume-making guides. And if you have time, why not think of something you can do to raise some funds for them? We have …
GUEST POST: A Love Letter to Books by Jesse Klausmeier
Today, to celebrate World Book Day, I am delighted to welcome Jesse Klausmeier, author of the wonderful Open This Little Book, illustrated by Suzy Lee (see my review here), for an inspiring guest post about how books inspired her from an early age. A Love Letter to Books by Jesse Klausmeier A book is …
WORLD BOOK DAY
Today is World Book Day, and to celebrate I have asked an amazing selection of children’s authors and illustrators to let me know which book they would choose to give away to children ( à la World Book Night) to give them the “reading bug”. Many thanks to those who have so kindly agreed to take part! …
Book Aid International & World Book Day
I don’ t think we stop enough to think how lucky we are. My children certainly don’t. To them, getting a new book is just part of their routine. Sometimes I think I have spoilt them. Sometimes I feel I have done right when they come back from someone’s house and the first thing they have noticed is …