Posts Tagged ‘books’
The Gift of Reading
Dec 23 2017- Lorrae Jaderberg
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Holiday fun with reading!
The Christmas holidays are the ideal time for family fun, great food, party games and outings. The learning needn’t stop at this time, but it should be kept fun and festive. Classic board games help improve word power, from Boggle to Scrabble to Articulate, and others such as Monopoly require numeracy (and cunning!).
Win 1 of 2 sets of Christmas Classics Picture Books by Scholastic Book Clubs
Dec 05 2017- Monica Costa
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We have 2 sets of these fantastic collections of all-time seasonal Christmas Classics favourites to give-away thanks to Scholastic Book Clubs. Featuring best-loved characters such as Elmer and Alfie, they’re the perfect way to gently harness children’s excitement in the build-up to Christmas.
Book of the week: The Ultimate Insult Generator by Mike Barfield
Aug 06 2017- Monica Costa
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If you want your children to stop using swearwords make them read The Ultimate Insult Generator filled with over 60 Million Hilarious Zingers and Stingers
published by Laurence King in August 2017.
The Ultimate Insult Generator is a zany new insult-generating flipbook by the hilarious comic writer and children’s author, Mike Barfield. My 11 year old son could not put it down for the first week since getting it.
Children’s book tour turns into a London-wide competition backed by educational prizes offered by major London kids brands
Oct 21 2016- Monica Costa
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A book tour has seen Francesca Lombardo, author of London-inspired book series Beatrice and the London Bus, present her books and run drawing workshops across 10 Southwark schools and three libraries. The tour turns into a real life experience with prizes offered to schools which won the drawing competition by major family brands (Coca – Cola, London Eye, The London Transport Museum, KidZania, The Classic Tour).
The book series spin off events and workshops are also now part of a sister educational project called London meets its children which aims to help London children engage with their city.
Barnes Children’s Literature Festival 14-15 May 2016
Apr 16 2016- holmescath
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Good news for bookworms! The Barnes Children’s Literature Festival is back for the second year on 14th & 15th May 2016. If you love sharing stories with your little ones, this is an opportunity to have a great day out in beautiful Barnes and meet some top authors and illustrators, with talks, workshops and book signings taking place all weekend.
