Posts Tagged ‘storytelling’

Win 1 of 3 Winnie the Pooh prizes donated by the Disney Winnie the Pooh Storytelling Academy

Nov 28 2012

Christmas is a time for family; from throwing open the doors to welcome children and grandchildren, to travelling near or far to pay a festive visit. There are opportunities for storytelling aplenty at this time of year; however research from Disney has shown that the amount of time families commit to reading stories is lapsing, with only a tiny margin (3%) of parents and grandparents reading to their children during the festive season.

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Becoming bilingual: great starter books

Nov 17 2012

Icklelingo has created a series of books that are ideal starter kits for all those kids who live in multilingual environments as well as the bilingual ones.

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Great bedtime stories

Nov 16 2012

Here is London Mums’ selection of favourite bedtime stories.

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Vintage Classic Literature for Children

Nov 12 2012

WHICH IS YOUR FAVOURITE CLASSIC NOVEL OF ALL TIMES? Mine still is Little Women. I can’t help but crying every time I read this old classic novel by Louisa May Alcott.

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Top children’s book: The princess and the pig

Nov 11 2012

The princess and the pig recently published by PanMacmillan is one of the best stories I have read in years. Forget about fairytales and princess’ dream worlds… this story brings us back to reality and shows how much nicer it is to live a simple life surrounded by loving parents no matter what their wealth is. Absolutely brilliant!

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