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What little boys love to read (4-7 years)

  • Post author:pamela
  • Post published:March 18, 2017
  • Post category:Blog/Children's books

(Disclaimer: I do realise that much of this applies to girls.  I was one once.  I was also a tomboy and read “boy” books.  I started my working life as…

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Why bed-time stories are so important

  • Post author:pamela
  • Post published:November 23, 2016
  • Post category:Blog/Children's books/Reading with Children

It's 7.15pm on a weeknight.  Mr Ueckerman is out at a dinner.  The boys and I have eaten and I'm cleaning up.  I ask Mr 6 to help Mr almost-4…

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Read more about the article Competition Win

Competition Win

  • Post author:pamela
  • Post published:November 15, 2016
  • Post category:Blog/Children's books

As an unpublished author, one of the best ways for me to receive feedback on my work is by entering competitions for aspiring authors. This year I have faired pretty…

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Read more about the article Building your children’s library:  6 places to buy books

Building your children’s library: 6 places to buy books

  • Post author:pamela
  • Post published:July 22, 2016
  • Post category:Blog/Children's books

Young children love hearing their favourite stories over and over (and over) again.  However, as they grow older and want to hear longer books, they prefer novelty.  Which means more…

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Books around the house: normalising reading

  • Post author:pamela
  • Post published:July 21, 2016
  • Post category:Blog/Children's books

When I was ten years old, we lived with my grandfather for seven months.  He lived in an old stone house surrounded by lush farmland in Cornwall, in the south…

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Sparking the joy of reading

  • Post author:pamela
  • Post published:July 15, 2016
  • Post category:Blog/Children's books

My eldest son is nearly six (how on earth did that happen?) and he recently brought home a reader from school called Rough and Smooth.  He has been trending towards…

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Read more about the article Why Dance is Great For Boys

Why Dance is Great For Boys

  • Post author:pamela
  • Post published:April 24, 2016
  • Post category:Dance

As a lover of dance and a dance teacher, it's natural for me to want to put my children into dance classes.  However, people become a bit skeptical about this…

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Read more about the article Make reading time fun!

Make reading time fun!

  • Post author:pamela
  • Post published:April 21, 2016
  • Post category:Reading with Children

I knew before my children were born that I would read to them every night - hey, I'm a bookworm! But when my eldest was born, I wasn't sure when…

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Parenting a child with Sensory Processing Disorder

  • Post author:pamela
  • Post published:April 21, 2016
  • Post category:Parenting

When my eldest son, now five, was born, I had very few expectations when it came to baby sleep, behaviour and developmental milestones.  He was a very alert baby, so…

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