The A-Z of alphabet learning
Do you remember learning the alphabet? I do. At school we got to know the letters by singing them to
02
Oct
Tag Archives: learning to read
02
Feb
International Book Giving Day
I’ve just read an incredibly sad statistic. Almost one in eight children in the UK has never received a book
02
Nov
Why my designs have the Montessori method in mind
When my two children were growing up, I was quite a hands-off parent. My attitude was to let them do
12
May
How simple fairy dust helps every child love reading
“It’s all about the quality of the volunteers … they sprinkle our children with their magical reading fairy dust and
19
Apr
HOW I GOT HOOKED ON BOOKS
I can still remember my first experience of being read to as a child. It was at school, when
23
Feb
Celebrate World Read Aloud Day
Back in 2004, when I founded Tidy Books, my aim was to make a children’s bookcase that made sense to
09
Feb
GIVE A BOOK for Book Giving Day
You can celebrate International Book Giving Day this Saturday 14th February in lots of different ways: Leave a book in a
03
Apr
Great Easter reads for children
I was recently sent a copy of Six Little Chicks by Jez Alborough. A timely new release for Easter aimed
06
Jul
Summer reading lists
Will you be putting together a summer reading list? It is certainly amongst my to-do items, and I shall also
26
May
Who is dictating the bedtime reading?
Virtually every night we are at home, I stand with my son at his Tidy Books bookcase, and we set
