Book Review: Holes by Louis Sachar. A book that hooked my non-bookworm middle grader

My son, now 12 and a middle grader, agrees that he likes to read but is not a bookworm. He likes to read, he likes to be read to, and he likes to read together, but it’s rare for reading to be his first activity of choice (he’d usually prefer to draw). Note my surprise … Continue reading Book Review: Holes by Louis Sachar. A book that hooked my non-bookworm middle grader

Book ‘Review’: Scarlet and Ivy series, books 1-3, by Sophie Cleverly

The Lost Twin Whispers in the Walls The Dance in the Dark I’m ‘reviewing’ – honestly more a wholehearted recommendation than a review - the first half of this series together because my 8 year old daughter has been racing through them at such a pace that by the time I got organised to review … Continue reading Book ‘Review’: Scarlet and Ivy series, books 1-3, by Sophie Cleverly

Reading to my (slightly older) children: Children’s Classics

About a year ago, I decided the younger child was just old enough, and the older child still young enough, that I would read some classic children’s books to them both. It’s settled into a reasonably relaxing pre-bedtime ritual. Once the younger is ready in pyjamas, the three of us gather in her room. The … Continue reading Reading to my (slightly older) children: Children’s Classics