A book I have read this summer, read slowly and then re-read, has been Mac Barnett’s Make Believe. A book not for children, but for adults about children’s literature. Barnett is an author and the US equivalent of the Children's Laureate. The core of his argument, as I understand it, has three strands. First, that … Continue reading Make Believe: On Telling Stories to Children by Mac Barnett (Little, Brown, and Co, 2026)
Tag: reading together
Anyone for a Book Date?
The ‘book date’ or 'reading date' has become a feature of our family life and really just gives a name to the simplest of things – sitting and reading together. This is not reading aloud, although book daters sometimes like to ask a question, or share a passage, or check a word. It’s the act … Continue reading Anyone for a Book Date?
One Year On – Thoughts and Thanks
The one year anniversary for this blog! Thanks and warm bookish greetings to all!
Book Review: Young Fionn – Small Kid, Big Legend – reading a thrilling adventure aloud
A lively retelling of an Irish legend reminds me of the joy of reading aloud to my son.
Returning to discover something new
On the joy of rediscovery; new meaning from old friends.
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