Coram Beanstalk have written a post for us about why being a reading helper is such a gift for teachers and students. Why having a Coram Beanstalk reading helper is a gift for teachers Working as a class teacher and literacy lead in an inner-London primary school for many years, I witnessed a consistently […]
National Non-Fiction November Competition The theme of this year’s National Non-Fiction November certainly highlighted the wealth of creativity and diverse range of interests being pursued by children up and down the country! From hair braiding to fishing, model making to gymnastics, badminton to reading, real tennis to animation, the joy these activities bring made judging […]
We have a brilliant blog from author Lucy Ann Unwin all about her book, How to be a Revolutionary! It will certainly make you pause to consider your family circumstances. Growing up I was utterly obsessed with Disney’s version of The Little Mermaid. If you’d asked me then what I loved about it I […]
Readers of all ages seem to be reading more scary stories and we are so pleased to share a guest post from Rachel Burge about exactly writing and reading scary stories. Reading and Writing Scary Stories for Children It’s widely known that reading helps children develop empathy. But did you know that fiction does more […]
So many stories and films feature fae, fairies and whimsical creatures and if you love those, then this is the book for you! Check out the blog from the authors below all about Faedom! When we set out to write Faedom, our goal was to share our love and admiration for the natural world and […]
Hannah Peck is writing for a variety of audiences and in today’s blog, she tells us a bit more about how she does this! Writing The River Thief Things nobody tells you about writing for an older age group when you’ve previously only written for five to nine-year-olds: you will probably be bad at it. […]
Kate Thompson and Loretta Schauer, creators of Yetis Don’t Exist have collaborated to bring us some “fantastically festive books” just in time for December! Our Favourite Fantastically Festive Children’s Books By Kate Thompson and Loretta Schauer Christmas time is coming! Even now, as an alleged ‘grownup’, these four words make me bubbly with excitement! And […]
The CLPE Reflecting Realities survey of ethnic representation within UK children’s literature 2024 Yesterday the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) have released the 7th annual Reflecting Realities Survey of Ethnic Representation within UK Children’s Literature – we will be sharing some of the key findings and comments here. Using the detailed methodology established […]
As National Non-Fiction November draws to a close, it is worth remembering that information books are not just for November! In this year’s NNFN booklet, some themed weeks and awards dedicated to information books are suggested, but this is just the tip of the iceberg! In this final post for National Non-Fiction November 2024, it […]
Letizia Diamante’s passion for science is infectious and this interest has led her to write fun, informative books. Here, she shares her thoughts about the power of information texts. Taking the fear out of things with non-fiction books While I was writing “Open wide!” – a scientific book for children about the teeth, tongues […]
