Welcome to World Book Day’s August newsletter There are some brilliant YA books publishing this month including Wolf Children,a thrilling story of survival against the odds by Paul Dowswell, SweetFreak, a chilling tale of online bullying by Sophie McKenzie and Freshers, a hilarious coming-of-age comedy … Continue reading →
Looking for tips on how to engage your teenager with reading, and keep the reading habit? Make sure they see youreading! Why not read a book together? A lot of teen fiction is crossover, and appeals to both teenagers and adults. This article from For Reading Addicts is very useful if you are looking for some good ‘book recs’ to start the ball rolling. 🙂
Here’s a wee PowerPoint I made for our P7 Transition Parents’ Event last week. It’s packed full of sound advice I garnered from the Scottish Book Trust and World Book Day 2017.
Have a listen to these fantastic audio excerpts from popular books like Skellig, How to Train your Dragon and Grandpa’s Great Escape! It’s highly entertaining listening to famous voices – authors, actors, musicians, comedians, etc. – read aloud our favourite … Continue reading →