Posts Tagged ‘books for kids’

The Gift of Reading

Dec 23 2017

Lorrae Jaderberg

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Holiday fun with reading!

The Christmas holidays are the ideal time for family fun, great food, party games and outings. The learning needn’t stop at this time, but it should be kept fun and festive. Classic board games help improve word power, from Boggle to Scrabble to Articulate, and others such as Monopoly require numeracy (and cunning!).

Win 1 of 2 sets of Christmas Classics Picture Books by Scholastic Book Clubs

Dec 05 2017

Monica Costa

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We have 2 sets of these fantastic collections of all-time seasonal Christmas Classics favourites to give-away thanks to Scholastic Book Clubs. Featuring best-loved characters such as Elmer and Alfie, they’re the perfect way to gently harness children’s excitement in the build-up to Christmas.

Children’s book tour turns into a London-wide competition backed by educational prizes offered by major London kids brands

Oct 21 2016

Monica Costa

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A book tour has seen Francesca Lombardo, author of London-inspired book series Beatrice and the London Bus, present her books and run drawing workshops across 10 Southwark schools and three libraries. The tour turns into a real life experience with prizes offered to schools which won the drawing competition by major family brands (Coca – Cola, London Eye, The London Transport Museum, KidZania, The Classic Tour).

The book series spin off events and workshops are also now part of a sister educational project called London meets its children which aims to help London children engage with their city.

Win 1 of 2 complete sets of My First Fairy Tales by Little Tiger Press

Apr 03 2015

Monica Costa

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This April Little Tiger Press is launching My First Fairy Tales, a magical introduction to the well-loved stories that are a key part of every childhood. With fresh and fun illustrations, these simple re-tellings of classic fairy tales make the perfect read for young and old alike.

From a selection of authors and illustrators including Nick East (Harry and the Monster), the wonderfully witty texts add a marvelously modern flavour to these timeless tales!

To celebrate this release we have two complete sets of eight paperback books worth £6.99 each to give away.

Children’s picture books – Spring 2015 Overview

Mar 05 2015

Monica Costa

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To those who say that the world of paper books is dying off, I’d say brace yourself because this Spring more than ever the book market is over-flooded with original new picture books all with a common denominator: incredibly quirky and colourful illustrations. The up and coming authors get younger and younger and classic authors are revisited in modern adaptations.

Why do we love Picture books so much? I find myself reading children’s books to myself all the time, not just because I am in publishing and a writer but also because I personally find them fascinating and they provide a constant source of inspiration for my writing. To say that I read 100 books every year is an understatement but I am still not a paperless person and find it hard to focus on a tablet. Despite being geeky and a tech lover I still love the smell of new books (my nose always ends up in the middle of the pages for a couple of seconds), the noise of the flipping pages, the colours, illustrations I can touch with my fingertips. 2015 will be a great year for children’s picture books. Publishers are bringing out lots of new titles, sequences of already successful stories (such as Tom Gates) and new authors (like Cbeebies’ star Carrie Burnell).