With my new book, More to Mealtimes, encouraging children to eat a rainbow, when e-met Liz Hedgecock, I was intrigued by the Christmas Carrot. I interviewed Liz about her children’s story. How did your Christmas book come about? I mostly write contemporary and historical mystery novels for adults, but occasionally I write stories for children. …
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More to The Nose Family
I had the honour of being on the Demo stage at the Clean and Tidy Home show last week and be on the Kids Zone stage sharing all about my new book ‘More to Mealtimes’ There I met the author of the Nose Family, Costas Andreou, who also had a slot on the Kid’s Zone. …
Dogs don’t do Ballet by Anna Kemp, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie
Reading to children is such an interactive process and doing voices as well as facial expressions can help tell and story, with young children, getting them involved in the story brings it to life. Here’s how I would use this book for development in the EYFS. A little synopsis from me- Biff is a dog …
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Woongjin Thinkbig
A few weeks ago I was exhibiting at the Bett Education show with Thinkably. I’ve been volunteering with them for a while on EQAG where we read books and discuss the content, age appropriateness and if it needs to be a supported read. For more info on Thinkably head to: https://moretobooks.blog/2021/10/05/thinkably/ I met to many …
There’s more to Pumpkins!
How much can a child learn from a pumpkin?
The Mexiglish Girl by Natalia Simons
As you know, I believe that there is More to Books than Reading. After being in Italy, I have been reminiscing about how I used to use children’s books to help me learn a new language. Well your books do that in one with Spanish! We loved the blog learning all about your inspiration behind …
Yoginis Yoga
At the end of September, I went to the Childcare and Education Expo. It is such an amazing place to learn more about EYFS and Primary education. I met some inspirational people, all supporting children to learn in this very important phase of their lives. I met Susan and Katie at their stand, and was …
Thinkably
At the end of September, I went to the Childcare and Education Expo which was an amazing event for the Early Years and Primary sector. There were many great exhibitors and one of the stalls especially caught my eye. I truly believe that ‘There’s More to Books than Reading’ and Thinkably proves that too. Thinkably …
London
As restrictions are easing and museums are opening, being a nanny in London, I wanted to share my love for London with you all, through…you guessed it…books! There is so much to do in London, and even if you’re not living here, your little ones can learn about it through pages. However, if you’re lucky …
More to Books
“There’s More to Books than Reading- how to help your child bring stories to life” follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum sharing books and activities for your child to learn all subjects at home, in your garden (even in the cold and rain) or park. This is the perfect book for Lockdown life. …
More to Books 