How young is a child when they first learn to read? Well, it begins as soon as they can hear. As soon as their ears can detect sound. Yep, children learn to read with their ears. I know I sound like I may be out of my cotton-pickin’ mind but it’s one hundred percent true. Let me go ahead and explain…… Read More
Our favourite Winter books are sure to warm your heart. In the southern hemisphere, it can be tricky to find gorgeous books set in the coldest months that aren’t also Christmassy. For this list I’ve selected only the stories that aren’t set around the holidays, and plenty are by Australian authors. It seems only fair to put together a list of… Read More
Rereading your child’s favourite books has major early literacy benefits. I promise, with my hand on my mama-heart, that I am not selling you up the river on this one. I know I’m hitting on a pain-point here for some of you because I’ve been there. No word of a lie, at 10:45am today I was there. It’s sometimes hard to… Read More
Today I’m sharing ‘Five Classic Books for Toddlers’ because, let’s face it, toddlers are notorious for being fussy and finicky yet our lives are SO much easier when we can bow to their whims and give them something they’ll love. Well, that’s my experience anyway. Maybe you’re a toddler whisperer. Maybe you have natural-born angels. Maybe you have a trick or… Read More
It’s so important that our kids enjoy reading, and we encourage it as a quiet time activity but we don’t often associate books with having a rockin’ good time, do we? But what if I gave you a list of funny books that your kids would BEG for you to read to them. What if I could promise you’d all be… Read More
Here are my Top 5 Tips for Treating Books Right: Oh mama, I feel you! In your mind, reading is supposed to be a nice, gentle, peaceful activity so why are you so worried about things getting out of hand? You know your kids. They’re active, fun-loving, rowdy little wreckers right?! I know mine are. They are the living embodiment… Read More
