• Time to get our thinking caps on

    Posted Wednesday January 20th 2010 by Natasha Worswick

    So, as the snow and ice melt and we all get back into the swing of things, back to school, back to work, back to normality, the Booktime team are starting to scratch their heads and get their thinking caps on.


    We're still loving to hear your stories about Mr Big and how it has been received in schools and libraries - but it's time to start planning for Booktime 2010/11. We need to get choosing books, because that's where it all starts. We need to start coming up with activities. We need to start working out how we'll get everything done and sent out to you.


    It's a lot of work, but it's also a really exciting time. As usual we'll be working with our friends at Pearson and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). But we love to hear from you too. So what would be on your wish list? If you had your way, what might be the Booktime book for 2010? What kinds of activities would you like us to design for you and your little readers?

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  • Happy new reading!

    Posted Wednesday January 20th 2010 by Natasha Worswick

    Wow, I can't believe we're already halfway through the first month of 2010! I hope you all had a good Christmas and a very happy new year.


    We had a great time, and all the stimulation seems to have done our son Milo's motivation to read no harm whatsoever. To start with, there was so much for him to look at, with all the tinsel, baubles, cards and presents around the place. He loved pointing at all these glittery things and trying to reach for them. We made a point of reading lots of the greetings cards addressed to him, which he seemed to love, almost as if they were a tiny picture book story in themselves. Which, I suppose, they are.


    One of the other things we did over the festive period was take Milo to the Tate Modern gallery. In fact we saw in 2010 there, mooching around the pop art exhibition, which was just the most fun we've had together as a family in a long time. I always find that I look at a piece of art and then have to read the little sign next to it to get a sense of what…

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