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New NHS poems
Posted Friday May 29th 2009 by Nikesh Shukla
Here are some lovely new posters created from work that the Department of Health/NHS and the Children’s Laureate, Michael Rosen created. They were distributed to GP surgeries, health centers and hospitals. Click on each one to download a larger version.
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Booktime at bedtime
Posted Thursday May 28th 2009 by Natasha Worswick
Yesterday was the beginning of Booktrust’s very first Bedtime Reading week. As part of National Family Week, this is a great campaign that we hope will promote lots of snuggling down with books just before it’s time for lights out.
If you’re not already enjoying a bedtime story together, why not give it a go? You can find book recommendations and suggestions over on the right-hand side of every page on this site. And if you’re feeling a little uncertain, check out our top tips for family reading.
Or why not take the opportunity to pop into your local library, bookshop or charity shop to browse what’s on offer? A great read doesn’t have to cost the earth, but it will give you all an incredibly rewarding experience. Not only will it feed your child’s imagination and inspire their love of language, it’ll provide a special time for bonding too. And before you know it, you could have a whole new bedtime routine to enjoy.
I’d love to hear your experiences of reading together at bedtime, so tell me all about it in the comments. Any surprises, or tips you’d like to share? -
Children’s poetry in the news
Posted Thursday May 28th 2009 by Natasha Worswick
A few days ago the Bookseller (a magazine for the book publishing industry) commented on the decline in children’s poetry being published.
They observed that children themselves often love poetry – it’s just the adults who are less keen. Mums, dads and carers, we can’t allow this to happen! If you’ve ever read a poem aloud with your little one, the chances are you’ll have seen the fun it can bring for yourselves. If not, see if you can track down a poem to share together – children love the rhythm, the rhyme and repetition because it makes it easy to join in. And the sillier the subject matter the better!
Here at Booktime we’re on a mission to help children discover a love of poetry – because we absolutely love the stuff. Last year we published an abridged version of The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems (cleverly calling it The Booktime Book of Fantastic First Poems) to put in every book pack going out to children across England - that’s over 700,000 children receiving a copy of this brilliant book of poems. And happily this year, we are doing just the same.
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Brilliant Mr Big in 2009
Posted Tuesday May 26th 2009 by Natasha Worswick
So, in case you missed it a couple of weeks ago, our really exciting news is that we were finally able to reveal this year’s Booktime book! Mr Big by Ed Vere.
Hurrah! We at the Booktime office had been holding that in for quite some time and it’s always great when we get to share our new book choice.
We’re thrilled because we’re all big fans of Ed’s work, and there’s a lovely sentiment to this story. So we’re sure that the children receiving their gift books this year will enjoy it too. If you are not familiar with Ed Vere’s books then take a look here, here and at your local library or bookshop.
Like last year, we are also giving away The Booktime Book of Fantastic First Poems – our abridged version of The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems.
We’re now getting down to the business of making sure that these two great books get delivered as gifts for all your reception-aged children in England. And that they have some fantastic activities to have fun with them too.
We’ll have more news soon – but in the meantime, what do you think…
Exploding Jam
Posted Tuesday May 26th 2009 by Natasha Worswick
If your four or five-year-old has an older brother or sister, they will love Jeremy Strong’s Big Jam Explosion Tour!
The author of The Hundred Mile An Hour Dog , My Brother’s Famous Bottom and many, many more is currently dashing all across the UK for his Big Jam Explosion tour. I’m sure it will be a chuckle a minute event, especially as there are actual jam and explosions involved. You’ll have to hurry though as there are only a few dates left. If you can’t make it, there is always Jeremy’s Krazy Club to join! Plenty of fun to be had there too!
