Tag Archives: Macmillan

Storytelling with babies and very young children

Ever since the first little Story Seekers-shaped nugget lodged itself in my brain, I’ve stuck wholeheartedly with the belief that reading is something that can be enjoyed from the very youngest age and that sharing books together is a wonderful experience that will hopefully set the foundations for a lifetime of reading for pleasure. Despite […]

Super snowy reads!

It’s snoooooooooooooowing! Despite the fact that, certainly where I live, I don’t think there’s any chance of it settling any time soon, I still couldn’t resist the opportunity to share a few of our favourite snowy reads with you.  I’ll have to be quick though, as I’m already being bombarded by the delighted shrieks of […]

‘Twas the night before Christmas…

OK, well it’s technically not night time yet, but as it’s Christmas Eve all day, I thought I’d share with you the three different editions we have of this famously festive poem. All of them are beautifully illustrated and manage to quietly but powerfully evoke the magic of this very special night.  I grew up […]