Playing by the book

Reviews of kids' books and the crazy, fun stuff they inspire us to do

Books good enough to eat (really!)

Last week I read one particularly thoughtful piece about reading deeply and reading for pleasure, written by a headmaster. It’s full of detail and will require you to spend some time with it, but I do urge you to read it. It was a highlight of my week. My thanks to Anne Harding, via whom [...]

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(Sort of) Counting down the days till Christmas

I’ll start today with an admission. We don’t really “do” Christmas in our home. It’s not that we go out of our way to avoid it, but it’s not a celebration we wait all year for. M’s birthday is just before the 25th, we’re not a religious family, and we don’t want to be sucked [...]

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The magic and enjoyment of suspending disbelief

Do you enjoy suspending disbelief when you read? For me it can be like entering into a secret pact with the book, forming a special bond of trust, being cocooned in little bubble of escapism and magic. It seems to me that children’s books can be especially brilliant at enabling, encouraging their readers to suspend [...]

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