James Mayhew on illustrating to live orchestral accompaniment

When parents ask me what they can do to get their kids excited about reading, I always encourage them to take their children to see an author or illustrator live. Attending a workshop in a library, or an event at a festival requires relatively little effort and yet the impact it can have on a [...]

A real hoot of a book!

Since Easter I’ve been reading twice a week at M’s school to two classes of 5 and 6 year olds. The idea behind this was to create a time when the kids experienced reading and stories as something tremendously fun, and not just all about literacy and the nuts and bolts of phonics. Choosing books [...]

Sometimes we all need a little bit of help to fall in love with a book

**Readers, please note, there is a single word in this post that you may not wish children to read** A couple of week’s ago I picked up a picture book, read it and didn’t feel any particular connection to it. The illustrations were ok, following that school of illustration which imitates what children themselves might [...]

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