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Book Week costume ideas
Book Week will be held 22nd -28th August 2015 in Australia with the theme of Books light up our world. Does this cause stress and panic for parents in their quest to help their kids with a Book Week parade costume? Don’t worry, we are here to help.
Tips on teaching sight words
Teacher and author, Jayneen Sanders shares her tips on how to help children learn their weekly list of words and build their confidence at the same time.
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6 ways to raise a joyful reader
Parents can do a lot to cultivate a lifelong love of books in their children.
Internet meme
How a 13-year-old’s one-line Tumblr post became a worldwide meme
A teen girl's blog post somehow became bestselling author John Green's most quotable quote. How did this happen?
Knowing your child’s reading stage and how to help them
Reading (and writing) is very much a developmental process, which can look very different for different children, regardless of their age.
Princess Leia gets her own 'Star Wars' comic
Before Carrie Fisher reprises her iconic role opposite Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Leia is set to star in her own solo comic book.
Be open to the impossible: Alice in Wonderland turns 150
To calculate the contribution Carroll's story has made to English literature and popular culture would be a mammoth undertaking, as Wonderland grew roots which moved the story into unexpected places.
Why consenting adults and teens should see '50 Shades of Grey'
Jessica Keen and Timothy Laurie explain why we should flesh out the 50 Shades of Grey phenomenon and not shield it from our teens.
What Pet Should I Get
Dr Seuss returns with newly discovered book 'What Pet Should I Get?'
Dr Seuss long ago passed from the scene but old manuscripts by the beloved children's author keep turning up.
How to be a 'New Old-fashioned Parent'
The nature of childhood has changed remarkably over just a generation and Liat Hughes Joshi set out to discover which parts we need to reinstate.
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Fathers can make a difference in getting sons to read
Engaging boys in reading can be tough. Many parents find that their boys either aren’t interested in sitting still long enough, or they often perceive reading as a “girl thing”.
Julia Donaldson, 'The Gruffalo' isn't her most popular book
Despite the figures children’s author and performer Julian Donaldson said 'The Gruffalo' isn’t her most popular book.
Harper Lee to publish To Kill a Mockingbird 'sequel'
More than five decades after To Kill A Mockingbird was published, the iconic novel is to get a sequel.
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