Our Macaw subscribers are heading into a mysterious, imaginative realm this month with Furthermoor by Darren Simpson. We asked Darren to tell us all about what inspired the book and which fantasy books for teens and tweens he recommends you read next.
This month our Macaw subscribers are heading to wartime France with a thrilling adventure story that had us on the edge of our seats.Here author Robin Scott-Elliot tells us more about what inspired Amélie’s dramatic story and which historical books for teens and tweens he recommends you read next.
The book we’ve sent our Parakeet subscribers this month is a charming and beautifully illustrated story perfect for young bookworms and animal-lovers alike. Here author Polly Faber tells us all about what inspired the book and which illustrated chapter books for kids she recommends you read next.
As parents we teach our children about the importance of kindness from infancy.
But there’s always room for kids to be reminded about the benefits of kindness and see the many varied ways that it can be practised. Which is where books about kindness for kid can be a fantastic tool, highlighting the positive benefits of kindness and helping us truly understand the impact of unkindness. Books about kindness for kids are not only modelling kind behaviours but helping them practise important empathy skills too.
Books are an enormously powerful tool for helping our children develop a stronger sense of empathy. It’s one of the many vital benefits of a regular reading routine. Children who regularly read for pleasure have been proven to be more empathetic, inclusive and socially aware.
Each year as part of their Empathy Day celebrations, EmpathyLab pull together 60 recommended children’s books in their Read for Empathy collection. There are some brilliant, inspiring and important books on this year’s Read for Empathy list and we highly recommend exploring the collection in full. If you’re not quite sure where to start, here is our pick of 10 of the best titles for family reading.
Our Parakeet subscribers are in for some magical surprises this month withThe Marvellous Granny Jinks and Meby Serena Holly. Serena Holly is in fact the pen name for the series creator Jasmine Richards and writer Sareeta Domingo. They are passionate about creating stories that delight readers and reflect the world. We talked to Jasmine to find out more about the Marvellous Granny Jinks!
The second book in our Macaw boxes this month is the wonderfully inventive Oddity by Eli Brown. Here the author tells us more about what inspired the book and it’s brilliant cast of characters, plus which fantasy books with historical backdrops he recommends you read next.
The book we've sent our Cockatoo subscribers this month is a powerful and thought-provoking dystopian thriller. Here No Man's Land author Joanna Nadin answers a few questions for us about what inspired the book and her top recommendation for what to read next.
Clementine Florentine is a laugh-out-loud romp with a creative and hugely relatable lead character. Plus its packed with three of our favourite things: poetry, punk music and parrots! Here author Tasha Harrison tells us all about her favourite funny books, inspiring teachers and writing gross poo stories for kids.
It’s shocking to watch events unfolding in Ukraine and, understandably, many children have a lot of questions and concerns about what is happening. We’re huge advocates of books for helping children to explore their feelings, practise empathy and develop their understanding of the world around them. With that in mind, we’ve put together this list of 13 books that you might find a useful starting point for talking with children about the war in Ukraine and its impact:
World Book Day 2022 is nearly here! This year’s line up of authors includes some of our all-time favourites and we expect you’re going to have a tricky time choosing which of the brilliant World Book Day books for 2022 to take home with you. Never fear, we’re here to help…
