Has your child ever loved a book so much they wanted to leap into it and be part of the story? Running around with the main characters and exploring the book’s setting? Well, Miles Kelly Publishers have just made this (pretty much..) possible with their absolutely INCREDIBLE Convertible […]
Have you heard of Imagine That Publishers’ Storymaker books that have been lauched this week? They are fun, interactive, board books that encourage children to choose what happens next in the story. We’ve read both the Dinosaurs LOVE Stinky Socks! and the Unicorns LOVE Rainbow Pants! books and […]
One of the hardest things about being a parent, is letting your child make their own mistakes. It can seem counterintuitive to allow them to make a mistake- after all, we are hard wired to protect our offspring and keep them safe and happy. However, taking a step […]
As part of our Space Week on The SEN Resources Blog we’ve been reading Our Solar System by Child’s Play. A beautiful book, with stunning illustrations that folds open to teach children about the planets and the sun. What did we like about it? Unique– This book is like no […]
We’ve been reading Buddy The Bearby Victoria Allen and illustrated by Ovidiu Toma. A delightful bedtime story for children, full of adventures and fun. What did we like about it? Perfect amount of Excitement- I always find it tricky finding a bedtime story that’s exciting enough to engage […]
As part of our Construction Imaginative Play week we’ve been cutting, colouring, crafting and creating cars and trucks with this fun book from B Small Publishing. What did we like about it? Encourages Colouring– I’ve written a lot about encouraging colouring and drawing on my blog (see here) […]
We’ve been having fun this week practising our Mark Making and developing skills needed for learning to write- using this book The Mark Makers by Rachel Fay- Little Learners. What did we like about it? Fun! Most importantly for young children ..this book is fun. In my opinion […]
We’ve been reading Robin and the White Rabbit by Emma Lindström and Åse Brunnström (Jessica Kingsley Publishers) this week. A clever and engaging children’s book about an autistic child who is struggling socially at school. The child makes friends with a white rabbit who suggests ways of helping. […]
I am a big believer in the importance of Imaginative Play in helping children to make sense of the world we live in. That’s why I was excited to discover a series of books called Clive’s Jobs by Jessica Spanyol (Child’s Play). A stunning collection of children’s books that […]