The Storybook Blog
Behind-the-scenes peeks, reading lists, printable activities, and tips to share with your little ones.
Latest posts
- Christmas Books to Read Aloud - and ones that Work when Everyone Is Tired - 12 minutes, one book, no screen. How to choose Christmas books that survive December, and the four kinds worth having on the shelf before the seasonal month begins.
- Gentle Halloween Books for Children Who Do Not Like Being Scared - Not every child wants a witch at bedtime. Six ways to do Halloween reading that is exciting without being frightening, plus what to do when the rest of the class loves the scary stuff.
- Free Halloween Colouring Pages - and Why Friendly Beats Frightening - 6 free Halloween colouring pages for ages 2 to 7 - a smiling pumpkin, a friendly ghost, a bat, a cat and a spider's web. Nothing spooky, everything printable.
- A Not-Too-Spooky Halloween - Quiet Things to Do With a Small Child - 6 calmer Halloween things to do with a child aged two to seven - colouring, counting stars, a paper bat, something orange from the oven, and a torch walk round the garden.
- A New Colouring Book - Animal Rhymes A–Z - Twenty-six animals, one rhyme on every page, and thick outlines made for small hands - Animal Rhymes A-Z is a real book that you can hold.
- Books to Read With Your Grandchildren (Even When They're Far Away) - How to make reading aloud work over a video call, which books survive it, and a short list of picture books worth keeping at your house.
- How to Choose a Picture Book for Ages 3-7: A Teacher's Checklist - A former kindergarten teacher's seven-point checklist for choosing picture books children ask for again - and the ones to leave on the shelf.
- Baking With Little Ones: 5 Tips for Less Mess and More Fun - Five habits that make baking with small children genuinely enjoyable - less mess, more fun, and a kitchen they want to come back to.
- Free Printable Colouring Pages - and Why Colouring Helps Early Reading - Download a free six-page colouring book - Cuddles the koala, Penny the platypus, a seven-band rainbow and a moon - plus why colouring helps early reading.
- A Bedtime Reading Routine That Actually Sticks - A 15-minute bedtime reading routine that survives real life - plus what to do when your child asks for just one more page.
- 12 Questions to Ask Your Child While You Read Together - Simple questions that turn storytime into a conversation - grouped by story type, with examples you can use tonight.
- An Interesting Senior Living Site - An interesting website for Seniors - covering Health, Gardening and Brain Stimulation.
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