reading

Guest Post : Reading

June 4, 2010

Many of us have wonderful childhood memories of being read to, and reading favourite books. I have a lasting memory of the pride I felt when I read a book in its entirety at the age of 6. It was called Mortimer K Saves the Day! [by R Gelman]. My love of books has been passed on [...]

Books are NOT Just for Reading

March 18, 2010

Books are not just for reading, so my children have taught me. They sometimes grab a book each and run around the house playing the character. So there you go, that’s really getting into a book isn’t it? Love it.

Story Friday: Wordless

March 8, 2010

While reading a children’s book, do you pause to ask your child their opinion on what the character is feeling? Are they sad or happy? Surprised or frightened? Angry or confused? Do you ever allow your child to interpret the pictures into a story? A wordless story is a wonderful way to introduce story telling and empathy [...]

Story Friday : Munchkin Pumpkin

February 27, 2010

This story / endearment is inspired by my sister: a brilliant FunAunty. I’m blessed to have a beautiful sister to love my children. When I was writing and thinking about this conversation my sister has with my daughter, I remembered my own mother; what she used to call my three sisters and I. We all had different sausage [...]

Story Friday: Come Back Here!

February 12, 2010

This is both a story, and fun activity for toddlers. It’s a game I often play with my children and they end up in fits of laughter – everytime. I’ll be putting a printable version up soon – when I have a chance. Come Back Here! Written and Illustrated by Kelly Burstow © 2010

Talking Children’s Books

July 19, 2009

For the last couple of years I have run a small book business with Total Learning, selling educational books to parents in a personal way. The main reason I do this is to provide my children with a home library our family can enjoy. Reading not only teaches children about pattens in language and word/letter [...]