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latest reading news and features
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New children's laureate Malorie Blackman attacks 'snobs' who look down on vampire series...
Jun 5th, 2013The new children’s laureate has attacked ‘snobs’ who look down their noses at books such as the...
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Girl, 5, reads 875 books in just one school year
May 30th, 2013Five-year-old Sophia Moss has read an incredible 875 books in just one school year, and has...
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Footballers inspire children to enjoy reading
May 14th, 2013The National Literacy Trust has said that a campaign it launched based around Premier League...
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Thirty years on and the weekly spelling test is out of fashion in many primary schools. Parents are...
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Parenting books that really help
Sensible books for new parents that may give you some guidance - even if you only manage a page at...
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WWF Earth Hour: Listen to The Cat That Walked by Himself read by Alistair McGowan
Listen an exclusive reading of The Cat That Walked Himself by TV’s Alistair McGowan to celebrate...
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The Chipping Norton Literary Festival
Mar 14th, 2013Perfect for readers and writers alike, the Chipping Norton Literary Festival is a mix of author...
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Once upon a time...why reading to babies isn't so batty
I have a photograph of my daughter, when she was about two months old, all scrunched up on Dan's...
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Horrid Henry author Francesca Simon is looking for the UK's best storyteller: could it be...
Has there ever been a children's book character more horrid than Horrid Henry? We chatted to his...
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Editor's picks
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Sticks, sellotape, boxes...things your child will play with more than toys
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Two babies! Caprice and her surrogate both pregnant at the same time
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'Living with a teenager is like being pecked to death by a chicken'. Our favourite teen...
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Tribal blathering: Why Western parents have little to learn from ancient tribes



