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Anyone for a Book Date? The ‘book date’ or 'reading date' has become a feature of our family life and really just gives a name to the simplest of things – sitting and reading together. This is not reading aloud, although book daters sometimes like to ask a question, or share a passage, or check a word. It’s the act of sitting together in companionable silence, each person reading their own book.

A new post about reading together - silently or not so silently.

26.11.2025 16:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Reading to my (slightly older) children: Children’s Classics About a year ago, I decided the younger child was just old enough, and the older child still young enough, that I would read some classic children’s books to them both. It’s settled into a reasonably relaxing pre-bedtime ritual. Once the younger is ready in pyjamas, the three of us gather in her room. The kids often sketch or doodle as I read, and I don’t mind as long as they’re quietly engaged and have most of their attention available for the story.

Reflecting on reading children's classic fiction to my own kids, a somewhat disconcerting mix of nostalgia and discovery with the occasional unwelcome surprise.
#kidlit #amreading #classickidsbooks

20.11.2025 19:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

2025 SHORTLIST - Nero Book Awards Caffè Nero announces the Category shortlists for the 2025 Nero [...]

Nero Book Awards 2025 - Children’s Fiction shortlist. nerobookawards.com/2025-shortli... We have one of these in our TBR pile already but 👀 the other three!

20.11.2025 15:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What happens in nature in eight minutes? What does a frog look like on the inside? What was the first written language? These questions, and many more, are answered in the books shortlisted for the 2025 Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize: #YoungSciBooks royalsociety.org/news/2025/11...

19.11.2025 09:17 — 👍 12 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 2

These look so fun - and what a fantastic blog!

15.11.2025 21:19 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

All the Fun of the… Book Festival! Over the summer we were fortunate enough to attend some events at the Edinburgh International Book Festival held at the Edinburgh Futures Institute. There are always good reasons to visit Edinburgh…

New blog post - belated celebration of our bookfest fun, thanks to @edbookfest.bsky.social @pollyfab.bsky.social @maisiechanwrites.bsky.social @harrietmuncaster.bsky.social Abi Elphinstone (and thanks to @catbohannon.bsky.social for my reading!)
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14.11.2025 23:47 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you, Claire!!

13.11.2025 23:53 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Stopping. Re-starting. I last posted on this blog nearly 3 years ago, which is a long time by most considerations. Many things combined to make me stop, or prevent me from restarting in the last 3 years, but I’ve kept this blog at the back of my mind and wanted to come back to it. It was never intended to be a place to go for the latest releases in children’s literature.

Hello again!
Re-starting this blog after nearly three years! Looking forward to talking about children's books again!

13.11.2025 19:50 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1

Books for Our Children a parent's-eye view of children's literature

After a nearly-three year hiatus, the booksforourchildren.com blog is about to recommence! Looking forward to children's books chat with you again!

13.11.2025 19:24 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

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13.11.2025 19:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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