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This month’s featured blog
Now more than ever we need HOPE and ACTION. Trying to bring up kids in a world of uncertainty is tough, but the future is theirs and the best thing we can do as parents/carers/educators is to encourage, empower and enthuse them to play their own positive part.
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Tips and expert adviceDo I really need to read books to my baby?Sam Taplin, author of over 100 books for babies and preschool children, gives his insight into writing for this age group, and why books are so important for babies.
Sam Taplin
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Tips and expert adviceHow to help your child learn to appreciate and celebrate diversity
Top tips from All About Diversity author Felicity Brooks (proudly tall, silver-haired single parent who is scared of slugs, but likes orangutans, foraging, and playing volleyball).
Felicity Brooks
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Tips and expert adviceTop tips for kids on writing letters from the National Literacy Trust
At the National Literacy Trust we want children to have positive experiences of writing. Here are our top tips for writing a letter good enough to travel on the Impossible Postal Express.
Fay Lant
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Behind the scenes at UsborneWhy are sensory books good for babies?
Usborne author Sam Taplin describes how sensory books with both touch and feel patches and sounds create a world of surprises for babies to explore. His new series of Don't Tickle! books have been specially created with babies and very young children in mind and are perfect for sensory play or tummy time, as well as snuggling up with at story time.
Sam Taplin
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Readers and booksCan kids really understand the climate crisis and do something about it?
Now more than ever we need HOPE and ACTION. Trying to bring up kids in a world of uncertainty is tough, but the future is theirs and the best thing we can do as parents/carers/educators is to encourage, empower and enthuse them to play their own positive part.
Katie Daynes
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Readers and booksUsborne and Stories with Symbols - an exciting new partnership
Find out about our exciting new partnership with inspiration charity Stories with Symbols.
Lucy Raby
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Tips and expert adviceDo I really need to read books to my baby?
Sam Taplin, author of over 100 books for babies and preschool children, gives his insight into writing for this age group, and why books are so important for babies.
Sam Taplin
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Teachers and schoolsSchool of the Term Summer 2021: St Peter and Paul Primary School
Read about how the reception class of St Peter and Paul Primary inspired us by creating a lockdown legacy for future reception classes.
Lucy Raby
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Behind the scenes at UsborneChoose your own story: are you ready to step into the world of Shadow Chaser?
I once got the same book for Christmas two years in a row – and I couldn’t have been happier when I unwrapped the second one because I’d practically destroyed the first by reading it so much. The object of my fascination was a "choose your own story" gamebook, and it’s hard to express quite how thrilling I found it.
Sam Taplin
