Tips and expert advice

Usborne author Minna Lacey writes about some of the incredible facts she discovered while working on the Usborne children’s book Look Inside a Coral Reef, including the threat to their survival. But as she finds out, it’s not too late to save the coral reefs, as well as the millions of sea creatures that rely on them.

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.

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).

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.

In this guest blog we invited teacher and parent Laura Sutcliffe to share her tips and support for parents with kids at home during this lockdown.

Hobbies are an activity we do in our downtime, purely for pleasure. However, as well as being fun, a hobby can enrich your child’s life and help them grow and flourish in numerous ways.