Michael Morpurgo has again written affectingly about the importance of reading time for children.
In an wonderful article in The Times on Saturday 7th December he reminisces about his own childhood and being read to by his mother and grandmother and through them acquiring the love of stories. In his ideal world every child would have that special reading time both at school and at home. And every child would have books of their own to love, cherish and return to for life. He lists 8 books that he’d love every child to have:
The Tiger who came to Tea by Judith Kerr; Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel by Victoria Lee Burton; The Elephant’s Child by Rudyard Kipling (which was his choice for our GAB Book of the Month back in August 2011); Charlotte’s Web by E.B.White; The Iron Man by Ted Hughes; The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Anderson; The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde; The Man who planted Trees by Jean Giono.
1 in 3 homes in the UK have no books at all. The single strongest indicator of future success in a child is whether or not there are books in the home. So why not Give a Book to someone who really needs one this Christmas?
The Tiger who came to Tea by Judith Kerr; Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel by Victoria Lee Burton; The Elephant’s Child by Rudyard Kipling (which was his choice for our GAB Book of the Month back in August 2011); Charlotte’s Web by E.B.White; The Iron Man by Ted Hughes; The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Anderson; The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde; The Man who planted Trees by Jean Giono.
1 in 3 homes in the UK have no books at all. The single strongest indicator of future success in a child is whether or not there are books in the home. So why not Give a Book to someone who really needs one this Christmas?