My 6 weeks of summer ‘mark-making’ end today.

I decided to put all of the read-alouds together in one place:
Thanks to everyone who joined me along the way.
My 6 weeks of summer ‘mark-making’ end today.

I decided to put all of the read-alouds together in one place:
Thanks to everyone who joined me along the way.
Today, I’m sharing ‘Beautiful Oops’ by Barney Saltzberg. A birthday gift from my good friend, Jenny.
I am now… “52, going on 5,” (said my 21 year old daughter, with a smile, when I showed her the start of the video).
Continue reading “A beautiful birthday book”
Book 4 (Julia’s choice): ‘Don’t touch my hair’ by Sharee Miller
Continue reading “4) When Julia met Anna and Phoebe”
Book 3 (Phoebe’s choice): ‘Counting Creatures’ by Julia Donaldson & Sharon King-Chai
Continue reading “3) When Julia met Anna and Phoebe…”
Book 2 (Anna’s choice): ‘Rosie Revere, Engineer’ by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts
Continue reading “2) When Julia met Anna and Phoebe…”
While spending a week in Liverpool with my mum, I had the pleasure of meeting Anna (7) and Phoebe (3) for the first time. They came over one afternoon and we shared some stories together…
Book 1: ‘Bet you can’t’ by Penny Lane (Do you like the choice of author for a Liverpool read?)
Continue reading “1) When Julia met Anna and Phoebe…”
I’ve had lots of fun sharing this book with children over the years. It’s probably not the best choice for a bedtime story, as it gets quite exciting at the end…
Continue reading “‘Shhh!’ by Sally Grindley and Peter Utton”
An advertisement for tutoring caught my eye yesterday. I walked past, but the choice of words stoked something in me that made me turn back and take a photo.
Continue reading “‘CATCH UP OR KEEP UP’”
I’m posting today’s read aloud as a tribute to Raymond Briggs, who died on Wednesday (10/08/22) at the age of 88.
Continue reading “‘Jim and the Beanstalk’ by Raymond Briggs”