Category Archives: The Urgency of Slow

Just keep it simple

I believe Quentin Blake’s ‘Mrs Armitage on Wheels’ has some valuable lessons to teach us…

‘The Whales’ Song’ by Dyan Sheldon and Gary Blythe

Have you experienced the poignant power of picturebooks? Can I give you a window into my world? Are you sitting comfortably?

Let reading come alive in 2025!

As we enter 2025, my desire to bring families and communities together through shared reading is as strong as ever. I’m still on a quest for clarity of direction. I’m still seeking a future where young and old bond through books, where relationships are strengthened through shared reading, where obstacles to literacy are removed, and where reading becomes irresistible.

Has learning to read in 2024 become a chore and a bore?

Saturday 29th June marked the end of my ‘Read with Julia’ pilot project at Ledbury Community Hub. If you look at the numbers, it wasn’t a rip-roaring success – but it’s given me plenty of food for thought…