03 Mar, 2021 World Book Day: Free readings live on Instagram for children By Rainbow Hub Team Here are some free live book readings for World Book Day courtesy of Whistles. Tomorrow (Thursday March 4th) at 4pm on Instagram you can...
03 Mar, 2021 Art challenge @ home for World Book Day! By Ruth Nossek If you have not come across Elizabeth Sagan and her truly amazing book art, then you are in for a treat. Elizabeth Sagan is a reader...
02 Mar, 2021 It's World Book Day this Thursday! Check out the song from McGrammar and other free resources By Ruth Nossek This year's World Book Day takes place on Thursday 4th March. Designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, World...
01 Mar, 2021 Help children with their reading skills by turning on the subtitles By Ruth Nossek Did you know that turning on the (same language) subtitles while children are watching television can double the chances of a child...
11 Feb, 2021 Free theatrical stories from the marvellous Unicorn Theatre By Ruth Nossek I have written about productions from the Unicorn Theatre before - namely their brilliant theatrical reading of Roald Dahl's The Twits...
03 Feb, 2021 Five ways to 'express yourself' ... Free virtual sessions to support Children's Mental Health Week By Ruth Nossek This week is Children's Mental Health Week (1-7 February 2021). This year's theme is 'Express Yourself', and Place2Be (the children's...
02 Feb, 2021 Neverending Stories: a free downloadable pack to support storytelling at home with young children By Ruth Nossek The free downloadable storytelling pack, from the National Centre for Creative Writing, is crammed with tips and activities for engaging...
19 Jan, 2021 Free Virtual School Library for children during lockdown, with a new book available each week By Ruth Nossek The Virtual School Library has been developed by the Oak National Academy in partnership with the National Literacy Trust. Every week a...
14 Jan, 2021 Words, words and more words: challenge yourself and your children to learn some new words this year By Ruth Nossek If you had fun reading Susie Dent's alternative Christmas dictionary article over Christmas with your family, you might want to take some...
23 Dec, 2020 Second to the right, and straight on till morning: a new all-star cast audio version of Peter Pan in aid of GOSH Children's Charity By Ruth Nossek An incredible all-star cast have come together to create a unique digital retelling of JM Barrie’s enchanting classic, Peter Pan, in...
21 Dec, 2020 Watch the brilliant theatrical adaptation of The Railway Children: Monday 21 December live at 2.00pm (GMT) By Ruth Nossek A wonderful theatrical version of E Nesbit's The Railway Children will be streamed free on Monday 21st December as part of The Shows Must...
20 Nov, 2020 Starting Friday 20th Nov: a new, weekly free online storytelling series from The Story Museum, Oxford By Ruth Nossek Stories from the Woodshed is a new, weekly online storytelling series coming from The Story Museum in Oxford, UK: the most amazing,...
23 Sep, 2020 Enjoy special guests, draw-alongs and guessing games from Roald Dahl's Story Day! By Ruth Nossek If you missed Roald Dahl’s Story Day this year - it was on September 13th, and if he was still alive he'd have been 103! But it's not...
07 Sep, 2020 Watch Unicorn Theatre's disgustingly delightful reading of Roald Dahl’s The Twits By Ruth Nossek Sit down and get ready for a treat from the good people at the Unicorn Theatre - a new theatrical reading of Roald Dahl's book The Twits....
20 Aug, 2020 Storytime with David Walliams: Royal Albert Home series on Sat 22nd August By Ruth Nossek You may have read my earlier post about the Royal Albert Hall @ home series. This is one of their later events bringing exclusive...
14 Aug, 2020 Join the children's events at Edinburgh Book Fest for free: starts tomorrow 15th Aug! By Ruth Nossek This year's Edinburgh Book Fest is going online, and all events will be available for free. All you need to do is sign up and book your...