Every year, on the 8th of March, International Women's Day is celebrated to put the spotlight on the achievements of women around the world. A significant way to celebrate is by sharing books and stories about inspirational women through out the world who have made and continue to make a difference. Reading books to amplify the voices of women and normalise their greatness is one way. Below is a list of 10 children's books we found which fit perfectly with today's celebration.
It's Children's Mental Health Week! Did you know? One in six children aged five to 16 were identified as having a probable mental health problem in July 2020, a huge increase from one in nine in 2017. That’s five children in every classroom. Adults who experienced four or more adversities in their childhood are four times more likely to have low levels of mental wellbeing and life satisfaction (Youngminds.org). Books have been used by many, consciously or not, as a form of therapeutic relief. We've come up with a list of 10 feel good fiction books that may help provide the escapism a middle grader or young adult may need to provide respite for the real world.
As you may know, our passion is to help improve literacy outcomes by promoting reading for pleasure, creative writing and diversity awareness. So, it gives us immense pleasure to be able to share the creative process of coming up with our short stories on the Let's Localise platform which aims to get local communities and businesses supporting schools and pupils with time, experience, resources and money!
Some children will grow up as bookworms, others might need a little bit more encouragement to pick up a book and read. We've compiled a list of ideas that can help you to raise bookworms that we hope will inspire you and your children to be a family of readers!
