In case you hadn’t noticed today is World Book Day. The stinkies came home armed with worksheets from various school activities and the obligatory £1 book tokens. I’ve enjoyed a beautiful love affair with reading from an early age and am really pleased that the stinkies are starting to see what a great escape books can be.
I think it’s really important to help establish a positive relationship for a child with reading and books, so already Boo has a her own little space on the family bookshelf; granted there’s no literary greats but she giggles like a hyena when a book comes out and smacks away at the pages.
I make sure that the stinkies read every night but I’ll admit that it’s not often that I know which books they’re reading. Just before bed this evening I asked everyone to place the book they were reading on the table and this is the result (ok so Boo had a little help reaching up to the table!).
As you can see there is an eclectic collection of different books and thanks to He even a magazine – there is always one!
World Book Day allows us to be reminded of the joys and importance of reading. But what about the rest of the year?
So this is my family bookshelf. It would be lovely if others shared theres’. Who knows, we may even be able to build a family library with all the contributions.
Mummy
